Ophthalmology Doctors in Guntersville, AL Accepting Medicare

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James Wynn Jacobs, MD
Ophthalmology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1436 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976
Phone: 256-582-1211    Fax: 256-582-2522

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Ophthalmology: An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.


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