Dr. Daniel Rafaelov

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Get to know Optometrist Dr. Daniel Rafaelov, who serves patients in Brooklyn, New York.

An established optometrist, Dr. Rafaelov is a part of the team of professionals at Eyecrafters Optical in Brooklyn, New York. He evaluates vision and eye health, as well as discusses the different types of eyeglasses and contact lens options to best suit each individual’s needs and desired look.

Working with both children and adults, Dr. Rafaelov is proficient in contact lens fittings, treating eye infections, managing ocular diseases, and referring to specialists, if necessary. He also keeps up with latest technology and medical advances to benefit his patients.

From children to the elderly, patients love the caring, knowledgeable optometry team at Eyecrafters Optical in Downtown Brooklyn. They have extensive experience providing highly advanced, compassionate vision care for their patients. The optometrists specialize in family practice optometry, glasses, contacts, dry eyes, glaucoma, LASIK, low vision, and a long list of subspecialties. 

Earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the City College of New York, Dr. Rafaelov went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry. 

Furthering his training, he completed externships in several different modes of practice. 

Optometry is a health care profession that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual systems for defects or abnormalities, as well as diagnosing and managing eye disease. Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary eye care through comprehensive eye examinations to detect and treat various visual abnormalities and eye diseases. Being a regulated profession, an optometrist’s scope of practice may differ depending on the location. Thus, disorders or diseases detected outside the treatment scope of optometry (i.e. those requiring certain surgical interventions) are referred out to relevant medical professionals for proper care, more commonly to ophthalmologists who are physicians that specialize in the tertiary medical and surgical care of the eye. Optometrists typically work closely together with other eye care professionals, such as ophthalmologists and opticians, to deliver quality and efficient eye care to the general public.

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