General Info

Dr. Allen Zieker was a partner of the former Troy Eye Associates and a founding member of Albany-Troy Cataract and Laser Associates. Expansion into communities surrounding Albany and Troy led to the renaming of the practice to Ophthalmic Consultants of the Capital Region. The goal of the expansion is to better serve patients from all the areas of the Capital District. Dr. Allen Zieker is the president of the practice and director of cataract surgery. Dr. Allen Zieker is a board-certified ophthalmologist and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Academy of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Dr. Allen Zieker is the medical director and one of the founding members of the Albany Regional Eye Surgery Center. Dr. Allen Zieker has been in practice as an ophthalmologist for more than 33 years. Working with cataract patients is his passion; in fact,last year alone he performed more than 1,500 cataract surgeries. During his career, he has completed well over 5,000 laser procedures and several thousand astigmatic surgeries. Dr. Allen Zieker received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Maryland and his M.D. at the Albany Medical College of Union University. After finishing a residency in internal medicine in Connecticut, he then completed an ophthalmology residency at the Albany Medical Center Hospital in 1981. Dr. Allen Zieker is a board-certified ophthalmologist and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Academy of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Dr. Allen Zieker is the medical director and one of the founding members of the Albany Regional Eye Surgery Center. To listen to the podcast of the program, click here: http://wamc.org/post/medical-monday-dr-allen-zieker-ophthalmology#stream/0