Total Eye Care
Dr. Cassel is an ophthalmologist who performs complete and thorough routine and medical eye examinations for people of all ages using a variety of advanced instruments and techniques which make it possible to diagnose conditions both inside and outside the eye.
Dr. Cassel is a board certified ophthalmologist. He has been trained in eye surgery including cataract, lens implant, and laser surgery, as well as the treatment of glaucoma, corneal, and retinal disorders and many other eye problems. Dr. Cassel performed cataract surgery for over 40 years, and although he no longer doing this surgery, he is available to give second opinions on cataract surgery, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of other medical and surgical eye problems. The excellent staff and the surgical and laser facilities and equipment at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the University of Maryland support him in providing total and state of the art eye care to his patients.
Through the expertise of optometrists, patients seeking care with Dr. Cassel can be fit with contacts for all ages, with all types of eyeglass prescriptions. An optometrist is a board certified optometrist who specialize in fitting contact lenses for unusual prescriptions for astigmatism, bifocals, and custom-tinted contact lenses. He also has the expertise to help correct vision when refractive surgery is not successful.
Ms. Rachel Thomas ("The Goddess of Glasses" has left Cockeysville Opticians, a big loss to the store. Fortunatley, Rachel is still in the area where all of her loyal following can find her. Rachel is now manager of The Optical Shoppe at Crossroads within Crossroads Eye Physicians Optical at McDonoghs Crossroads, 23 Crossroads Drive, Suite 310. (see below for more details about her new location.)
As many of you know, Rachel is an experienced optician who has worked closely with Dr. Cassel for many years, from their time together at Ruxton Towers, the original location of his office. Ms. Thomas brought years of experience to Dr. Cassel's patients with the selection of stylish and quality eyewear. She has extensive experience in the art of dispensing eyeglasses. Besides being able to assist in choosing the right frame style for you, Rachel is an expert in fitting progressive bifocals and trifocals. Her new locaiton has the latest in high index materials to make your lenses thinner than any previous generation lenses. Ultraviolet and anti-reflective coating, transition and photo-gray lenses, non-prescription quality sunglasses, and a wide variety of lens tints are also available.
Ophthalmologist
What is an Ophthalmologist?
Dr. Cassel is an ophthalmologist, or eye physician and surgeon, who has graduated from accredited medical schools with M.D. degrees and have completed extensive training in eye care beyond medical school and internship. As an ophthalmologist, he provides total eye care, including performing comprehensive medical eye examinations, and prescribing glasses, diagnosing diseases and disorders of the eye, and using the appropriate medical, surgical, and laser procedures necessary for treatment. He is available to see new patients, as well as emergency patients.
Dr. Gary H. Cassel M.D.
Dr. Gary Cassel attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He interned at New York University Medical Center, and spent two years conducting research on cataracts and diabetic eye disease at the National Eye Institute of N.I.H. He did his eye residency training at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Cassel later came to Baltimore and was a fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital doing retinal research. Dr. Cassel is the author of THE EYE BOOK published by The Johns Hopkins Press. After its inital release 20 years ago, THE EYE BOOK is now in its second edition and sold worldwide.
Dr. Cassel is accepting new patients. Additionally, he welcomes his past patients, as many have also become friends over the years.
He is currently has staff privileges at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
In his spare time, Dr. Cassel, and his wife Dr. Ratner, manage
LitPick Book Reviews. They began this website with their son, Seth, over twenty years ago. LitPick Book Reviews receives copies of new books from authors and publishers looking for reviews. Once a person has been accepted as a LitPick book reviewer, LitPick then offers these books to them to read and review. LitPick reviewers then read these books and write book reviews, sharing with us their opinions on these titles. Once evaluated by our staff, these book reviews are posted on our website and are made available to authors and publishers. LitPick's mission is to promote reading and writing worldwide and to help authors connect with readers.
THE EYE BOOK
Authored by Dr. Cassel
THE EYE BOOK- A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health, published by The Johns Hopkins Press. The book is written for those people interested in learning more about their eyes and eye problems, ranging from glasses and contact lenses to cataracts and glaucoma. The Eye Book has been well received nationwide and went into a second printing shortly after its initial release. It is currently available at all of the major booksellers as well as on-line (Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com) at a very reasonable price.
Optometrist
What is an Optometrist?
An optometrist is a professional licensed to practice optometry, specializing in eye and visual care. The optometric education consists of four years of undergraduate college followed by four years in an optometric college. Optometry College provides extensive training in eye care with a major emphasis on the diagnosis of eye diseases and the assessment of visual disturbances, including clinical patient care. The optometrist treats visual disturbances with glasses, contact lenses, and low vision aids (magnifiers), and may also prescribe exercises for muscle imbalances. Optometrists are also licensed to diagnose and treat certain medical eye conditions. If an optometrist diagnoses an eye disease that requires additional medical treatment, the patient is then referred to an ophthalmologist.
Dr. Stephen C. Flemke O.D.
Dr. Stephan Flemke, a native of Phoenix, Maryland, is an optometrist who has practiced with Dr. Cassel for over 15 years. He trained at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia.
Optician
What is an Optician?
An optician is a licensed professional skilled in the crafting of lenses and the fitting of frames suitable to a person's prescription, facial features, needs, and even their personality. With years of experience, our opticians are very knowledgeable and are quaified to work alongside the optometrists and ophthalmologists in our practice to bring you the very best in eyewear and vision correction with eyeglasses. Rachel believes that everyone can benefit from a little assistance when picking out the right style and color frame, as well as the correct lens design for their prescription and lens options such as progressives, thinner lenses, bifocals, trifocals, computer glasses, anti-reflective coatings,Transitions and tints.
Ms. Rachel Thomas
Ms. Rachel Thomas (The Goddess of Glasses") left Cockeysville Opticians. Rachel is now manager of The Optical Shoppe at Crossroads within Crossroads Eye Physicians Optical at McDonogh’s Crossroads, 23 Crossroads Drive, Suite 310.
Rachel's hours there are 8:30AM until 5PM, five days a week.
Please call Rachel for directions to her new location.
Her telephone number is 410-581-1500.
We are sure that many people will be disappointed that she is no longer in Cockeysville, but you will find that she is not far away. At her new location, she has an even better selection of frames and lens styles for you to choose from and at very reasonable prices!
INSURANCE AND FEES
Our practice makes every effort to keep down the cost of medical care. One way we do this is by asking that you pay for all office visits at the time of your service. If you have health insurance coverage then we ask that any co-pay or deductible be paid at time of your office visit or procedure. Please bring your insurance card to all your appointments along with any referrals or authorization forms so that we can promptly file for your service. If you are coming for a ROUTINE EYE EXAM check your health insurance plan carefully to see if you have vision coverage for this type of examination. Not all insurance plans pay for vision services or routine eye examinations. Please help us by understanding your coverage. Our office currently participates with Medicare, Blue Shield (Carefirst) and many other local and national health insurance plans. Call our office or that of your health insurance plan to verify our participation and your eye care benefits.
If you are having financial difficulties, we do not let this stand in the way of your receiving proper medical attention and eye care. We will be glad to speak with you privately and make financial arrangements on an individual basis.