Premier Physicians™

John F. Payne, M.D.; Barron C. Fishburne, M.D.; Stephen M. Hypes, D.O.; John A. Wells, III, M.D.; Jeffrey G. Gross, M.D.; FASRS; David L. Johnson, M.D.; W. Lloyd Clark, M.D.; Krishi V. Peddada, M.D.

Palmetto Retina Center is honored to be chosen by the readers of Columbia Metropolitan Magazine as Premier Physicians™. Doctors Clark, Fishburne, Gross, and Payne along with their colleagues at Palmetto Retina Center, offer a unique combination of advanced clinical technology and patient-centered compassionate care. Seven physicians provide treatment of retinal disease at seven locations throughout central South Carolina. Their clinical research center is one of the largest in the Southeast.

Patients from throughout the region have access to emerging therapies for blinding eye disease. At Palmetto Retina Center, fighting blindness through innovation is their mission. Research done at Palmetto Retina Center impacts retinal treatments around the world. With multiple clinical trials currently being conducted, pathways to the future of retinal care are promising, especially for the future generation. Palmetto Retina Center hopes that you will not need help with problems such as diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, or retinal detachment. But if you do, their physicians are ready and able to help protect your sight.