At Retina Consultants of Texas, we specialize exclusively in diseases and surgery of the retina, vitreous and macula. Our practice utilizes state of the art diagnostic equipment and cutting edge surgical techniques. We’re advancing the field for the betterment of our patients through clinical research and we can offer our patients innovative nonsurgical solutions. Watch our team of physicians talk about why our patients will receive the best possible care that is available here in Houston and in the country.

One of the things that attracted Dr. Ankoor Shah to Retina Consultants of Texas was being a part of a group of really talented surgeons who also have a strong focus in clinical research. In this video, Dr. Shah talks about how because of our clinical trials, we’re able to offer our patients cutting edge treatments.

Did you know that Dr. David Brown is a fifth generation cattle rancher? In this personal video, he shares about raising Texas beef cattle for FFA programs all over the state. Listen to Dr. Brown talk about the benefits of raising a calf and how it instills hard work and dedication that will help kids throughout their life.

Did you know that Dr. James Major, Jr., MD, PhD has a graduate degree in ornithology and population genetics? He’s always been a bird lover and after graduate school decided to change gears and become an ophthalmologist, like his father. He loved birds, but ultimately he decided he really wanted to help and work with people.

Dr. Richard Fish has an interest in performing and visual artists with visual impairment and has lectured about eye diseases in famous artists like Monet, Degas, and O’Keeffe. He spent more than a year researching the biographies, musical influences, and ophthalmological conditions of many visually impaired performers. The result? His book called, “The Blind Musician.” Learn more about this special book in the video below.

Retina Consultants of Texas has opened a new location in Beaumont, Texas. We are so excited to have our newest physician Dr. William Pearce providing top notch care and research opportunities to patients in the Beaumont area. To schedule an appointment, please feel free to call, our number is listed at the top of the webpage or click on the tab next to Locations where it says Request an Appointment.

For Dr. Matthew Benz, ophthalmology is a family affair. Growing up, both his father and his grandfather were general ophthalmologists and practiced together. He knew that he wanted to be a doctor and when it came time to picking his specialty, ophthalmology was the right fit. Dr. Benz is also married to an ophthalmologist! Learn more about Dr. Benz in this video.

Houston is a wonderful place to do medical research and that’s what drove Dr. Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD to join Retina Consultants of Texas. We invite you to watch our video and hear Dr. Wykoff talk about the innovative work that is being done in our research centers here at RCTX.

You can watch Dr. Charles Wykoff explain the complexity surrounding diseases of the eye and why it takes an expert, unified team approach to treat patients!

At Retina Consultants of Texas, our physicians work together as a team to provide great patient care, while at the same time being involved in cutting edge clinical trials. We invite you to watch our video and get to know Dr. Christopher Henry, who talks about how this private practice model makes us unique.

We invite you to watch our video and listen to Dr. David Brown discuss how we created a world-class clinical research center and research clinical program at Retina Consultants of Texas. It has been our mission to create regional centers throughout the Greater Houston area with the same level of care you could receive from the Texas Medical Center, closer to home.

At Retina Consultants of Texas, our physicians are dedicated to finding cures for blindness through cutting-edge research. We understand how scary it is to lose your eyesight. Our highly trained physicians work hard to care and preserve our patients’ vision. We invite you to watch Dr. Eric Chen talk about how gratifying it is to help patients who were once blind and now can see.

We'd love for you to know Dr. James C. Major, Jr! Dr. Major is a board-certified retinal surgeon and ophthalmologist (second generation!). In addition to his MD, he earned a PhD in Ornithology/Population Genetics. Considered one of our experts in the field of retinal diseases and surgery, Dr. Major has published dozens of scientific papers, book chapters, and national meeting abstracts on vitreoretinal surgery, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, endophthalmitis, vitreomacular traction and macular holes, raptor retinal imaging, and ocular trauma. In his free time, Dr. Major enjoys football, the outdoors, birding, falconry, and history. Get to know Dr. Major, watch the video below.

We are committed to providing the highest level of personalized care and service to each patient and the referring doctor. To our referring doctors, thank you for trusting us to care for your patients. We are going to treat your patient individually, we have all the technology, we have the expertise, we have the skill, the clinical background and research background to give your patient the best care possible. We strongly believe that patients get the best care when we work closely together.

Thank you for trusting us to care for your patients. We are committed to providing the highest level of personalized care and service to each patient.

At Retina Consultants of Texas, our physicians are committed to driving the field of retina forward through cutting-edge research. Watch our video and learn about how the clinical research trials at RCTX are changing not just Houston, but the whole world.

We invite you to get to know Dr. Tien Wong! Watch our video and learn about how our practice has evolved and expanded since our inception.

In this video, Dr. Richard Fish talks about how valuable each member of our team is. As a musician himself, Dr. Fish likes to think of our team approach like a symphony orchestra. We invite you to watch our video and get a glimpse of how our team works together to blend into a really nice harmony.

Growing up, Dr. Ankoor Shah volunteered with his family at a charity eye camp in India. He saw firsthand the difference you could make in someone’s life by helping them improve their vision and remembers people dancing after cataract surgery because they could see again. Those experiences led him to become the retina specialist he is today. Watch Dr. Shah talk about his passion for this field.

Dr. Richard Fish went to medical school thinking he was going to be a psychologist. Then he got to his ophthalmology rotation in his residency and he immediately knew it was what he wanted to do. He says it was instant, like a book he just couldn’t put down. Watch Dr. Fish talk about why he wanted to be a retina specialist.

Have you ever wondered why your doctor decided to become a retina specialist? For Dr. Tien Wong, he liked being able to reverse the loss of vision and the ability to surgically and medically treat patients. Dr. Wong is an expert surgeon and often studies his game tape to analyze his technique and improve his skills.

In this video, Dr. Tien Wong talks about his educational background and how we ended up coming home to Houston to practice medicine. Learn more about Dr. Wong at retinaconsultantstexas.com.

Lecture on Historical, Ophthalmologic, Musical, and Neurological aspects of blind musicians. Given December 13, 2016 at Houston Methodist Hospital as part of its Center for Performing Arts Medicine lecture series. A curated playlist of songs referenced in the lecture as well as other music by blind musicians is here: https://open.spotify.com/user/rhfretd...

Dr. Richard Fish is a very active semi-professional musician. He plays drums in the University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band, two rock and roll bands comprised of doctors, and several jazz bands. Here his group performs, “Walk Don’t Run.”