Meet Dr. Lowery P. King
LOWREY P. KING, M.D.
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Retinal Detachment • Macular Hole • Macular Pucker • Macular Degeneration • Diabetic Retinopathy • Retinal Vascular Occlusion
Dr. Lowrey P. King is a board-certified ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of medical and surgical diseases of the retina. He completed his undergraduate education at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee before pursuing his medical degree at the University of Mississippi. Dr. King then completed his ophthalmology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina following his residency training. He then completed training in retinal disease at the Washington National Eye Center at Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. King is active in many local and national professional organizations. He currently is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. He has authored and co-authored over a dozen major ophthalmology journal articles, as well as contributed chapters to medical and surgical textbooks on ophthalmic surgery.
Accomplishments
- Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Past president of the South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology
- Member in good standing with the American Society of Retina Specialists
- Current member and past president of the Charleston Ophthalmological Society
- Authored or coauthored more than a dozen major ophthalmology journal articles
- Contributed chapters to medical and surgical textbooks on ophthalmic surgery
- Taught and trained over 35 ophthalmology residents
- Mentored both American and International retina fellows while serving as a member of the faculty at MUSC
- Repeatedly awarded as Best Doctors in America™ over the past ten years
- Recognized by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists – Retina Surgery”
- Maintains an academic affiliation with MUSC as an associate clinical professor at the Storm Eye Institute
In addition to devoting his time and energy to patient care in a private practice setting for the past 32 years, Dr. King has devoted significant time to providing medical and surgical eye care to patients in the developing nations.
He has provided both cataract and surgical retina care to patients in need in Central America, South America, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He is currently an active participant in the charity organization Retina Global.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director and Chief of the Retina Division MUSC Storm Eye Institute
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology,
1993 MUSC Storm Eye Institute
Fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Surgery,
Washington Hospital Center
Residency training in Ophthalmology at MUSC Storm Eye Institute
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