Ophthalmologists

Why Choose Our Ophthalmologists?

If you're searching for an ophthalmologist in Buffalo, what you're really looking for is surgical experience, subspecialty depth, and technology that isn't a generation behind. Fichte, Endl & Elmer Eyecare does not have an office inside the city limits, with our practice being based just outside Buffalo in Amherst and Niagara Falls, but Buffalo patients make the short drive because that level of care is worth it.

Surgeons Who Publish, Present, and Lead

Dr. Michael J. Endl has performed more than forty thousand refractive surgery procedures and has presented peer-reviewed papers at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons every year since 2001. He is an FDA clinical trial investigator and has authored chapters in medical texts and peer-reviewed journals. His practice also includes corneal surgery and micro-invasive glaucoma procedures. Very few practices anywhere in Western New York can point to that combination of surgical volume and academic authority.

Fellowship Training Across Multiple Subspecialties

Dr. Thomas R. Elmer, Jr. is a Western New York native who earned his M.D. at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, was elected Chief Resident in Ophthalmology at Louisiana State University, and completed a pediatric ophthalmic fellowship at UB, training that lets us care for children as confidently as adults. He has also performed complex eye surgery on an extended mission tour of Africa. Dr. Jamie Schaefer adds oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery expertise, and our team of optometrists handles routine and medical eye care so every patient sees the right provider for their condition.

Surgery in Centers Our Own Doctors Direct

Your procedure isn't handed off to an unfamiliar hospital OR. Dr. Endl serves as head of ophthalmology at the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Niagara Falls and as Medical Director of the Amherst center, and Dr. Elmer has been President of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara since 2015. The surgeons who examine you also set the standards in the room where you're treated.

The Full Range of Vision Correction Technology

We offer ZEISS SMILE, LASIK, PRK/ASA, and the EVO ICL for laser vision correction, plus advanced lens options in cataract surgery including the Clareon PanOptix trifocal, the Apthera IOL, and toric lenses for astigmatism. Because we carry that many options, the recommendation you get is based on your eyes rather than on the one device we happen to own.

Convenient Access for Buffalo Patients

Our Amherst and Niagara Falls offices are a straightforward drive from anywhere in the city, and remote eye exams make follow-up even easier. Free LASIK and cataract self-tests, a cost calculator, and financing help you plan before you commit. We also co-manage surgical patients with optometrists throughout the Buffalo area, so if your regular eye doctor is in the city, your care stays coordinated.