Dr. Garth Wilbanks
Areas of Expertise
About Me
Dr. Garth A. Wilbanks is a board-certified ophthalmologist at Eastern Maine Eye Associates in Bangor, where he provides comprehensive eye care with a focus on cornea and refractive surgery. He treats both adults and children, helping patients improve vision and protect long-term eye health.
His clinical interests include cataract surgery, cornea surgery and transplant care, glaucoma surgery, laser procedures, and the medical management of corneal disease and diabetic eye conditions. He aims to give patients clear options and personalized recommendations, whether the goal is better day-to-day vision or treatment of a vision-threatening problem.
Dr. Wilbanks earned his MD, CM at McGill University, completed ophthalmology residency training at the Medical College of Georgia, and pursued fellowship training in cornea and external disease at the University of Toronto.
Training

Cornea and External Disease
1995University of Toronto
FellowshipOphthalmology
1994The Medical College of Georgia
Residency
Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.)
1987McGill University
Medical School
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
1983University of Georgia
Undergraduate
Awards & Honors
ARVO/National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship
1992Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology / National Eye Institute
Best Resident Paper Presentation (Medical College of Georgia Ophthalmology Alumni Association Annual Meeting)
1992Medical College of Georgia
National Eye Institute Fellowship for Training in Ocular Immunology
1991National Eye Institute
Publications & Press
Donor risk factors for graft failure in the Cornea Donor Study.
Cornea•2009Baseline Donor Characteristics in the Cornea Donor Study (CDS).
Cornea•2005Clinical outcomes following penetrating keratoplasty using the Barron-Hessburg and Hanna corneal trephination systems.
Cornea•1996Perfluorodecalin corneal toxiciy. Five case reports.
Cornea•1996Characterization of suppressor cells in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID) induced by soluble antigen. Evidence of two functionally and phenotypically distinct T-suppressor cell populations.
Immunology•1990The differing patterns of antigen release and local retention following anterior chamber and intravenous inoculation of soluble antigen. The eye is an antigen depot.
Reg. Immunol.•1989
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- ME
- License Numbers
- 014063
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