Cleveland Clinic

The key to protecting your vision is good eye health and eye care, as well as early diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic conditions. As people get older, this becomes increasingly important. Join Cole Eye Institute ophthalmologist Richard Gans, MD, FACS in a free online chat where he will answer your questions concerning adult general ophthalmology including topics like eye injury, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and refractive conditions.

Dr. Gans joined The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute in 2004. He is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with specialty interests in cataracts, corneal diseases, diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, eye injuries, and glaucoma, as well as an accomplished surgeon. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Gans is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Ophthalmology at The Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Dr. Gans has been an ophthalmologist in the Cleveland area for over 20 years. Prior to his coming to the Cleveland Clinic, he was on staff at University Hospitals of Cleveland and at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland. Dr. Gans is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, where he also completed his ophthalmology residency.
Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute is ranked among the top ophthalmology programs in the country by U.S.News & World Report, making us the top-ranked program in Ohio. We are among an elite group of dedicated, comprehensive eye institutes. Our fully integrated model helps us provide patients with quick and easy access to specialty and sub-specialty care for a wide spectrum of eye conditions – from the routine to the complex. Cole Eye Institute has extended its quality ophthalmic care to several locations throughout Northeast Ohio, allowing patients access to ophthalmologists closer to their homes.