-- Introduction
Dr. Balyeat is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma's Dean A.
McGee Eye Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Balyeat then completed a fellowship in vitreoriental surgery at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Drs.
William S. Hagler and William H. Jarrett. he is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Retina
Specialists (formerly the Vitreous Society). Dr. Balyeat belongs to the Oklahoma State Medical Association and the Tulsa County Medical Society. He principally practices at St. John
Medical Center but is also on the medical staffs of St. Francis Hospital and Hillcrest Medical Center. Dr. Balyeat has over 20 years of experience practicing ophthalmology with an
emphasis on managing retina problems. He is married to a nurse and has 3 children.
-- Biography
Dr. Balyeat is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma's Dean A. McGee
Eye Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Balyeat then completed a fellowship in vitreoriental surgery at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Drs. William S.
Hagler and William H. Jarrett. he is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Retina Specialists
(formerly the Vitreous Society). Dr. Balyeat belongs to the Oklahoma State Medical Association and the Tulsa County Medical Society. He principally practices at St. John Medical Center
but is also on the medical staffs of St. Francis Hospital and Hillcrest Medical Center. Dr. Balyeat has over 20 years of experience practicing ophthalmology with an emphasis on managing
retina problems. He is married to a nurse and has 3 children.
-- Treatment
State-of-the-art technology assists Dr. Balyeat in treating his patients' medical and surgical eye problems in a timely fashion. Many retinal detachments are managed in the office using a
technique called pneumatic retinopexy. He has immediate access to ocular ultrasonography with three-demensional capabilities, standard argon laser photocoagulation, an 810 nm wavelength infrared
laser (with subthreshold micropulse photocoagulation capability for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy without creating visible laser burns), and a 698 nm wavelength infrared laser ("Opal laser")
for AMD patients who may benefit from photodynamic therapy (PDT). Dr. Balyeat also uses intraocular medications for the management of exudative ("wet") AMD including Avastin, Lucentis and Eylea.
Dr. Balyeat has digital photographic capabilities for both fluorescein and indocyanine angiography and uses high resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate patients with diseases of
the macula and optic nerve. Clinical patient data is managed using an electric medical record that is certified by the U. S. Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dr. Balyeat invites you to learn more about his ophthalmology practice and disease of the vitreous and retina by visiting his website: www.balyeatretinasurgery.com
