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Meet Dr. Robert Saltzmann
About Me
Dr. Robert Saltzmann is an ophthalmologist and cataract specialist with specialty fellowship training as a glaucoma surgeon. He provides comprehensive adult eye care and cataract surgery, including refractive implant technology such as toric and multifocal lenses when appropriate. Dr. Saltzmann practices in the Charlotte, NC and Belmont, NC areas and provides surgical care in Southpark, uptown Charlotte, and Kings Mountain.
Dr. Saltzmann received his undergraduate degree in neurobiology from Northwestern University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2001. He remained at Northwestern for medical school, where he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction in 2005. He completed a transitional internship in 2006 before moving to Dallas, Texas to complete his ophthalmology training, serving as Chief Resident. He then stayed in Dallas to complete a fellowship in glaucoma before moving to Charlotte in 2010.
Training

Glaucoma
2010University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
2009University of Texas Southwestern
ResidencyTransitional Internship
2006Latter Day Saints (LDS) Hospital/Intermountain Medical Center
Residency
Medicine
2005Northwestern University
Medical School
Neurobiology
2001Northwestern University
Undergraduate
Awards & Honors
Charlotte Magazine Top Doctors
2025Charlotte Magazine
Publications & Press
Long-term outcomes of a pseudo-360 degree trabeculotomy ab externo technique for congenital glaucoma at Children's Medical Center.
Clin Ophthalmol.•2012Glaucoma Following Infantile Cataract Surgery.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabis.•2011Heterochromia iridis and pertinent clinical findings in patients with glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabis.•2010Intraocular pressure reduction in the untreated fellow eye after selective laser trabeculoplasty.
Curr Med Res Opin.•2009Fusarium keratitis associated with ReNu with MoistureLoc sample kits.
Eye and Contact Lens.•2008Familial absence of lacrimal puncta associated with preauricular sinuses.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabis.•2006
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- NC
- License Numbers
- 2010-00150


