Dr. Rosenthal has been in private practice in New York City and Great Neck, Long Island, NY since 1980 and is the Surgeon Director of Rosenthal Eye and Facial Plastic Surgery and of Fifth Avenue Eye Care and Surgery.

He specializes in consultative cataract sur­gery with intraocular lens implantation, and Vision Correction. He has a particular academic and clinical concentration in the management of complex and complicated anterior segment surgery.

He is active on the academic teaching staffs of Northwell Health Systems and of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. Dr. Rosenthal holds an academic appointment (As­sociate Professor of Ophthalmology) at the World-renowned University Of Utah School Of Medicine – John A Moran Eye Center, recently ranked in the top 10 eye specialty hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

As an internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of complex cataract surgical conditions his back­ground has led him to develop new and innovative eye surgical technologies and is the inventor and patent holder of instru­ments and techniques related to eye surgery.

He is the recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Honor Award and by peer recommendation he has been honored by being named a “Best Doctors in New York” and New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors New York Metro Area.”.

Dr. Rosenthal has participated as principal investigator in nu­merous clinical research trials for major pharma and device companies and the FDA. Notably, he is the only surgeon in the world to have participated in both of the FDA clinical trials for the capsular tension ring.

He serves on the medical advisory boards for pharmaceuti­cal and medical device companies, and he has authored 100’s of peer review abstracts, journal articles, and chapters on ad­vanced eye surgical techniques. A recognized speaker, he has presented over 300 lectures and visiting professorships world­wide.

In addition, Dr. Rosenthal is a member of the Editorial Boards of the ophthalmology journals: Review of Ophthalmology, as well as Ocular Surgery News.

Financial disclosure: Dr. Rosenthal has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

1. Alcon
2. AMO & Ophtec
3. Bausch & Lomb
4. HumanOptics
   
5. Sun Pharmaceuticals
6. Valeant