About Insight Eye Center
Insight Eye Center, led by Dr. Michael E. Rom, is an ophthalmology practice in Mentor, Ohio, offering laser-assisted cataract surgery with modern lens implants, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, dry eye care, diabetic eye exams and general medical eye care. The practice strives to treat each patient like family and to give every patient their best possible vision.
What is Insight Eye Center?
Insight Eye Center is an ophthalmology practice in Mentor, Ohio, led by Dr. Michael E. Rom, a board-certified ophthalmologist with more than 30 years of experience. The practice offers laser-assisted cataract surgery with modern lens implants, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, dry eye treatment, diabetic eye exams, and general medical eye care — and strives to treat every patient like family and give them their best possible vision.
It is a single-surgeon practice on purpose. Dr. Rom sees you at the first exam, performs your surgery, and sees you afterward, supported by a staff trained in ophthalmology. Patients come from Lake, Geauga and eastern Cuyahoga counties, and many have been with the practice for decades.
Dr. Rom examining a patient at the slit lamp in the Mentor office.
What services does Insight Eye Center offer?
The practice's core is cataract surgery — standard and laser-assisted, with standard, toric and extended-range lens implants and astigmatism correction — together with glaucoma care from drops to minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Rom also provides YAG laser treatment for secondary cataract, dry eye treatment, diabetic eye exams, and diagnosis and management of retinal and other medical eye conditions.
- Cataract surgery no-stitch surgery with a lens implant matched to your eye
- Laser-assisted cataract surgery the Alcon LenSx® femtosecond laser
- Lens implant options standard, toric and extended-range
- Astigmatism correction limbal relaxing incisions and toric lenses
- Glaucoma diagnosis, drops, laser and surgery
- Kahook Dual Blade glaucoma surgery at the time of cataract surgery
- YAG laser for secondary cataract after surgery
- Medical eye care dry eye, diabetic eye exams, macular degeneration, retina
Where is Insight Eye Center?
Insight Eye Center is at 9485 Mentor Avenue, Suite 200, Mentor, Ohio 44060, on the second floor. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Call (440) 286-1188 or email info@insighteyecenter.com. Surgery is performed at an outpatient surgery center; exams, measurements, laser treatments and follow-up visits take place at the Mentor office.
Who leads the practice?
Dr. Michael E. Rom, a board-certified ophthalmologist, owns Insight Eye Center and is its primary surgeon. He trained at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Tufts–New England Medical Center, has performed over 40,000 cataract and glaucoma procedures, and has been chosen by his peers as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.
Common questions about the practice
Short answers to the questions patients ask most often. For anything specific to your eyes, ask Dr. Rom at your visit or call the office at (440) 286-1188.
Is Insight Eye Center accepting new patients?
Yes. Call (440) 286-1188 or use the request form and the office will call to schedule.
Which insurance does the practice accept?
Medicare and most major medical insurance plans. Call the office with your plan details and the staff will confirm coverage before your visit.
Does the practice do routine eye exams and glasses?
Yes, Dr. Rom provides comprehensive eye exams and refractions. Ask the office about vision-plan coverage for glasses prescriptions.
Where is surgery performed?
At an outpatient surgery center; exams and follow-up visits are at the Mentor office. The office gives you the surgery center's address and instructions before your surgery date.
Become a patient.
Request an appointment and the office will call to schedule a cataract evaluation, a glaucoma visit or an eye exam in Mentor.