Thomas Walsh, MD

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Email	thomas.walsh@yale.edu
Phone	(203) 785-2020 (800) 395-7949 (Toll-free, Nationwide)
Fax	(203) 785-5909
Office Address	Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40 Temple Street, Third Floor New Haven, CT 06510
Mailing Address	Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Yale University School of Medicine P.O. Box 208061 New Haven, CT 06520-8061

Professional Statement

Dr. Thomas Walsh is the neuro-ophthalmologist at the Yale School of Medicine. He was trained and graduated from Bowman-Gray in 1958 and did his residency at North Carolina Baptist Hospital from 1962-1964. He then did a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute. Since that time, he has practiced neuro-ophthalmology at Yale, where he runs the Neuro-ophthalmology Service. He is also Senior Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, which he visits frequently.

Dr. Walsh was named Distinguished Graduate by Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in 1983, and received an honorary degree from Bejing University in 2004. He is the author of two textbooks related to Neuro-ophthalmology, including Visual Fields, published by the Academy of Ophthalmology and now in its third edition. He serves on the Telemedicine Board of Orbis International, and has more than 20 articles online. He is a frequent lecturer at other universities, and a frequent contributor to the literature.

Clinical Interests

Neuro-ophthalmology

Education & Training

Medical	MD, Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University
Residency	North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Fellowship	Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami (Neuro-ophthalmology)

Additional Information and Links

• Optic Neuritis
  Dr. Thomas J. Walsh discusses optic neuritis, a condition which can result in partial or central visual loss and has a number of etiologies.
• Neuro-Ophthalmology Section