Meet our Doctor
Dr. Claudio Ferreira
We are pleased to announce Dr. Claudio Ferreira, M.D. has joined the Healthy Vision Institute Family as our newest Ophthalmologist.
Dr. Ferreira’s deep rooted desire to help people came from watching his father who was an ophthalmologist. Since then, Dr. Ferreira has continued to learn from ophthalmologists from all over the world. After studying medicine at the University of Vassouras in Brazil, he completed his chief residency at University of California Los Angeles. For the past 19 years, Dr. Ferreira has played a key role in successfully maintaining people’s healthy vision in Fort Myers.
We are excited for him to join the team, and the exemplary care he will be able to provide to you.

Dr. Ferreira's Specialties
Macular degeneration Retinal Detachment Diabetic Eye Diseases
Eye Pain Glaucoma Blindness
Dry Eye Floaters
We are positive you will love him, and his abilities to help you continuing living life clearly.
Just listen to some of the happy patients Dr. Ferreira has helped!

Credentials
- Licensed in the state of Texas – USA
- Licensed in the State of Florida – USA
- Licensed in the State of Massachusetts – USA.
- Licensed in the State of Tennessee – USA.
- Licensed in the State of Virginia – USA.
- Licensed in the State of California – USA.
- Licensed in the State of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.
- Undergraduate School
- College Objetivo SP-G, Goiania, Brazil – BA in Electronics
- Medical School
- University of Vassouras – School of Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Surgical Vitreo-retinal Fellowship
- Vitreoretinal Foundation
- Surgical Vitreo-retinal Fellowship
- Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology Residency
- General Surgery Internship
- Consultant for Genentech
- Lucentis case studies – Eye Health Vision Centers – North Dartmouth, MA
- Consultant for OSI/Eyetech
- Roundtable – Dallas, Texas
- Consultant for OSI/Eyetech
- Roundtable – Miami Beach, FL
- Consultant for OSI/Eyetech – Update in Macular Degeneration
- Roundtable – Columbus, OH
- Allergan Posurdex Phase 3 Retinal Vein Occlusion Program
Co-investigator- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- The Pacific American Volunteer Association Appreciation Award 2002
- Los Angeles Eye Institute / LensCrafters – Gift of Sight Program
- The Pacific American Volunteer Association Appreciation Award 2003
- Los Angeles Eye Institute / LensCrafters – Gift of Sight Program
- Acute Internal Medicine and General Ophthalmology
Charlottesville Free Clinic – Charlottesville, VA - Chief Resident Department of Ophthalmology
- Charles Drew University/UCLA, Los Angeles, California
- Lee County Medical Society
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- American Medical Association
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology – Fellow
- Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology
- American Board of Ophthalmology Recertification to Dec 31, 2031
- American Board of Ophthalmology Certification –“Board Certified”
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
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