Male 72 years


Dr. Benton F Murphy, MD



Ophthalmology     -  Colorado,  La Junta

 Overview

Dr. Benton F Murphy, MD works in La Junta, Colorado is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Creighton University School Of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Murphy is affiliated with Parkview Medical Center and practicing for 46 years

 Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

 Conditions

• Abscess
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Astigmatism
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Blepharitis
• Diabetic Eye Disease
• Diverticulitis
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
  ...
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• Feeding Assessment
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hypercholesterolemia Due to LDL Receptor Deficiency
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Lymphocytosis
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Norplant
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Overuse Injuries
• Paraesophageal Hernia
• Pelvic Disorders
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Thrombolysis
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Transendoscopic Stent Placement
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
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 Procedures

• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blindness
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Chalazion
• Corneal Diseases
• Corneal Ulcer
  ...
• Diabetic Eye Disease
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endophthalmitis
• Entropion
• Esophoria
• Eye Trauma
• Eyeglasses
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Glaucoma
• Headache
• Heterophoria
• Keratitis
• Lazy Eye
• Low Vision
• Macular Degeneration
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Malignant Neoplasm of Eye
• Nearsightedness
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Pterygium
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Entropion or Ectropion
• Retina Diseases
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Strabismus
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Visual Field Defects
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 46

 State License

  • Colorado

 Spoken Languages

  • Spanish

 Education & Training

Medical School

Creighton University School Of Medicine

Omaha, NE, United States

Graduated: 1977

Residency Hospital

University Hospital Case West Res University

Cleveland, OH, USA

Year completed: 1985

Internship Hospital

University Oreg Health Scis Center

Portland, OR, USA

Year completed: 1978

 Awards

1   AA Oph
2   AAOPH
3   AMA
4   COS
5   Pueblo Co MS
6   Pueblo County Medical Society

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Rocky Mountain Eye Center
102 Santa Fe Avenue
Colorado (CO)
La Junta
81050
 Phone:(719) 384-8719
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    35 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes

Other Office Locations

 Rocky Mountain Eye Center
3954 Sandlewood Lane
Colorado (CO)
La Junta
81005
 Phone:(719) 561-2244

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Rocky Mountain Eye Center, 102 Santa Fe Avenue, La Junta, Colorado (CO), 81050




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • AARP
  • Aetna
  • Ameriben
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Colorado Access
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna
  • Humana
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • MultiPlan
  • Presbyterian Health Plan
  • Presbyterian Health Plan, Inc.
  • Rocky Mountain Health Plans
  • Special Needs Plan SNP
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Parkview Medical Center photo


Parkview Medical Center

400 West 16th Street Colorado CO, Pueblo, 81003

Parkview Medical Center is a hospital located in Pueblo, CO. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 14 procedures.



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