Dr. Kathryn Shmunes is a board certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist and cornea specialist with six years of ophthalmological experience. The daughter of Dr. Neil T. Shmunes and a second-generation ophthalmologist, Dr. Shmunes has already established herself as one of North Florida’s most highly skilled and referred eye surgeons for her deep levels of specialized medical expertise, and high levels of patient experience, satisfaction and results. While still in the early stages of her career, she is extremely well-reviewed online with a 5-out-of-5-star average on Healthgrades.

Dr. Shmunes went to medical school at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles, and completed her Internship and Residency at the Medical College of Georgia. She completed two Fellowships, one for Cornea & External Disease, the other for Cornea and Refractive Surgery, both with the Utah Cornea Fellowship – Hoopes Vision in Draper, UT.

In addition to providing LASIK and PRK surgery for a variety of eye diseases and conditions, Dr. Shmunes also performs such complex procedures as corneal transplants, implantable contact lenses and implantable iStents for glaucoma.