About

Robert Abel, Jr., M.D

A graduate of Wesleyan University and Jefferson Medical College, Dr. Abel performed his ophthalmology training at the Mount Sinai Hospital (in New York City) and a cornea transplant fellowship at the University of Florida. Dr. Abel co-founded the alternative medicine curriculum at Thomas Jefferson University where he was a former clinical professor of ophthalmology.

He has helped found eye banks, holds patents on artificial corneas, and received the senior honor award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).  He has spent 30 years teaching eye surgery courses and was a founding member of the Committee for International Ophthalmology of the AAO.

Dr. Abel has long been a nationally renowned teacher of conventional eye therapy and has done research on pharmacology, contact lenses and cornea transplantation.  He has written 14 chapters in books and over 120 scientific articles.

Over the years Dr. Abel has become convinced that we are treating symptoms and not the causes of disease.  Since the eye is intimately connected to the rest of the body, Dr. Abel has immersed himself in biochemistry and alternative medical systems as they apply to the eye.  As part of the complimentary aspect of his active medical practice, he has written 6 books, formulated eye vitamins and consults with numerous healthy living companies.  He has assisted in translations of ancient Ayurvedic eye therapies.

Dr. Abel’s mission is bringing mind-body medicine to 21st century eye care and to provide people with options to common visual problems.  He lives the life he preaches, and practices Tai Chi Ch’uan and resides in Wilmington, Delaware, with his wife.