About me
Michael Eric Summerfield, MD, is an ophthalmologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He serves as an associate professor at Georgetown University Medical School. Dr. Summerfield has always wanted to be a doctor because he appreciates interacting with people. He focuses on building meaningful, long-term personal relationships with his patients.
Dr. Summerfield enjoys the instantaneous "wow" factor his patients experience after surgery. He prides himself on delivering good results. Dr. Summerfield treats patients of all ages like a family member. Dr. Summerfield always strives to help his patients reach their best vision possible.
As a teacher, Dr. Summerfield explains the fundamentals and breaks down each step of every procedure to his students. He knows that this teaching experience also keeps his surgical expertise up to date.
Dr. Summerfield's clinical interests include: cataracts, glaucoma surgery, cornea surgery, refractive surgery, LASIK, eye trauma, eye emergencies and macular degeneration.
Outside of work, Dr. Summerfield enjoys spending time with his two daughters and son.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Pupil Function
- Abnormalities Of The Eyes
- Absence Of Eye
- Accommodation
- Acute Inflammation Of Orbit
- Agenesis Of Eye
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Alternating Hyperphoria
- Aniseikonia
- Anisocoria
- Anisometropia
- Anterior Segment Diseases
- Anterior Uveitis In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Aphakia
- Aphakic Bullous Keratopathy
- Astigmatism
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharospasm
- Blind In One Eye
- Blocked Tear Duct
- Blood Clot In Eye
- Blood In Eye
- Blurred Vision
- Buphthalmos
- Cataract
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Ciliary Body Degeneration
- Color Blindness
- Complications Of Lasik
- Congenital Cranial Nerve 7 Palsy
- Conjunctival Burn
- Contact Lens Induced Corneal Edema
- Contact Lens Infections
- Contact Lens Related Problems
- Corneal And Conjunctival Tumors
- Corneal Diseases
- Cytomegaloviral Retinitis
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diplopia
- Disorders Of The Vitreous
- Dry Eyes
- Ectopia Lentis
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Esotropia
- Eye Cancer
- Eye Complications Of Wegener
- Eye Inflammation
- Eye Pain
- Eyelid Lesions
- Eyelid Malposition
- Eyelid Trauma
- Eyelid Tumors
- Failed Vision Screening
- Farsightedness
- Floaters
- Foreign Body (CORNEA)
- Fuchs Dystrophy
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Glaucoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth On Eye
- Herpes Simplex Eye Infections
- Herpes Simplex With Ophthalmic Complication
- Herpes Zoster Eye Infections
- Hypertelorism
- Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
- Infectious Retinitis
- Inflammation Of The Eyelid
- Intermediate Uveitis
- Intraocular Tumors
- Iritis
- Keratitis
- Keratoconus
- Laceration Of Eye
- Lacrimal System Trauma
- Legal Blindness
- Lupus Eye Conditions
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular Hole
- Melanoma Of Eye
- Microphthalmos
- Myopia
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Night Blindness
- Nystagmus
- Ocular Hypertension
- Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
- Ocular Oncology
- Ocular Surface Diseases
- Ophthalmic Trauma
- Optic Nerve Disease
- Optic Neuritis
- Optic Neuropathy
- Optic Neve Hypoplasia
- Orbit Cancer
- Orbital Cellulitis
- Orbital Fractures
- Orbital Inflammatory Syndromes
- Orbital Tumors
- Papilledema
- Pars Planitis
- Presbyopia
- Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
- Pseudophakia
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Pterygium
- Punctal Stenosis
- Red Eye
- Refraction For Eyeglasses
- Refractive Amblyopia
- Refractive Errors
- Retinal And Choroidal Tumors
- Retinal Degeneration
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Neovascularization
- Retinal Vascular Diseases
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Ruptured Vessel Of Eye
- Scleritis
- Sensitivity To Light
- Sjogrens
- Stargardt Macular Degeneration
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Strabismus
- Stye
- Sudden Vision Loss
- Unexplained Tearing
- Unexplained Vision Loss
- Uveitis
- Uveitis Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Viral Retinitis
- Vision Loss
- Visual Changes
- Visual Discomfort
- Visual Disturbance
- Visual Field Defects
- Visual Impairment
- Vitreoretinal Disorders
- Xerophthalmia
Procedures I perform
- Accommodating Lens Implant
- Arterial Biopsy
- Astigmatism Lenses
- Cataract Removal
- Complex Cataract Surgery
- Contact Lenses
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Diabetic Eye Exam
- Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
- Electroretinogram
- Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Eye Health
- General Eye Care
- Laser Vision Correction
- Microsurgery
- Multifocal Lens Implant
- No Stitch Cataract Surgery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Prescription Eyeglasses
- Prosthetic Eye
- Punctal Plugs For Dry Eyes
- Refractive Lens Exchange
- Replacement Of Contact Lens
- Retina And Vitreous Surgery
- Soft And Hard Contact Lens Exams
- Strabismus Surgery
- Vision Testing And Screening In Young Children
- Visual Electrophysiology
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2006)
Internship Program: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2003)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2002)