Ophthalmologists in Morristown & Livingston
Retina and Subspecialty
Retina-Vitreous Consultants (RVC) is a premier ophthalmology subspecialty practice in New Jersey. Founded almost 30 years ago, RVC continues to provide expert consultation and personalized care in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal, vitreous, and macular diseases. Doctors in Northern and Central New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New York State refer their patients to RVC for expert evaluation and treatment.
RVC physicians have been selected as The Best Doctors in New York Magazine and Top Doctors in New Jersey Monthly Magazine. They have also been featured as Top Doctors in Castle Connolly Reports and selected as Best Doctors in America and Top Ophthalmologists in America.
Retina-Vitreous Consultants’ scope of practice is limited to consultation, laser surgical intervention, and intraocular surgical rehabilitation of vision loss secondary to diseases of the retina, vitreous, and macula. These conditions include diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, retinal tears and detachments, ocular inflammation (uveitis), macular surface anomalies, such as macular holes and puckers, retinal vascular diseases, and hereditary and juvenile retinal degenerative conditions and dystrophies.
Our Retinal Imaging Center offers digital real time fluorescein and ICG angiography, ocular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for immediate review by Dr. Xia and Dr. Hughes to determine a patient’s course of treatment. OCT is an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of retinal disease and allows for two-dimensional quantitative and volumetric analysis of a patient’s clinical response to laser, surgical, and pharmaco-therapeutic treatments.
Retina-Vitreous Consultants is an active participant in national collaborative clinical research trials investigating the effects of various drug therapies, laser modalities, and surgical interventions in the treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.
We have been recognized by our peers for our expertise in being the only retinal practice in Northern New Jersey to be certified by the world renowned Harvard affiliated Joslin Center for Diabetes in Boston.
To schedule a consultation with Dr. Xia or Dr. Hughes or to learn more about our practice, clinical services, or an individual’s potential eligibility for enrollment in any of our current clinical research protocols, please call 973.716.0123.
Dr. Xia – Ophthalmologist Serving Morristown and Livingston
Dr. Tian (Tina) Xia is an ophthalmologist/retina specialist at Retina Vitreous Consultants. She is a summa cum laude and Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the competitive 7-year combined BA/MD program at Rutgers University. She completed her Ophthalmology residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School during which time she published more than 10 peer-reviewed publications and presented at numerous regional, national and international ophthalmic meetings.
Dr. Xia completed her two-year Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery fellowship at the prestigious Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. At Scheie, she developed an expertise in the diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and ocular inflammatory conditions, as well as, in all aspects of vitreoretinal surgery. She has a particular interest in sutureless scleral fixated intraocular lenses, repair of retinal detachments, macular pucker removal and macular hole repair. Her academic interests include the investigation of novel pharmacologic agents for the treatment of both dry and wet forms of macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. Dr. Xia is particularly excited new advanced treatments of dry and wet macular degeneration that allows for longer intervals between injections. Dr. Xia is an expert in sub-retinal drug delivery and one of the few graduating fellows in the country with experience in intraocular gene therapy. Her expertise and surgical finesse in secondary intraocular lens implants and in rescuing complications of cataract surgery has been a tremendous asset to the ophthalmology community in New Jersey.
Dr. Xia is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. She will be accepting new patient consultations for both medical and surgical retinal disorders at both the Livingston and Morristown offices.
Dr. Hughes – Ophthalmologist Serving Morristown and Livingston
Patrick J. Hughes, M.D. is a fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon with proficiency in medical and surgical retinal diseases and uveitis affecting the posterior segment. A native of New Jersey, Dr. Hughes completed his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan and returned to New Jersey for degrees of Master in Biomedical Science and Doctor of Medicine from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He subsequently completed his residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark. During residency, Dr. Hughes was awarded the Rev. Reilly Humanitarian Award in recognition of his approach to patient care. He proceeded to complete a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City where he also provided medical and surgical care at Bellevue Hospital Center.
Dr. Hughes is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is well-versed in the diagnosis and management of complex medical and surgical vitreoretinal disorders including retinal tear, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinopathy, intermediate / posterior uveitis, intraocular lens dislocation following cataract surgery and secondary intraocular lens implantation.
He is available for patient consultations at both the Morristown and Livingston office locations.
Dr. Kanter (Retired)- Ophthalmologist Morristown and Livingston
Eric D. Kanter, M.D. is a graduate of Columbia University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his training at the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kanter was awarded the prestigious Fight for Sight Research Fellowship at the Yale University Eye Center.
His expertise included both the surgical repair of complex retinal detachments and the diagnosis and treatment of both diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. He has been a Member of the Board and Chief of the Ophthalmology Service at the Short Hills Surgery Center in Millburn, NJ, and attending surgeon at Saint Barnabas /Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in Livingston, NJ.
We thank Dr. Kanter for his many years of service to the local community.
Our Staff
Practice Administrator Sarah S.
Surgical Coordinator: Audrie
Ophthalmic Technicians: Audrie, Geraldine, Jared, Laura, and Maria.
Front Office: Alexis, Emily, and Carolin
