Dr. Brenton Finklea

Brenton D. Finklea, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery. He provides a full scope of treatment for corneal disease and cataracts, as well as refractive surgical options including LASIK and PRK. This includes full thickness corneal transplants, Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK), Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK), and keratoprosthesis. Dr. Finklea performs standard, complex, and femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgeries, offering several lens options including multifocal intraocular lenses. He also offers intraocular lens exchange and re-fixation for dislocated lenses, trauma and aphakia.

Dr. Finklea attended the University of Florida for his undergraduate degree, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural and biological engineering. He then attended medical school at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed an internship at Inova Fairfax Hospital and Georgetown University Hospitals. He completed his residency at Wills Eye Hospital, followed by fellowships in Academic Global Ophthalmology at Wills Eye and in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the Duke University Eye Center.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Finklea serves as the Director of the Center for Academic Global Ophthalmology at Wills Eye. He is involved in teaching and surgical training both locally and internationally, having taught ophthalmology and eye surgery in several countries including Rwanda, Burundi, Sierra Leone, India, and Haiti. He also lectures on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) to surgeons across the United States.