
Redesigning care, with your safety top of mind.
Hospitals and medical offices are now permitted to see patients for all types of care, including elective surgery. We have been working hard to ensure that the hospital and physicians' practices are ready for you. Please call your provider or login to MyChart to schedule an in-person or telehealth video visit today!
Keeping You Safe
Hospitals and medical offices are now permitted to see patients for all types of care, including elective surgery. We have been working hard to ensure that the hospital and physicians' practices are ready for you. We have redesigned the way we provide care with your safety in mind.We will continue to offer telehealth video visits for anyone who prefers that option. However, we want to reassure you that we are taking the necessary steps to protect your safety when you need to come to the hospital, a primary care office, or one of our specialty practices.
Some of the measures GBMC Health Partners is taking to protect patients include:
- GBMC Health Partners is seeing patients in person and via telehealth video visits. Using video visits allows you to talk with your doctor without leaving home. This reduces the number of patients coming through the office and decreases the potential for inadvertent exposure of patients and staff to COVID-19. Thus, in-person visits can be done safely for those who need them. We encourage you to utilize MyChart for your telehealth needs, and you can also call your doctor if you need help. We are ready to assist you.
- Extensive cleaning of all work spaces and patient areas is performed between encounters and throughout the day.
- Temperature screening stations are in place at hospital entrances and in our practices. All patients, providers, and staff members have their temperature checked upon arrival and must wear masks (along with other appropriate personal protective equipment "PPE" if necessary).
- All patients are asked COVID-19 screening questions when they make their appointment and again when they arrive. Patients are given specific appointment times to limit the number of people in the offices at one time, and are kept in private exam rooms during their visits.
- To allow for safe distancing, our office hours may be adjusted during this time, and offices themselves have been rearranged. In certain locations, there may be physical barriers in place, and in some cases, family members may be asked to wait in their vehicles. A family member or friend may accompany a patient if it is medically necessary for the patient, or if the patient is a minor.
- All surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 pre-operatively.
- COVID-19 positive patients and patients under investigation (PUIs) who require hospital admission are sequestered in the hospital. Outpatients who are COVID-19 positive or PUIs are encouraged to utilize telehealth video visits to determine whether in-person care is needed.
A state of the art facility that has provided vision and medical eye care to the Baltimore community for over 60 years
With its beginnings rooted in the Presbyterian Eye, Ear, and Throat Charity Hospital, the Eye Center at GBMC has evolved into one of the premier eye care centers in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Our specialists provide a full spectrum of services ranging from routine eye exams to sophisticated diagnostic procedures and the latest surgical techniques. We also partner with The Richard E. Hoover Rehabilitation Services for Low Vision and Blindness.
Our mission is to provide the highest level of service to patients, resulting in health, healing and hope. We strive to do this as efficiently as possible, emphasizing quality in a setting of care and compassion.
We commit to providing every patient, every time, the care that we would want for our own loved ones.
Our Team

Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology

Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Dr. Jensen completed her residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and her fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
In addition to her role at GBMC, Dr. Jensen is the Pediatric Ophthalmologist consultant for the Maryland School for the Blind and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland. She is an active fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Allison Jensen, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Allison Jensen, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Ophthalmology

Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Ophthalmology

George W. Duncan, MD
Ophthalmology

George W. Duncan, MD
Ophthalmology

Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Lead Provider, GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery

Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Lead Provider, GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery
Dr. Grumbine provides comprehensive ophthalmic care for patients with a subspecialty interest in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. This subspecialty addresses medical and surgical issues relating to the management of eyelid and orbital tumors, eyelid and periocular reconstruction, repair of orbital fractures, disorders of the lacrimal system, correction of eyelid malposition, and thyroid eye disease.

Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Director, Resident Education for the Ophthalmology Residency Program
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery

Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Director, Resident Education for the Ophthalmology Residency Program
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery

Saman Bhatti, OD
Optometry

Saman Bhatti, OD
Optometry
Dr. Bregman provides comprehensive eye care for pediatric and adolescent patients with specific interests in amblyopia, strabismus, lacrimal disorders, eyelid disorders, pediatric glaucoma, and pediatric cataracts. She provides eye care for adult patients with strabismus as well.

Jana Bregman, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Jana Bregman, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Mark S. Foley, OD
Optometry

Mark S. Foley, OD
Optometry

Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Director of Contact Lens Service
Optometry

Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Director of Contact Lens Service
Optometry

Martin J. McGinn, OD
Optometry

Martin J. McGinn, OD
Optometry
Judy Starling, CPC
Judy moved from Tennessee to Baltimore in 1994. Though she loves living in Baltimore, she remains a die-hard Titans fan. She has worked in the medical field for 13 years, with experience in Primary Care, Plastics, and Otolaryngology. Judy has expertise in medical management, credentialing, billing, medical records, surgical coordinating, transcription, and referrals. She has worked with Dr. Brian Kaplan for over 8 years, and also serves as his Executive Assistant.
Our Services
- Routine/comprehensive eye exam
- Medical eye exam
- Cataract evaluation
- Diabetic eye exam
- Glaucoma evaluation
- Retinal evaluation
- Pediatric eye exam
- Contact lens fitting
- Adult strabismus evaluation and treatment
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Oculoplastics
- Low vision evaluation
- Orthoptic evaluation
- Visual field testing (Humphrey and Goldman)
- OCT (imaging test)
- Ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM)
- IOL Master 700
- Photography – fundus and slit lamp
- Corneal topography
- Pachymetry
- Optos
- Electrophysiologic testing
- Chalazion excision
- Foreign body removal
- Laser surgery treatments for glaucoma and following cataract surgery
- Cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement (including toric and premium intraocular lenses)
- Eye muscle surgery (strabismus surgery)
- Orbital, oculoplastic, and aesthetic surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Vitreoretinal surgery (retinal detachment repair, vitrectomy)

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Read MoreTypes of Providers
Some ophthalmologists pursue subspecialty training beyond their residency. In addition to comprehensive care, the Eye Center at GBMC provides care in the following subspecialties: pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, medical retina and low vision, oculoplastic surgery, and cataract surgery.
Contact Lens Division
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer all types of contact lens fittings including soft daily wear, disposable, toric, bifocal, specialty, and rigid gas permeable lenses.
Do you sell contacts?
Yes. You can easily order your lenses online and they'll be shipped directly to your home. Click here to order now.
Can I order contacts using my insurance benefits?
Yes. Please call 443-849-2475 to speak to our contact lens specialist.
Do I need to bring my old contacts with me?
Yes. This helps our technicians and doctors if we know what type of contacts you are wearing and what your most recent prescription is.
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