The Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology in the Department of Neurology provides expert consultation and clinical care for adult and pediatric patients with disorders of vision related to the nervous system.  

VCU fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologists Warren L Felton III, MD and Scott Haines, MD hold joint faculty appointments in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Ophthalmology and work closely with physicians and other providers of health care at VCU Medical Center and throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.  

The Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology provides comprehensive services including:  

  • Humphrey automated perimetry (visual field testing)  
  • Ocular coherence tomography (OCT)  
  • Critical flicker fusion frequency  
  • Optic fundus photography  
  • Auto-fluorescence Imaging  
  • Infrared pupillography  
  • Visual evoked potential (VEP), pattern and flash  
  • Electroretinography (ERG), standard full-field flash and multifocal  

Faculty members are active in clinical research and provide interpretation of various tests of visual function, such as automated visual field and visual electrophysiology studies including electroretinography (ERG) and visual evoked potentials (VEP) through the VCU Department of Neurology Neurophysiology Laboratory. 

Division faculty provide education for medical students at VCU and training for residents in the Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery. 

About the Chief

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About the Chief

Dr. Warren L Felton III is a tenured professor of neurology and ophthalmology of the VCU School of Medicine.

After receiving his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, he completed a neurology residency and neuro-ophthalmology fellowship at VCU Medical Center. A fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and certified by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in both neurology and vascular neurology, Dr. Felton is also the director of visual neurophysiology at VCU. With support from the National Institutes of Health and other industry funders, he’s served as principal investigator for more than 30 clinical research studies in the following fields: neuro-ophthalmology, multiple sclerosis, stroke and related central nervous system demyelinating disorders. He’s also authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and presented his work around the region, the country and the world.

Warren L. Felton III, M.D.

Warren L. Felton III, M.D.

Professor, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology Chief

Warren L. Felton III, M.D.

Warren L. Felton III, M.D.

Professor, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology Chief

Department of Neurology

Associate Chair of Clinical Activities
Professor, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Divisions: Adult Neurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Vascular Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis

Phone: (804) 828-7929

Email: warren.feltoniii@vcuhealth.org

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Scott Haines, M.D.

Scott Haines, M.D.

Associate Professor

Scott Haines, M.D.

Scott Haines, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Neurology

Phone: (804) 828-7929

Email: Scott.Haines@vcuhealth.org

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