Dr. John Hinkle, M.D.

Dr. Hinkle attended college at Yale and earned his medical degree at University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and his fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at Wills Eye Hospital. He grew up on a horse farm in Kentucky, and moved to Vermont with his wife and two children in 2022.

Yale University, Bachelor of Arts (BA), 2009

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 2015

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Main Line Hospital, Internal Medicine, Internship, 2016

University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, Ophthalmology, Residency, 2019

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Wills Eye Hospital, Vitreoretinal, Fellowship, 2020

University of Vermont Medical Center

Repair of Retinal Detachment or Tear through Scleral Buckling, Repair of Retinal Detachment through Injection of Air or Other Gases, Vitrectomy Pars Plana

Scleral buckling is a surgical procedure used to repair a retinal detachment or tear. Retinal detachment is a very serious condition that requires immediate medical care. Scleral buckling improves the health of the patient by preventing permanent vision loss or blindness. Injecting air or gas into the eye is another

surgical procedure used to repair a retinal detachment or tear. By injecting an air or gas bubble into the center of the eye, the procedure stops the flow of fluid into the space behind the retina. The retina reattaches and the surgeon uses cryopexy (extremely cold temperature that induces scaring) to create a seal of scar tissue. Injecting air or gas into the eye for retinal detachment or tear improves the health of the patient by preventing permanent vision loss or blindness.

Vitrectomy is a surgical procedure where the vitreous humor gel that fills the eye cavity is removed to obtain better access to the retina. The surgeon is then able to remove any scare tissue or perform laser repair of retinal detachment and treatment of macular holes. Once this procedure is complete, the surgeon injects air or gas into the vitreous gel to help hold the retina in place so healing can occur. Vitrectomy improves the health of the patient by correcting cloudy vision, treating pathological conditions causing vision loss, preventing retinal or eye surgery, and to diagnosing a vitreoretinal condition.