Heather M. Skeens, MD

Dr. Skeens, is a cornea, cataract, and refractive fellowship trained ophthalmologist with 11 years experience in her field. Dr. Skeens performs all types of cornea transplantationtechniques including, full thickness cornea transplantation(PK), and partial thickness cornea transplantation(DSEK, DMEK and DALK). Additionally, she has extensive training and experience in the placement of the Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis, or artificial cornea transplant. She was the first in the state of South Carolina to offer the Boston Type 1 artificial cornea transplant. Dr. Skeens performs bladeless LASIK as well as PRK for the correction of refractive errors should a patient desire to decrease his/her dependence on glasses or contact lenses.