J. Wayne Riggins, Ophthalmologist
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J. Wayne Riggins

Ophthalmologist

122 Hillside Avenue Fayetteville North Carolina, 28301
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About

J. Wayne Riggins, OD, MD, is on staff at Cape Fear Eye Associates in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  With clinical interests in cataract, glaucoma, refractive and strabismus surgeries, he has a decorated military history as well.  He was Chief of the ophthalmology department at the Womack Army Medical Center, and won awards for his work as a clinical instructor there.  A Colonel in the US Army Reserves, he was the first to establish a treatment regimen in the Army for soldiers with myopia and astigmatism.  A Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, he also performs Lasik surgeries, neonatal exams, and corneal transplant. 

Education and Training

Uniformed Services University of Health Services

Board Certification

American Board of Ophthalmology- Ophthalmology

Optometry

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 36 years of experience

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Instructor of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine -

Awards

  • Outstanding Clinical Instructor, Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, 1992   
  • Outstanding Clinical Instructor, Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, 1998   

Internships

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Association of Ophthalmology, American Association of Cataracts, American Society of Military Ophthalmologists, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard work

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • Southeastern Region of North Carolina Radio Reading Service for the Blind, Board of Directors

Hobbies / Sports

  • Golf, Travel, Hiking

Favorite professional publications

  • Refractive Surgery Journal

J. Wayne Riggins's Practice location

122 Hillside Avenue -
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
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New patients: 910-484-2284
http://capefeareye.com/

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