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I am so glad that I was referred to Dr. Wagner. I was losing my vision and I was frantic. My co-worker is a patient of Dr. Wagner's and she swears by him. She says he saved her eyesight when no one (not even the doctors at Johns Hopkins) could help her. My problem was not so severe. Dr. Wagner helped me with a simple laser procedure and now I can see clearly again. I highly recommend this doctor to you if you need an excellent retina specialist.

I am very glad that I was sent to Dr. Wagner by my primary doctor. I had a retinal detachment with an unsuccessful treatment by a different retina specialist. When my vision was not recovering and I kept having further laser treatment - I sought a second opinion. I am very glad that I did. Dr. Wagner is very thorough and after an examination he told me that I had developed scar tissue in my eye (he called it PVR). He told me that further laser and gas bubbles alone would not re-attach my retina. I needed a surgery in the hospital. The surgery went well and now I am able to see again. I am very lucky and very glad that I was sent to Dr. Wagner. He is a kind and friendly doctor, but for me the important part is that his surgery was successful after my other doctor could not fix my retina.

I am very grateful for Dr. Wagner's expertise in saving my eyesight. I had new floaters, and a shadow covering my vision in one eye. I had no pain. I went to the emergency room at Georgetown University Hospital and the on call resident ophthalmologist called in Dr. Wagner to evaluate and fix my retinal detachment. I had surgery in the middle of the night to avoid having my macula detach. I can now see again without the curtain in my vision. I am lucky that Dr. Wagner was called. He is very capable and kind. I would be blind in one eye if not for his skill and care.

I has new spider webs in my vision and a lightening storm going on as well. My family doctor told me it might be a retinal detachment and sent me to a general ophthalmologist. That doctor thought things looked okay but to be safe sent me to Dr. Wagner to double check. It turns out all eye doctors don't do the same treatments. Dr. Wagner is a retina specialist and the spider webs and flashes were due to a new retinal tear I had in my left eye. Dr. Wagner found the tear and treated it with a painless bright green laser light the same day. I was able to avoid going to the hospital for surgery for my retinal detachment. Now the spider webs have almost completely cleared and my lightening storms have gone completely away. I am grateful to Dr. Wagner for saving my left eye's sight. I can't imagine how difficult my life would have become if I only could see out of one eye. I'm an artist! I need my sight! I am thankful Dr. Wagner's was able to find my tear and treat me. If you have these symptoms do not delay. Dr. Wagner told me if I had waited a week I would have needed to go to surgery at the hospital!

My mom has macular degeneration so I saw Dr Wagner to find out if I'm going to get it too. He has a fancy camera/device that looks inside my retina and finds risks of macular degeneration in the future. I don't have it. Dr Wagner took a lot if time to discuss how I can lower my individual risk for the future. I highly recommend him to you if you have a family member with macula degeneration.

I came to Dr. Wagner after my specialist at Johns Hopkins was unable to help me to see better. I was referred by another ophthalmologist who had been one of Dr. Wagner's former students who is a specialist in ophthalmology. I now can see better and I am looking forward to surgery on my other eye to help me see even better. Don't give up. Dr. Wagner may be able to save your eyesight as well.

Dr Wagner listened to my concerns without interrupting me. I felt completely at ease in his care. I think he is the best doctor I have ever seen. I wish more doctors were like him.

My neighbor is a patient of Dr. Wagner and recommended him to me. I was slowly loosing my sight due to diabetes and my other eye doctors told me that my problem was inoperable. Dr. Wagner explained that my retina was being pulled away from my eye wall by scar tissue and although there was some risk in having surgery, he thought that the surgery would preserve my current vision or improve my vision. I am very happy with the result of my eye surgery. I can now see to walk around for the first time in three years. I feel like I am getting my independence back.

Before I saw Dr. Wagner I was told I was legally blind and that I would never recover any further vision. Dr. Wagner treated someone I knew at my dialysis center who swore he saved his only eye from blindness. I found Dr. Wagner and saw him in his Rockville office. I later saw him as well in his Georgetown office as this was closer for me. I am very excited that I can see again and I am looking forward to watching television again and not just listening to my favorite show. I am glad that I did not give up. I think Dr. Wagner is a very good retina specialist.

Dr. Wagner saw me on a day I needed to return to work. I was able to have a complete eye examination without dilation using a new infrared camera that Dr. Wagner has that takes pictures of the inside of my eye in the dark. I could see the photos of the inside of my retina that were taken in the dark. It is almost like magic. I could return to work without having to use dark glasses for four hours as I always needed to do in the past.