David L. Sappenfield, MD

I am a clinical ophthalmologist specializing in diseases/surgery of the retina and vitreous. I grew up as the son of an ophthalmologist, trained at McPherson Hospital and later NC Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat, and joined the practice in 1989. I have always had a knack for and continue to enjoy fixing things, ranging from cars to computers and about anything in between. As a doctor, I commonly treat macular degeneration, macular pucker, macular hole, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and retinal vascular blockage. At the same time, however, I pride myself in caring for the whole patient and his or her other eye problems, not just the vitreoretinal disease. At NCEENT, we offer a full complement of eye specialists who can continue treatment of conditions outside of my specialty. Like me, each is also happy to serve as the patient’s primary contact for arranging and delivering high quality continuing eye care.