Charles L. Schaffer, MD

"Skill and compassion go hand in hand when providing exceptional patient care. As an eye care professional, I stay up to date on the latest advancements in ophthalmology in order to provide the most current treatment options for my patients. As a doctor, I recognize that my patients are unique individuals who have placed a great deal of trust in me and my team. That is just one reason why I value each and every patient relationship.

Dr. Schaffer graduated summa cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, prior to completing his medical degree at the Albany Medical College in New York, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He is one of a select group of eye physicians that has also completed a residency in Internal Medicine, providing a firm background in the medical conditions underlying many eye disorders. Dr. Schaffer was also selected by the senior faculty at his residency as the Chief Resident in Ophthalmology in his final year of training. He was a full Commander in the United States Uniformed Services and is proud to be a veteran. Following his three-years of uniformed service, he commenced the practice of ophthalmology in the valley in 1994. His practice focus is comprehensive ophthalmology, with an emphasis on premium cataract surgery."

"Southwestern Eye Center was established in 1982 in Mesa, Arizona, by Dr. Lothaire Bluth. For more than 35 years, the practice has grown and continues to offer world-class technology and down-to-earth values.

Dr. Bluth pioneered the concept of bringing the doctor to the patient and bringing comprehensive eye care to rural and underserved areas throughout Arizona. On a given morning, three to four airplanes take Southwestern Eye Center ophthalmologists and their crews to outlying offices and ambulatory surgery centers where operations for cataracts, retinal disease, glaucoma, and oculoplastics are performed on those who are unable to travel to or afford care in larger metropolitan centers. Offering outpatient surgical procedures locally allows patients to receive superior and more convenient care at a fraction of the cost the same procedures required in a metropolitan or hospital setting.

More recently, Southwestern Eye Center partnered with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center as a founding practice in the American Vision Partners network. We will continue to operate all of our centers with the same level of quality you expect, and you will work with the same doctors and staff you have always trusted for your ophthalmology needs."