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Karilyn Piwoni-Lippa, O.D.

Karilyn Piwoni-Lippa, O.D.

Ophthalmology

UR Medicine Faculty The University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) consists of over 900 specialist and primary care providers spanning 19 departments. URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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Appointment (585) 273-3937

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About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is an experienced optometrist who provides comprehensive eye care with emphasis on ocular disease, contact lens, senior care, dry eye, and co-management with ophthalmology subspecialists. She is well-respected in the Rochester region, with more than 20 years of experience working in...
Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is an experienced optometrist who provides comprehensive eye care with emphasis on ocular disease, contact lens, senior care, dry eye, and co-management with ophthalmology subspecialists. She is well-respected in the Rochester region, with more than 20 years of experience working in private practice in Greece. She enjoys seeing a wide range of patients, from tweens starting with contact lenses to seniors navigating age-related eye disease.

Dr. Piwoni-Lippa is a native of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Wisconsin. She then completed her optometry training at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She arrived in Western New York in 2001 and has been providing routine and complex optometric care since. As a former associate of a local specialty ophthalmology practice, she is adept at co-managing patients with ophthalmologists and primary care physicians. Services routinely performed by Dr. Piwoni-Lippa include:

Eye Exams and spectacle prescribing
Contact lens prescribing and fitting
Cataract evaluation, referral and co-management
Diabetic eye disease screening
Urgent care treatment and triaging
Glaucoma evaluation, treatment and referral

Faculty Appointments

Senior Instructor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

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