Department of Ophthalmology
Joel Mindel, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Joel Mindel is a Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Associate Professor of Pharmacology. He is the Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and has served as the Chief of the Ophthalmology Section at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital since 1973. Dr. Mindel received his B.A. at Swarthmore College and his M.D. from the University of Maryland. He did his internship and residency at the University of Michigan where he returned to achieve his M.S. in Ophthalmology after completing a fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Mindel completed a second fellowship in Ocular-Pharmacology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he then received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. A member of both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Americal Ophthalmological Society, Dr. Mindel serves as a consultant to the FDA Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee and as a delegate from both Mount Sinai and the American Academy of Ophthalmology to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Dr. Mindel serves on the Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Board for Ophthalmology, and has for the past 20 years been coeditor of the Ocular Pharmacology Section of Duane's Biomedical Foundations of Ophthalmology. Now in his fifteenth year, he continues as coeditor of Therapeutic Reviews for Survey of Ophthalmology. A variety of disorders, such as loss of vision, double vision, droopy eyelids, and unequal pupils, are caused by or are associated with neurological diseases. Neuro-Ophthalmology is the field that deals with such eye disorders. This specialty requires knowledge of ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology. Thus, most neuro-ophthalmologists are located in academic medical centers. Patients referred to Dr. Mindel receive a complete evaluation, including testing of visual acuity, eye movements, eye alignment, and visual fields. Patients may also undergo a variety of other diagnostic tests, such as CT scanning, MR imaging, and ultrasonography of the orbits and of the blood vessels of the neck and head. Upon completion of the evaluation, the patient is told the results, and suggestions for further testing or therapy are made. A complete report is sent to the referring physician. Joel S. Mindel, M.D. Tel: (212) 241-8800 To set up an appointment to see Dr. Mindel, please call (212) 241-8800. Dr. Mindel schedules patients Mondays and Thursdays. Generally, it is a long visit, requiring several hours. Your eyes may be dilated, so bringing sunglasses is suggested. We ask that you bring all medications you might be using at this time. If CT scans and MR images have been previously performed, copies of their reports, or even better, the films themselves, should be brought with you or delivered prior to the appointment. The office is located at 17 East 102nd Street, between 5th and Madison Avenues, on the 8th floor. We look forward to being of service to you. |