Serving New York City, Long Island, and Manhattan, NY

James R. Kelly, MD received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in New York City and his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. After completing an internship in internal medicine, he performed his laser eye surgery residency at The Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, widely regarded as one of the country's top ten specialty eye surgery centers.

He pursued extensive additional training and certification in refractive laser eye surgery before devoting his entire professional career to the exciting field of corrective eye surgery (LASIK, PRK, Implant Surgery, Cataract and other vision correction procedures.) He has been performing corrective laser eye surgery and has personally performed many thousands of vision correction procedures, including LASIK, since 1996.

Dr. Kelly is a board-certified eye surgeon and a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is an active fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is also proud to be a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the New York State Ophthalmological Society, and the International Society of Refractive Surgeons.

Dr. Kelly lectures on the topic of refractive surgery (laser eye surgery) and instructs other eye surgeons on the LASIK technique. His publications can be viewed at the end of this section. He has various academic affiliations, including lecturer at Columbia University and attending ophthalmologist at The Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. He has distinguished himself by scoring in the top 2% in the United States on the written certification for ophthalmology. Dr. Kelly has been the LASIK surgeon of choice for numerous physicians (including eye surgeons) and their families.

His work has been featured in Newsday, Daily News, New York Post, and on numerous radio stations, including POWER105, Z100, WKTU, PARTY, WLIR, KJOY, WALK, and KROCK (Howard Stern Show), where such personalities as Jim Douglas, Kim Burke, Astra, Jagger, MoBounce, ProStyle, Vic Latino and K.T. Mills express their enthusiasm over their surgical results with Dr. Kelly.

To experience the Kelly Difference and start seeing better, contact us today for your free consultation online today, or call us at 1.877.377.EYES.

Our Other Doctors:

Daniel L. Sambursky, MD
Daniel L. Sambursky, MD, F.A.C.S. is a pioneer in Laser Vision Correction (LVC). In the early 1990’s he participated in the Excimer Laser surgery investigational trials and was among the first surgeons in the United States to perform LASIK surgery. He has even had the procedure done himself. 
More about Dr. Sambursky

John D. Iamele, OD 
John D. Iamele, OD received his undergraduate degree from New York University in 1984.  He then proceeded to receive his doctorate of Optometry from the prestigious State University of New York College of Optometry in 1988. 
More about Dr. Iamele

Our Publications:

Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital Atlas of Ophthalmology, Thieme Publishers, Lead Chapter, James Kelly, MD, et. al.
Delayed Onset Multifocal Polymicrobial Keratitis Following LASIK, David Ritterband, MD, James Kelly, MD, et. al.
Featured Article on Dr. Kelly, Ophthalmology Management, October 2005, pp.109-112, Transitioning to New Technology
Recently Feature Article on Dr. Kelly, EyeNet, November 2010, Incorporating Implants into Refractive Practice