Dr. William Z Bridges, MD



Ophthalmology     -  North Carolina,  Asheville

 Overview

Dr. William Z Bridges, MD works in Asheville, North Carolina is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Emory University School Of Med. Dr. Bridges is affiliated with Mission Hospitals and practicing for 32 years

 Specialties

  • Ophthalmology

 Conditions

• Abdominal Injuries
• Abscess
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Argon Laser Treatment
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Bone Reconstruction Recovery
  ...
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Bowel Strangulation
• Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pediatric
• Cataract, Congenital, With Microcornea or Slight Microphthalmia
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Infections
• Colpopexy
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Dermatitis
• Diverticulitis
• Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Feeding Assessment
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hepatitis A
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hypercholesterolemia Due to LDL Receptor Deficiency
• Immunodeficiency Without Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Laser Laparoscopy
• Laser Microsurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Limb Reattachment
• Lung Cancer
• Lymphocytosis
• Maxillofacial
• Metastatic Tumors (Brain)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Non-Surgical Bite Correction
• Nondependent Hallucinogen Abuse
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Obstetric Procedures
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Oculo-Cerebro-Acral, (Roberts-Like) Ectrodactyly
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Pediatric Liver Transplants
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Repair of Rectocele With Robotic Assistance
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Rumination Disorder
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
• Severe Asthma
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Thinning of Skin
• Thoracic Tumors
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tomosynthesis-Guided Breast Biopsy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
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 Procedures

• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Alternating Hyperphoria
• Anisocoria
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Behçet's Disease
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
  ...
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blind Hypotensive Eye
• Blindness
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chorioretinitis
• Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM)
• Chronic Endophthalmitis
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Contusion of the Eyeball
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Erosion
• Corneal Ulcer
• Dacryoadenitis
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
• Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endophthalmitis
• Esotropia
• Exophoria
• Exotropia
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis
• Foveal and-or Macular Hypoplasia
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Graves' Disease
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Heterophoria
• Hypertropia
• Hyphema
• Hypopyon
• Hypotony of Eye
• Juvenile Macular Degeneration
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lazy Eye
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Malignant Neoplasm of Eye
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Neuritis
• Paracentesis of Anterior Eye
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pars Planitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Posterior Scleritis
• Presbyopia
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pterygium
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
• Retained Intraocular Foreign Body, Magnetic
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Ischemia
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Telangiectasia
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Retinoblastoma
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Retinoschisis
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleral Reinforcement Surgery
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 32

 State License

  • North Carolina

 Spoken Languages

  • Russian

 Education & Training

Residency Hospitals

Emory University School Of Med



Medical School

Emory University School Of Medicine

Atlanta, GA, United States

Graduated: 1991

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Western Carolina Retinal Association
21 Medical Parks Drive
North Carolina (NC)
Asheville
28803
 Phone:(828) 255-8978
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    80 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes

Other Office Locations

 Western Carolina Retinal Association
144 Holly Springs Parks Drive
North Carolina (NC)
Asheville
28734
 Phone:(828) 524-7666

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Western Carolina Retinal Association, 21 Medical Parks Drive, Asheville, North Carolina (NC), 28803




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • American Republic
  • AvMed
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Blue Options PPO
  • CHAMPVA
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • CoreSource
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Choice Health
  • GEHA
  • Golden Rule
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • HealthSmart
  • Humana
  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
  • MedCost
  • MedCost PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Medico
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • MVP Health Care
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • POMCO Group
  • Thrivent Financial
  • Tricare
  • UniCare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • Universal American
  • Wellpath Preferred PPO
  • Wells Fargo Insurance

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 Affiliated Hospitals


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Mission Hospitals

509 Biltmore Avenue North Carolina NC, Asheville, 28801

Mission Hospitals is a hospital located in Asheville, NC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 5 of 16 procedures.



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