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    Aaron Fairbanks, M.D.

    Aaron Fairbanks, M.D.

    Ophthalmology & Optometry (Eyes)

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    Eau Claire, WI

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    Hospital

    1221 Whipple St., Eau Claire, WI 54703
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    Eye Care (Ophthalmology & Optometry) —
    • 715-838-3937
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    Clairemont Campus Clinic

    733 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701
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    Eye Care (Ophthalmology & Optometry) —
    • 715-838-3937

    Menomonie, WI

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    Eye Care Center

    2407 Stout Road, Menomonie, WI 54751
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    Eye Care (Ophthalmology & Optometry) —
    • 715-231-3937

    Provider's Bio

    Sight is our most precious sense. We depend on our vision to navigate the world, perform our work, and care for our families and friends. I chose a career in ophthalmology to help protect, preserve and improve the vision of my patients so they can continue to do what they love. The eyes also provide a unique window to discover systemic disease and an opportunity to provide timely, and potentially lifesaving, treatment. During your visit, I look forward to helping you understand your diagnosis, discussing the best available treatment options and answering all of your questions. I will do my best to provide you and your family with thoughtful, kind and compassionate world-class care.

    I grew up in DeKalb, Illinois, the home of seed corn and barbed wire. I received my bachelor's degree with honors and research distinction in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I also earned my EMT-B license and worked as a phlebotomist during my undergraduate studies. In medical school at the University of Iowa, I won several awards and merit-based scholarships for top grades and teamwork in my classes and graduated with research distinction. I also worked as an anesthesia extern performing intubations and placing intravenous lines with the anesthesiologists.

    I was fortunate to train with the prestigious physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for my ophthalmology residency, and the world-renowned faculty at Massachusetts Eye and Ear during my retina fellowship in Boston, Massachusetts. I hope to bring my unique clinical and surgical experience to benefit the people of Eau Claire and northwest Wisconsin.

    In my free time, I enjoy running, hiking, water activities, playing soccer and ultimate frisbee. My wife and I love to travel, and we have a pet Samoyed named Nova who loves the snow.

    Training & Credentials

    Education

    • University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Research Distinction

    Internship

    • Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

    Residency

    • Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

    Fellowship

    • Medical Retina, Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    Memberships

    • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
    • American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)
    • American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

    Special Interests

    • Age-related macular degeneration
    • Diabetic retinopathy
    • Inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic and inherited retinal diseases
    • Standard and premium lens cataract surgery

    Research & Publications

    • Telemedicine for preoperative evaluation of upper eyelid malposition: reliability of diagnosis and surgical plan, August 2022.
    • Automated detection of squint as a sensitive assay of sex-dependent calcitonin gene-related peptide and amylin-induced pain in mice, August 2022.
    • Persistent placoid maculopathy-like findings in patients with giant cell arteritis, November 2021.
    • Surgical treatment of chiasmal glioma in neurofibromatosis 1, July 2020.
    • A Population-Based Study of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy following Cataract Surgery, June 2020.

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