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Caplan Eye Clinic

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Caplan Eye Clinic

A Trusted Name in Eye Care since 1938. Specializing in Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, LASIK, Glaucoma, Retina & more. Metairie, Mandeville & Gretna.

Caplan Eye Clinic the 1st in the US to offer Valeda Light Therapy for Macular Degeneration. Caplan Eye Clinic was founded in 1938 by the late Harry B Caplan MD. We are total eye care center specializing in family eye care, LASIK, advanced Cataract Surgery, Contact Lenses, Pediatric Eye Care, the treatment of eye diseases such as Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease, and more. We have 3 very convenient locations in Metairie (near Lakeside Mall), Mandeville (across from Beau Chene), and Gretna (inside the Meadowcrest Professional building). Our doctors include: Daniel I Caplan MD, Brendon J. Sumich MD, Brett C. Budden MD, Ze Zhang MD, Crystal Le MD, Steven Welcker OD and George Ellis, Jr., MD. We have fellowship-trained specialists in the fields of Cornea/Complex Cataract, Retina, Glaucoma and Pediatric Eye Care.

01/30/2026

Dr. Brendon Sumich, Surgical Director of Caplan Eye Clinic, welcomes several hundred eye surgeons from around the U.S. to the opening today of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology’s Annual Symposium.
The Academy is celebrating it’s 75th Anniversary this weekend with scientific sessions on cataract surgery & other eye topics.
Dr. Brendon Sumich was the Presiding Officer at today’s meeting and participated with other national leaders in cataract surgery.

01/17/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome internationally renowned artist James Michalopoulos to Caplan Eye Clinic.
His current exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum (Cabildo) is a wonderful sample of James’
40 year career of painting the culture of New Orleans

Link to Michalopoulos Exhibition:
https://share.google/MJ6ykVm8haA8qLaXr

01/09/2026

Thank you, Susan Randazzo, for the delicious King Cake from Caywood & Randazzo’s Bakery in Chalmette!
It is our favorite King Cake!

01/01/2026

Wishing a happy & healthy New Year to all!

12/25/2025

Wishing a Merry, and Meaningful,
Christmas holiday to all who celebrate.

12/15/2025

Wishing a Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.

11/16/2025

Today was the 1st annual Caplan Eye Clinic “Fun Walk/Run for Sight” at New Orleans City Park.
For every Team Member who participated, Caplan Eye made a donation to an eye charity selected by our staff.
After finishing the course (including spouses, kids and pets), we enjoyed beignets, coffee, hot chocolate and more at Cafe du Monde.
Great weather + fun staff + supporting eye charities = a great day!

11/13/2025

Meet Mr. Ronnie…his Mother brought him to have his eyes checked by Dr. Harry Caplan at Caplan Eye Clinic in 1947!
Mr. Ronnie has been a loyal patient at Caplan Eye Clinic for 78 years!
About 4 decades ago, he started seeing Dr. Dan Caplan for his eye care.
Mr. Ronnie is retired after a 40 year career as a teacher.
Thank you, Mr. Ronnie, for trusting your eyes to Caplan Eye Clinic for the past 78 years!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Caplan Eye Clinic! Wishing you a safe & fun Halloween! 🎃👻💀

10/13/2025

Caplan Eye Clinic is proud that our own Dr. Daniel Caplan was recently honored as a 2025 Healthcare Hero by New Orleans CityBusiness, the business newspaper.

Dr. Caplan received the honor for his work in bringing to Louisiana the Valeda Light Therapy, a breakthrough treatment for macular degeneration.

Dr. Caplan was the only physician in Louisiana to participate in an FDA Clinical Trial Study for the Valeda light therapy. He served as Principal Investigator for the study.

Dr. Brendon Sumich & Dr. Chad Caplan were also instrumental in establishing the Valeda light therapy in Louisiana.

Caplan Eye Clinic was the first eye practice in the U.S. to perform Valeda light therapy following FDA approval.

10/02/2025

Wishing a meaningful Yom Kippur to all who observe.

09/22/2025

Happy Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to all who celebrate.
This is the year 5786 in the Jewish calendar.

Address

3409 N Hullen Street
Metairie, LA
70002

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 4pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+15048882600

Website

http://caplaneye.com/

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