About Us
Dr. Robert H. Marmer, M.D. was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Ohio State University. His medical degree was granted with honors from the University Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico. After Dr. Marmer completed his internship in Houston, Texas, he practiced Family Medicine in San Diego, CA. Following his Ophthalmology residency program at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Marmer spent time as a Professor of Ophthalmology lecturing to students at Ahmadubello University in Kaduna and Zaria, Nigeria, West Africa. In 1975, Dr. Marmer began his private practice in Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Marmer prides himself on being at the leading edge of technology. He faithfully followed the progress of the refractive surgery technique that was changing the lives of millions of nearsighted people. Dr. Marmer was among the first of US physicians to travel to Russia to learn about the procedure from the world renowned surgeon, who was instrumental in perfecting RK, Dr. Svyatoslav Fyodorov. Dr. Marmer was the first surgeon to introduce and perform Radial Keratotomy (RK) surgery in Georgia. Since his first RK surgery in 1979, Dr. Marmer has performed over 30,000 Refractive surgery cases and has been referred to as a “specialist in Refractive Surgery”. Dr. Marmer has also successfully performed many Lasik and PRK (Laser Refractive Surgery) procedures.
He is one of only two Ophthalmologists in the United Stated trained to perform Hyperopic Thermal Keratoplasty for farsightedness, giving him the surgical tools to potentially eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses for virtually every refractive disorder. He is one of the few ophthalmologists trained in the surgical reversal of Presbyopia to eliminate reading glasses and is the only ophthalmologist in the US to provide ozone therapy for the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosia. Dr. Marmer is a member of: The American Medical Association, The Medical Association of Atlanta, Medical Association of Georgia, The American Academy of Ophthalmology, The Kerato-Refractive Society, the International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty, The American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Refractive Surgery Club (charter member), The American College of Eye Surgeons, The International Association for Ocular Surgeons and many other National and International Societies.
Dr. Marmer has been a medical advisor and on the board of The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Georgia. He is the past president of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation (Atlanta Affiliate) and board member of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. He has a faculty appointment as Clinical Professor of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA: Dr. Marmer has had the privilege of being the official team Ophthalmologist for the NBA Atlanta Hawks for over 30 years and was also selected as the IHL Atlanta Knights and the ABL Atlanta Glory team Ophthalmologist. He was selected as the ophthalmologist for the 1996 Olympics and the 1998 Maccabee Games held in Atlanta, Georgia.
