About Dr. Phillips
Dr. Paul Phillips is a board-certified Ophthalmologist, specializing in corneal disease, cataracts and intraocular and corneal refractive procedures, such as LASIK and PRK. He obtained his B.S. in Biology at Stanford University, where he graduated with honors and played varsity soccer. He received his medical training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and his ophthalmology residency training at the University of Virginia. Dr. Phillips completed the highly regarded corneal fellowship at Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon with Dr. Mark Terry, a world pioneer in the field of endothelial corneal transplantation.
Along with multiple publications in peer reviewed journals and text books, Dr. Phillips has been an instructor in Anterior & Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Techniques and a presenter at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) meetings. In addition to his position here at Sightline, Dr. Phillips has also been an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, where he trained staff and residents to perform Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) and currently lectures to residents at the University of Pittsburgh Ophthalmology program.
Dr. Paul Phillips sees patients for anterior segment pathology and surgical care. Over the last decade Dr. Phillips has performed thousands of laser vision correction procedures in the form of LASIK and PRK and is one of few surgeons in the Pittsburgh region performing Phakic IOL implantations. He has performed over 20,000 cataract surgeries including thousands of specialty intraocular lens implantations to correct astigmatism and presbyopia. Dr. Phillips also performs minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) during cataract surgery to improve pressure control as well as Selective LASER Trabeculoplasties (SLT), and peripheral iridotomies for glaucoma. Additionally, he has performed over 10,000 YAG LASER capsulotomies to treat capsular fibrosis, or “after cataract,” formation.
As a cornea fellowship trained surgeon, Dr. Phillips is one of the busiest in Western Pennsylvania, specializing in performing corneal transplant procedures, including DMEK, DSAEK, and Penetrating Keratoplasty. He has performed over 1,000 of these surgeries while working at SightLine, along with many other corneal procedures to treat an array of pathologic conditions, including corneal crosslinking to treat keratoconus and corneal ectasias.
A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Paul Phillips and his wife, Gwen, live in Bradford Woods, PA with their two young sons, Leo and Alden, who both attend the North Allegheny School District. In his free time, Dr. Phillips enjoys fly fishing and coaching soccer.