Dr. Renee McCoy

Dr. Renee McCoy

Renee Cane McCoy, M.D. is a graduate of Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1997. Dr. McCoy has lived in the Verde Valley of Arizona since 1998 where she has been providing comprehensive eye care as well as specialized glaucoma care since that time.

Dr. McCoy and her husband have three children that were born and raised in the Verde Valley. In her spare time she enjoys traveling with her family. They also hike in the beautiful mountains of Sedona, Arizona.

In the past, Dr. McCoy has given talks in the community on Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma and Diabetic Eye disease. She has given a presentation at a national conference on a particular type of cataract in patients with Cytomegalovirus Retinopathy.

Dr. McCoy joined the ClearVision team in 2006.

She is an accomplished no-stitch cataract surgeon and specialist in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma as well as being skilled in a wide variety of other medical and surgical eye care procedures. Dr. McCoy is also available for routine eye examinations and contact lens examinations.

She is our lead surgeon in the Cottonwood, Arizona office, which has been open since the beginning of 2006.

Call our Cottonwood office today for an appointment with Dr. McCoy.


Professional Practice


2006 - Present Pacific ClearVision Institute
Cottonwood, Arizona
Ophthalmologist

1998 - 2005 Prendiville Eye Center
Cottonwood, Arizona
Ophthalmologist

1997 - 1998 Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology/Glaucoma Preceptorship


Education


1994 - 1997 Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Ophthalmology Residency, Department of Ophthalmology

1993 - 1994 Franklin Square Hospital Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Internship, Preliminary Medicine

1989 - 1993 Howard University College of Medicine
Washington D.C.
M.D.

1986 - 1989 Howard University
Washington D.C.
B.S., Pre-Professional Chemistry


Honors and Awards


Life Member of the National Registry of Who's Who. 2001 Edition Professional Organizations, Certifications and Licensure.

2000 - Present Arizona Ophthalmological Society

1999 - Present American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

1996 - Present American Academy of Ophthalmology

1998 License, Arizona Board of Medical Examiners

1997 License, State Medical Board of Ohio National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate Research

1997 - 1998 Clinical Investigator

A One-Year, double-masked, randomized, 3-arm parallel group study comparing the effect of 0.005% latanoprost (Xalatan) and fixed combination 0.005% latanoprost-0.5% timolo! eye drops to 0.5% timolol on comeal endothelial cell counts and corneal thickness in patients with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension CTN: 9600PG053.


Publications


Treatment of Bleb Hypotony after Phacoemulsification With Autologous Blood. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers. 1998;29:pp.849-851


Presentations


1999 "Glaucoma- Diagnosis & Treatment" JCAHPO Presentation
Prendiville Eye Center
Cottonwood, AZ

1998 "The Aging Eye" for a Low Vision Exposition
Prendiville Eye Center
Cottonwood, AZ

1996 "Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts in AIDS Patients with Cytomegalovirus Retinopathy."
ARVO Annual Conference

1996 Health Careers Exposure Program, Upward Bound Participants
CWRU, Lerner Tower
Cleveland, Ohio

1996 Case Presentation
City Wide Ophthalmology Conference
Cleveland, Ohio

1994 Case Presentation
Cornea Grand Rounds
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio


Personal Interests


Traveling, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Calligraphy, Tennis, Theater