Tidewater Eye Centers

Dr. Roger Newsom is a cataract surgeon who is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. For over 20 years he has focused on micro­incisional cataract surgery using the most advanced FDA approved intraocular lenses. Currently he implants 3 classes of lenses in cataract surgery which include distance, astigmatism and trifocal/multifocal lenses. Dr. Newsom was one of the first in Tidewater to use the LenSx laser platform for cataract surgery and has performed over 15,000 ocular surgeries. Dr. Newsom also completed a fellowship in eyelid and tear duct surgery at the University of Toronto in 1996 and provides consults on request.

Dr. Rappaport joined Tidewater Eye Centers in 1999, as a Glaucoma Specialist, after being in private practice for 5 years with Southeastern Eye Center in North Carolina. He is subspecialty trained in the treatment of glaucoma, including the use of lasers, drainage devices and antimetabolites in surgery. Dr. Rappaport lectures at state meetings as well as internationally on the new advancements in the treatment of glaucoma. He is currently on staff at Maryview Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. Dr. Rappaport also has extensive experience in the latest technologies for small incision, no stitch cataract surgery, using Toric and Multifocal intraocular lenses. He also is experienced in performing laser vision correction surgeries.

Dr. Wayne DeVantier is a board certified ophthalmologist who provides high quality comprehensive eye care to patients from Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and other Hampton Roads areas. Dr. DeVantier has a special interest in diabetic eye complications and glaucoma care. After 35 years practicing ophthalmology (32 years in Tidewater) Dr. DeVantier has partially retired and is no longer performing eye surgery. After receiving his medical degree from Georgetown School of Medicine, Dr. DeVantier spent two years as a U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon at Oceana. Once he completed a residency at Bethesda Naval Hospital, he was transferred to the Naval Hospital at Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico, where he served admirably for several years.