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Ophthalmology Consultants
St. Louis, Missouri

Glaucoma Surgeon | St. Louis

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Job Description

Glaucoma Surgeon | St. Louis, Missouri

Ophthalmology Consultants is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible, fellowship-trained Glaucoma Surgeon to join our established and growing ophthalmology practice in St. Louis, Missouri.

This is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-volume glaucoma practice with immediate clinical and surgical demand, an established patient base, and a strong regional referral network.

The Opportunity

Ophthalmology Consultants has a longstanding reputation for providing comprehensive, patient-centered eye care throughout the St. Louis region. Continued growth and increasing demand for glaucoma services have created an opportunity for an additional surgeon to join the team.

Our incoming glaucoma surgeon will have the opportunity to build a busy medical and surgical practice while benefiting from an established infrastructure and referral network.

Opportunity Highlights Include

  • Immediate medical and surgical glaucoma volume
  • Established patient and referral base
  • Strong regional network of referring optometrists and physicians
  • Cataract surgery and co-management opportunities
  • Advanced medical and surgical glaucoma cases
  • Opportunity to perform MIGS and traditional glaucoma procedures
  • Experienced technicians and clinical support staff
  • Efficient clinical and surgical infrastructure
  • Collaborative team of ophthalmologists and optometrists
  • Opportunity for continued practice growth
  • Leadership and mentorship opportunities
  • Long-term partnership and professional growth potential

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package designed to provide stability while rewarding productivity and long-term growth.

  • Competitive base salary
  • Production-based earning potential
  • Generous commencement/sign-on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • CME allowance
  • Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement benefits
  • Professional liability coverage
  • Licensing and credentialing support
  • Long-term growth and partnership potential

Why St. Louis?

St. Louis offers the amenities of a major metropolitan area without the cost of many larger U.S. cities.

Physicians can enjoy an outstanding quality of life with diverse neighborhoods and suburban communities, nationally recognized restaurants, professional sports, arts and entertainment, parks, and family-friendly attractions.

The region also offers excellent accessibility, with a major international airport and a central U.S. location that makes travel convenient.

For physicians looking to build a high-volume surgical practice while establishing long-term roots, St. Louis offers an attractive combination of professional opportunity and quality of life.

Why Ophthalmology Consultants?

This opportunity combines an established patient population, immediate glaucoma demand, strong referral relationships, surgical volume, and experienced clinical support.

Rather than building a practice from the ground up, our incoming surgeon can step into an existing need while having the opportunity to further develop and shape glaucoma services throughout the region.

Whether you are completing glaucoma fellowship or are an experienced surgeon considering your next opportunity, we would welcome the opportunity to connect.

  • Let's Connect
  • For confidential consideration or additional information, contact our Physician Recruitment team:
  • Carissa Vitry
  • Senior Physician Recruiter – Ophthalmology Focused
  • CarissaVitry@eyecare-partners.com
  • Call/Text: 321-501-2590

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical and surgical glaucoma care, including advanced cases, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and traditional glaucoma procedures. Build and grow a busy glaucoma practice while collaborating with ophthalmologists, optometrists, and referring clinicians.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologists with fellowship training in glaucoma. The role calls for the ability to provide medical and surgical glaucoma care; both recent fellowship graduates and experienced surgeons are welcome.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical Glaucoma CarePatient CareClinical Practice DevelopmentSurgical Case ManagementInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 96% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
32% this job
Relocation assistance
21% this job
CME allowance
5% this job
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.7this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,116 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ophthalmology Consultants

Medical Practices
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive base salary
Production-based earning potential
Generous commencement/sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
CME allowance
Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid time off