Center Overview

Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. is a physician owned, multi-specialty, ophthalmology group practice. We are dedicated to the organization, ethical performance and timely completion of quality clinical investigational drug trials. Our highly trained professional staff has a common goal to promote the development of effective and safe medical products through Good Clinical Practices. This mission is accomplished through devoted patient-physician interaction and education. We provide patients with the opportunity to have access to new medications, which could dramatically improve their quality of life. Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons has the capability to participate in phase I, II, III and IV research trials on an outpatient basis.

Clinical Research Experience

We have been participating in clinical trials for over 10 years. We have conducted several trials in phases I, II, III and IV. Our clinical research trials have included the following sponsors and CRO’s:

Alcon, Allergan, Astra Zeneca, Bausch & Lomb, CIBA Vision Corporation, Covance, CroMedica, Human Resource Management Inc., InSite Vision, ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc., MedTap International, Merck, Ophthalmic Research Associates, Parke-Davis and Pharmacia Corporation, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Genaera, Redox Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Sirion Therapeutics., and Novartis.

Facility Description

Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons is located in Southwestern Connecticut in Fairfield County. Our office is situated less than one-mile from Danbury Hospital and offers convenient parking. We have a full service optical shop and contact lens department. We have ownership interest in Precision Laser in Cheshire, CT, an excimer and lasik center, as well as a partnership interest in HEALTHSOUTH Surgical Center located within our medical complex, which is fully equipped for comprehensive anterior and posterior surgical eye procedures. Our state of the art 15,300-square-foot facility houses a dedicated research area, 17 examination rooms, 9 pretest/history rooms, locked record room, study supply storage, secure medication room, PC systems for database development, office management and administration. A minimum of 1,000 patients are examined weekly, with at least 200 new patients added to our practice a week, Danbury Eye currently has over 100,000 patient charts.

Danbury Eye currently has the following testing procedures and equipment available on site:

• Haag-Streit Slit Lamp
• Zeiss Slit Lamp
• 2 Humphrey Perimeters with the “SITA” Program
• Goldman Applanation Tonometer, Handheld Perkins Tonometer and Tonopen
• Reichert 7 Auto Tonometer
• GDx Nerve Fiber Analyzer
• Fundus and Anterior Segment Photography (Digital)
• Corneal Topography Unit
• Ultrasound - A and B Scan
• Specular Microscopy
• Portable Operating Room Microscope
• Pachymetry Unit
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Argon Laser
• YAG Laser
• 2 Marco Epic Refraction Systems
• Contrast Sensitivity
• Brightness Acuity Testing
• Color Vision Testing
• Zeiss Stratus 3 OCT
• Heidelberg Retina Angiograph HRA2
• Zeiss FF450 Digital Camera
• Zeiss Cirrus OCT

Investigator Experience

Our highly qualified physician investigators have an extensive variety of background specialties with exemplary community reputations and significant patient databases. This assures enrollment goals are easily met and clinical trials are successfully completed. The following physicians are associated with Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons and Curriculum Vitae for any of these Investigators is available upon request.

Bruce Altman, MD
Glaucoma Specialist

Ralph J. Falkenstein, MD
General Ophthalmology and Cataract Specialist

Stephen A. Mathias, MD
Pediatric and Strabismus Specialist

Matthew D. Paul, MD
General Ophthalmology, Cataract Specialist, and Ocular Plastics

Paul J. Ruggiero, MD
General Ophthalmology and Cataract Specialist

Amarpreet Singh, MD
General Ophthalmology and Plastic Surgery

Stephen Zuckerman, MD
General Ophthalmology, Corneal and External Disease Specialist, and Refractive Surgery

Margaret Marcone, OD
Pediatric Optometry and Contact Lens Specialist

Michelene Todd, OD
General Optometrist and Contact Lens Specialist

Nazadin Barzideh, MD
Retinal Specialist

Armand Daccache, MD
Retina Specialist

Matthew Paul, MD, "CPI"

Patricia Stenko, "CCRC"

Angela Smit, "CCRP"

Staff Expertise

Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons has a dedicated Clinical Research Coordinator as well as Ancillary Support Staff. These staff members are efficient, caring professionals who are well trained to treat study participants with respect and dignity with patient confidentiality our utmost concern. Their constant interaction with the Investigators assists in keeping the study enrollment, assessment, documentation and correspondence timely to provide the Sponsor with clean, accurate data.

Patient Demographics

Our research population includes rural, urban and suburban patients ranging from infants to the elderly. The greater Danbury area also offers a diverse ethnic population. Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons recognizes the success of every clinical trial hinges on the success of the recruiting strategies for identifying qualified and compliant patients. We have organized thousands of our patients into a computerized database allowing rapid retrieval of patients based on their diagnosis.

Contact Information

Patricia Stenko
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Eye Research Center of Connecticut
69 Sand Pit Road, Suite 101
Danbury, CT 06810
USA
Phone: 203-791-2020 ext. 257
Fax: 203-778-6238
EMail: clinicaleye@danburyeye.com
Web Site: http://www.danburyeye.com

If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from the research center will then follow up with you.