
If you’re uninsured or seeking alternative treatments, our team can work with you to explore those options. Our clinical research is tied directly to the care we provide, and has allowed us to offer you treatment options that are effective but not yet widely available. Palmetto Retina Center is built on a passion for research and a desire to make innovative retinal treatments available to all patients. Barron Fishburne, Carolina Retina Center has established itself as a center of excellence and a beacon of exceptional care. Before Carolina Retina Center opened, patients with retinal conditions had to travel as far as Georgia and North Carolina to receive the care they needed. Choose PRC for the best retina therapies, surgical techniques, and care available. From the website: Palmetto Retina Center is the premier retina practice of central South Carolina. Through our recent partnership with Carolina Retina Center, we are expanding our resources and capabilities to enhance the retinal care experience for patients throughout the state of South Carolina.įounded in 1992, Carolina Retina Center was the first retina-only practice in the Central South Carolina area. 645 W Wesmark Blvd Sumter SC 29150 (803) 736-7200. Our friendly and highly-skilled retina specialists are compassionate care providers- present and focused for their valued patients, while leaning into the future of retina care through ongoing education and research initiatives. Patients from all over the state travel to our offices, because we strive to accommodate every situation, regardless of scheduling, disorder severity or financial constraints.

We also have the only doctor in the area who treats retinopathy of prematurity, a condition affecting children. We operate from seven office locations, accept all forms of insurance, and connect patients to a team of dedicated, compassionate physicians.įounded in 2001, our practice provides medical and surgical care for disorders involving the retina, macula and vitreous, including even rare conditions, like retinal vein occlusion and geographic atrophy. How do we do that? By making exceptional retina care accessible to all. He has a special interest in clinical trials.We have a vision for the future of retinal treatment, but our focus is on your care.Īs the only specialized retina practice in central South Carolina, Palmetto Retina Center is committed to being a home for patient-centered treatment. Nigam specializes in the surgical and medical management of simple and complex vitreoretinal disorders, and uveitis. Were a specialized retina practice that provides comprehensive care for vitreous & retinal. He has been in medical practice since 2006 and has worked in Michigan and North Carolina before joining The Retina Eye Center and Palmetto Retina Center in Augusta, Georgia. Palmetto Retina Center, West Columbia, South Carolina. He completed a second surgical fellowship in Retina at Flinders Eye Center, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia.

He completed his fellowship in Surgical Retina and Uveitis at Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego. He earned his medical degree, internship and Ophthalmology residency at a combined program from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India. While he is primarily associated with The Retina Eye Center, he also runs a Uveitis clinic once a month at our Forest Drive location in Columbia and sees patients at our Aiken retina clinic once a week.ĭr. Nigam joined Palmetto Retina Center’s partner clinic, The Retina Eye Center, in April 2023.
