Dr. William H. Kehrli, M.D.

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Get to know Ophthalmologist and Retina Specialist, Dr. William H. Kehrli, who served patients in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Dr. Kehrli is a board-certified ophthalmologist, fellowship-trained retina specialist, and co-founder of the Northeastern Eye Institute in Pennsylvania. He practiced at the Scranton, Pennsylvania office, and specialized in diseases of the retina and surgery of the retina and vitreous. Services provided included cataract overview and surgery, eyelid rejuvenation surgery, dry eye treatment, PRK, binocular vision and PRK, corneal eye care, glaucoma treatment, and LASIK. 

After receiving his undergraduate degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Dr. Kehrli was awarded his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1965. Dr. Kehrli completed an internship at Charity Hospital and Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans (1965-1966), followed by a one year residency in general surgery at Temple University Hospital. 

He then served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. A veteran of the Vietnam conflict, he served as Director of Anesthesia for the Second Surgical MASH Unit. following his service, Dr. Kehrli conducted a three-year residency in ophthalmology (1969-1972) and a one-year fellowship in retinal and vitreous surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a physician who specializes in ophthalmology. The credentials include a degree in medicine, followed by a one-year internship then additional three years of residency training in ophthalmology. Following this, fellowship training in one of the ophthalmology subspecialties for one to two years.

Board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Kehrli is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and member of the Vitreous Society, the Pennsylvania Association of Ophthalmology and the Pennsylvania and Lackawanna Medical Societies. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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