Meet Dr. Belmont
New York City Ophthalmologist Sandra Belmont, M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Attending Physician
Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital – Northwell - Attending Physician
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary – Mt. Sinai - Founding Director
Resident Refractive Surgery/Laser Vision - Correction Program
New York University School of Medicine - Founding Director
Cornell Laser Vision Center – New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Sandra Belmont is one of the first surgeons in the U.S. that worked with the FDA protocols in the study of the excimer laser for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism (PRK and LASIK). She is a fellowship-trained corneal specialist. Dr. Belmont completed her training under the preceptorship of Dr. Richard Troutman at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital in 1983 where she is an attending physician. She is the honored recipient of the 2004 Richard C. Troutman, M.D. Master Teacher Award in Ophthalmology for “her contributions in making laser vision correction the safe and popular procedure that it has become.”
Dr. Belmont is affiliated with the most prestigious hospitals in New York City, including;
- Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital- Northwell
Attending physician, 1983- present - New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt. Sinai
Attending physician, 2013-present - New York University-Langone Medical Center
Founding Director of Resident Refractive Surgical Education/Laser Vision Correction and a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, 2007-2023 - Cornell Medical Center- New York Presbyterian Hospital
Associate professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, 1983-2006 - Weill Medical College of Cornell University- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Founding Director of the Laser Vision Correction Center and Cornea Service, 1997-2006
Celebrity Recognition
Dr. Belmont’s laser vision correction treatment of NBC’s “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon was web cast in 2009. She performed a presbyopia (reading vision) laser vision correction procedure on Regis Philbin which was widely televised on “Live with Regis and Kelly”.
Her corneal transplant surgery on Mandy Patinkin was also televised for CBS. His experience prompted Mr. Patinkin to become a spokesperson for the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration to increase public awareness of the miraculous, sight restoring, cornea transplantation procedure.
Dr. Belmont has performed tens of thousands of surgeries on a diverse patient population, from movie and television celebrities, leading surgeons, newscasters, and pilots, to members of the special service and armed forces. Her skills and experience have made her a clear choice for Doctors who wish to undergo laser vision correction. With her hands, she has improved and restored vision, helping her patients to lead fuller, more productive lives through restored sight and the miracle of refractive surgery.
In her highly competitive, one-year Corneal Fellowship Program, Dr. Belmont has trained and mentored 18 Cornea Fellows to date and counting. The Fellowship focuses on cornea transplantation surgery and laser vision correction. Doctor Belmont and her fellows have been involved in multiple national FDA trials. These include no-touch techniques to correct refractive errors including nearsightedness, astigmatism, farsightedness and presbyopia (the age-related inability to focus up close that leads to a need for reading glasses).
A spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and recipient of the Academy’s Award for Distinguished Services, internationally recognized as a pre-eminent specialist, Dr. Belmont is a member of the AAO’s Refractive Surgery Interest Group, the International Society of Refractive Surgery’s oversight committee on Laser Vision Correction, and the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration’s Medical Advisory Board. She ranks among the select few Doctors that were first to establish laser vision correction in the U.S. Dr. Belmont has been prominently featured in, among others: The Today Show, ABC News, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, NY1, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, Time Magazine, The New York Times, Parade Magazine, Eye World, Eye Net, and Ophthalmology Times.
Reasons to Choose Dr. Sandra Belmont
Our Location
Dr. Belmont is proud of her reputation as one of the leading LASIK surgeons in New York. Dr. Belmont treats all patients of Belmont Eye Center with the utmost attentiveness and dedication, an approach that helps reduce patients’ anxiety and deliver highly rewarding vision correction results. Belmont Eye Center office is conveniently located in New York City between Park and Lexington Avenue.
The Belmont Eye Center is located at:
Belmont Eye Center
121 E 61st St
New York, NY 10065
212-486-2020
To get to us by subway, take the number 4, 5, 6, or the N, R, or W
to 59th Street and Lexington Avenue,
or take the F train to Lexington and 63rd Street.
