Dr. Willard Gardner Rice MD

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Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Willard G. Rice Jr., who serves patients inWorcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Rice Jr. is a board-certified ophthalmologist who is affiliated with UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts. UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Medical School with access to the latest technology, research, and clinical trials.

Dr. Rice Jr. is also an Instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). UMMS is the commonwealth’s first and only public academic health sciences center, home to three graduate schools. The center’s mission is to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research, and health care delivery with its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care. 

Dr. Rice Jr. earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 1968. He then went on to complete his residency in ophthalmology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in New York City, New York. 

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery, which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in the diseases, functions, and anatomy of the eye. They may provide routine care such as vision testing, as well as prescribe and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, ophthalmologists are also surgeons. They repair traumatic injuries to the eye and perform cataract and corneal surgery. 

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