Eye Centers of Florida welcomes Dr. Michelle L. Diaz and Dr. Walid Mangal

FORT MYERS, Fla. - July 3, 2014 - PRLog -- David C. Brown, M.D. of Eye Centers of Florida welcomes Michelle L. Diaz, M.D. and Walid Mangal, D.O. on July 21, 2014. Dr. Diaz is a general ophthalmologist and fellowship trained refractive surgeon, specializing in cataract surgery and laser vision correction. Dr. Walid Mangal is a retinal surgeon, specializing in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, retinal tears and detachments, as well as retinal pathology. He is one of the few retinal surgeons in the country with specialized training in YAG laser vitreolysis of floaters and laser feeder vessel treatment for wet macular degeneration.

Dr. Diaz holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science from University of South Florida. She did her internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Florida, College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida and completed a fellowship in refractive surgery at Nebraska Laser Eye Associates in Omaha, Nebraska. She is licensed to practice in Florida, Nebraska and Iowa and will begin seeing patients as of July 21 at the main clinic in Fort Myers and other locations.

Dr. Mangal holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a Masters in Public Health from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., a Graduate Certificate degree in Physiology from Medical College of Virginia/VCU in Richmond, Virginia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The George Washington University, Columbian School of Arts and Sciences. He is licensed to practice in Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He will begin seeing patients as of July 21 at the main clinic in Fort Myers and other locations.

Founded in 1971 by David C. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S., Eye Centers of Florida is a full-service eye care provider with 20 doctors serving patients in its 12 South Florida offices.  It accepts Medicare and most forms of insurance and has knowledgeable staff available to assist patients in processing medical claims. Eye Centers of Florida also offers Care Credit, an interest-free financing program.

For more information, visit www.ecof.com, call (239) 939-3456, or stop by any of Eye Centers of Florida’s convenient locations in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Clewiston, Immokalee, LaBelle, Lehigh Acres, Naples, and Port Charlotte.