Dr. Donald Abrams

Dr. Richard Adler is a board-certified ophthalmologist who provides comprehensive eye care and vision-restoring surgery for patients in the Baltimore area. He is known for a thoughtful, personalized approach and for combining experience with modern technology to help patients see more clearly and comfortably. Dr. Adler’s clinical interests include cataract surgery with premium lens options, refractive lens exchange (RLE), and LASIK, as well as care for corneal diseases and dry eye disease. He also evaluates urgent eye problems such as sudden vision changes, infections, and eye injuries. Dr. Adler completed his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and trained in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, after undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Rachel Jessica Bishop provides comprehensive eye care at the Wilmer Eye Institute locations in Frederick and Bethesda, Maryland. An assistant professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins, she brings decades of service in military and public health settings to her patient-focused practice. Before medicine, Dr. Bishop served as an officer in the U.S. Army. She completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania and ophthalmology residency at Walter Reed, later leading refractive surgery and eye care for active-duty personnel and families. After joining the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Bishop served as chief of the consult service at the National Eye Institute, caring for patients enrolled in NIH clinical trials and monitoring ocular effects of treatments across institutes. Her interests include dry eye disease—including ocular graft-versus-host disease—medication side effects, low-vision quality-of-life, and improving access to care through technology. Patients value her clear explanations, thoughtful counseling, and broad experience spanning academic, military, and federal medicine.

Dr. Abrams is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in pediatric ophthalmology, caring for children from infancy through the teen years. She completed her undergraduate education at Harvard College and earned her medical degree at Johns Hopkins University. She then pursued advanced ophthalmology training through residency at Johns Hopkins University and fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology at The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute. Dr. Abrams focuses on early detection and timely treatment to support children’s vision development. Families often seek her care for concerns such as strabismus (eye misalignment), amblyopia (lazy eye), nearsightedness, retinopathy of prematurity, and other vision or eye-movement issues. She works closely with parents and caregivers to explain findings in plain language and to guide next steps with compassion and clarity.