About Our Doctors

Dr. Billingsley

Dr. Cox

Dr. Fakadej

Dr. Fogleman

Dr. Griffin

Dr. Martin

Dr. Messner

Dr. Miller

Dr. Mincey

Dr. Shuler

Dr. Throneburg

Dr. White

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Photo caption: Dr. Messner performs a selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). This laser is often used on patients with open-angle glaucoma.

 

 

Daniel K. Messner, M.D., F.A.A.O.

Dr. Daniel Messner is a specialist in the treatment and surgery of glaucoma and cataracts. He has over 20 years of experience helping patients throughout the Carolinas.

His research experience has included studies on the evaluation of optic nerve structure, laser therapy for glaucoma, patient compliance with glaucoma therapy, antimetabolites to improve glaucoma surgery success, and new medical treatments for glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

He is particularly proud of his over 20 years of experience teaching colleagues throughout the Carolinas and beyond about glaucoma management.
Dr. Messner earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and graduated with highest honors. He served his internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis and completed his residency at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Messner then received his highly specialized fellowship in glaucoma from Washington University in St. Louis. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is also a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Society of Becker Fellows.

Dr. Messner joined Carolina Eye Associates in 1986. He and his wife, Eleisabeth Miller, live in Southern Pines, where he enjoys reading, hiking, running, and playing golf. They are proud parents of daughter Gabrielle, who is a graduate student at the University of California, Davis.

For more information about Dr. Messner, please visit our Forms & Downloads page to download or view his profile. To make an appointment, please contact our appointment desk.

 

 

 

 

Sees Patients In:

Fayetteville Center

Laurinburg Center

Pinehurst / Southern Pines Center

Sanford Center

 

Specializes In:

Glaucoma Treatment and Surgery

Cataract Surgery

YAG Laser for After Cataract Surgery

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