SERGIU MARCUS, MD, PC

An appointment under Fifth Avenue’s shadow often means battling uptown foot traffic—but SERGIU MARCUS, MD, PC sits above 80th Street just off Park, quiet enough to unwind before a dilated fundus exam. Ophthalmologists on the Upper East Side balance routine vision checks against specialized care for everything from early cataracts to undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy, so finding one close to home saves the afternoon. 140 E 80th St 2nd. Floor centers the practice four blocks from the 4/5/6 trains and a short walk from Madison Avenue’s boutique stretch, handy before or after errands.

Inside, you’ll find services clustered around what matters most—glaucoma screening, contact-lens fitting, pre- and post-operative retinal scans—without the usual uptown sprawl of cookie-cutter chains. They handle macular degeneration monitoring too, keeping follow-ups local so patients aren’t zigzagging across town. Patients squeeze glaucoma tests between subway rides; others schedule pediatric refractions before ballet classes on weekends. The same office coordinates emergency eye-issue referrals, which beats explaining blurry vision over the phone.

Reach them at (212) 772-2500 whenever paperwork arrives from a referring internist or red eyes linger past bedtime. Less time spent hunting down an open slot in billing means more time for coffee on the walk home.

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