About Us
When you are looking for customized dry eye treatment in North Carolina, we are your Doctors. We have state-of-the-art equipment and are up to date with the most innovative technologies to diagnose and treat dry eyes. Our Doctors are highly trained and aware of what it takes to give each patient personalized service in a relaxed, professional atmosphere.
Dr. Edward Paul
Dr. Edward Paul is known for his independence and tenacity when it comes to finding treatments for so-called “incurable” eye diseases. He also has a hard-earned reputation as one of the world’s leading authorities on macular degeneration and nutritional medicine. Often years ahead of the conventional medical establishment, he has evaluated, researched, formulated, and written about treatments and cures for various eye diseases – ranging from cataracts and macular degeneration to dry eye syndrome.
Dr. Paul is the developer and researcher behind TOZAL, a nutritional supplement that improves vision in patients with macular degeneration and O3+Maqui, a dietary supplement that relieves dry eye symptoms.
For more than 30 years Dr. Paul has been helping people to see better and live healthier lives by recommending the best of conventional medicine combined with alternative approaches. Dr. Paul holds multiple U.S. and foreign patents on pharmaceutical agents and medical devices used in the treatment of eye diseases and systemic disorders.
He has been chosen for ten consecutive years as one of “America’s Top Optometrists” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America. In addition, he was chosen the “Best of Wilmington” award in the category of eye physicians and designated as a “Top Doctor” by Findatopdoc.com. He is a graduate of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, where he received a Doctor of Optometry degree (O.D.), and holds a second doctorate, a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.), in Nutrition. Dr. Paul completed his internship at Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg and St. Luke’s Cataract & Laser Institute in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Dr. Paul is the author of several books, including Conquering Macular Degeneration and 101 Great Ways to Health. He serves as a contributing author to several national magazine publishers, including Rodale Press, publishers of Prevention magazine.
In 2005, Dr. Paul was appointed Honorary Consul of Belize by the Belizean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is an accredited diplomat recognized by the US Department of State.
Dr. Benjamin Taylor
Recent research & technology has proven that there is a myriad of options for treating dry eye disease, all which Dr. Benjamin Taylor incorporates into the care of his patients. He is adept at fitting scleral contact lenses, inserting punctal plugs, prescribing autologous serum, administering IPL treatment, and using amniotic tissue grafts to heal the surface of your eye. With all the latest diagnostic technology in office, he is fully equipped to identify the root cause of your dry eyes & tailor the treatment regimen to provide you with the most relief.
Dr. Taylor and his wife, Elizabeth, are both from Raleigh, North Carolina but they began to call Wilmington home in 2019. He is an avid surfer, musician, and outdoorsman and loves to take advantage of all the incredible activities that coastal North Carolina has to offer.
Dr. Taylor is an alumnus of North Carolina State University and he graduated cum laude from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Taylor received extensive training in ocular disease and specialty contact lenses at The Eye Center in Memphis, TN and at WG Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Additionally, Dr. Taylor was trained at Paul Vision Institute in ocular disease and low vision rehabilitation by Dr. Paul. He is an active member of the AOA and is currently a chair member for the Young Optometrist Committee in the North Carolina Optometric Society. He is currently accepting new patients and looks forward to providing you the dry eye relief that you have been looking for!
Dr. Alexandra Robertson
Dr. Alexandra Robertson is a Carolina native from Fort Mill, South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement. Dr. Robertson graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN and was awarded the Dr. Robert and Evelyn Henry Outstanding Clinician Award.
Dr. Robertson is incredibly passionate about sustainability and held an active role in clubs while attending both USC and SCO. She has incorporated sustainable practices into our Wilmington office including recycling contact lens cases, contact lens blister packs, and old prescription lenses.
Her approach is focused not only on her patients’ vision, but the comfort and health of their eyes. Every patient is unique, so she believes every treatment option needs to be customized to the patient. Dr. Robertson offers noninvasive chalazion treatment and personalized dry eye treatment. Her goal is to deliver exemplary eyecare to the community. She looks forward to meeting you at your next visit.