Dr. Bellows has been practicing ophthalmology at The Medical Eye Center since 1980 with a specific focus on neurological diseases that affect vision (neuro-ophthalmology).
Dr. Bellows completed his undergraduate studies with a degree in physiology from the University of Illinois. He completed his medical degree at the Chicago Medical School where he graduated in the top 10 of his class and was awarded the prize for Outstanding Performance in Surgery. In that same year, he was inducted into Alpha-Omega-Alpha, the Honorary Medical Society. Dr. Bellows completed his residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Scheie Eye Institute.
In addition to his work at The Medical Eye Center, Dr. Bellows serves on the editorial board of Neuro-Ophthalmology, the official publication of the European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. He is an active staff member at the Elliot Hospital and the Catholic Medical Center. He has served on the faculty of Tufts/New England Medical Center, has served four terms as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Catholic Medical Center and has been awarded the “Top Doc” award by New Hampshire Magazine.
Neuro-Ophthalmologist Manchester
Dr. Bellows is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a member of the following professional organizations:
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
- European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American College of Surgeons
- New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- New Hampshire Medical Society
What is Neuro-Ophthalmology?
Nearly 50% of your brain is related to vision-related activities. Neuro-ophthalmologists care for those visual problems that are related to the brain and remainder of the nervous system. These include disorders such as:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Thyroid eye disease (Graves’ Disease)
- Eye movement disorders including:
- Diplopia (double vision)
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Nystagmus
- Optic nerve diseases such as
- Optic neuritis
- Ischemic optic neuropathy
- Tumors that affect the visual system such as:
- Pituitary tumors
- Meningioma
- Orbital tumors
- Orbital inflammatory diseases
- Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) which is an elevation of the pressure in the brain.
- Visual field loss
- Unexplained vision loss
- Transient visual loss
- Pupil abnormalities