Colorado Eye Consultants adds rare adult strabismus specialist

Colorado Eye Consultants has added Richard S. Freeman, M.D., one of the country’s few ophthalmologists focused exclusively on adult strabismus and double vision, to its Littleton office. The move gives Colorado patients access to specialized surgical and non-surgical care for a condition that can be difficult to treat and is often misunderstood.

Why it matters: - Adult strabismus can cause persistent double vision and eye misalignment. - Specialized care for adults with the condition is rare in the United States. - Colorado patients now have local access to a nationally recognized subspecialist for surgical and non-surgical treatment.

What happened: - Colorado Eye Consultants said Richard S. Freeman, M.D. is now seeing patients at the practice’s Littleton office. - Freeman is a board-certified ophthalmologist focused on adult strabismus and eye alignment. - The practice described Freeman as one of the few U.S. ophthalmologists exclusively dedicated to adult strabismus and double vision. - Appointments are available now.

The details: - Freeman spent 37 years in Minnesota before moving to Colorado. - He built one of the largest eye alignment practices in the country and personally corrected eye alignment in tens of thousands of patients. - He became Minnesota’s first full-time private pediatric ophthalmologist. - He redesigned the state’s preschool vision screening program. - He launched multiple training programs for eye care professionals. - Freeman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University with a degree in neurobiology. - He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota. - He completed his ophthalmology residency at Emory University. - He finished advanced fellowship training at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, with specialization in strabismus, pediatric ophthalmology and ocular genetics. - The American Association of Certified Orthoptists named him an Honorary Orthoptist, a distinction reserved for only a handful of ophthalmologists in the group’s history. - Freeman has given invited lectures and surgical teaching sessions worldwide. - His medical missions have taken him throughout Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. - Freeman said patients with misalignment and double vision often feel alone in their suffering. - Freeman said the practice can almost always find a nonsurgical or surgical solution. - Freeman is known for educating patients and families so they feel informed at every step of care. - Freeman is also known for his colorful, cartoon-inspired ties.

Between the lines: - Colorado Eye Consultants is using Freeman’s rare subspecialty to stand out in a field where adult strabismus expertise is limited. - The addition could matter most for patients who have been told little can be done about long-standing double vision or eye misalignment. - Freeman’s background in pediatric ophthalmology and screening programs suggests broad experience across the full range of eye alignment care.

What's next: - Colorado Eye Consultants is accepting appointments for adult patients now. - Patients can learn more at Colorado Eye Consultants or call 303-730-0404. - The practice’s contact for media is Lori Jessen, practice administrator, at +1 303-730-0404.

The bottom line: - Colorado patients with adult strabismus now have access to one of the nation’s most experienced and specialized eye alignment doctors.