Board-certified vitreoretinal surgeon Michael Ammar, MD practices in Carlsbad at the Retina Consultants San Diego office on El Camino Real, where he co-directs the clinical research department. His USC medical degree (Alpha Omega Alpha), University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute residency, and Wills Eye Hospital surgical fellowship underpin a referral-based retinal practice that evaluates diabetic and hypertensive patients routed by Kaiser Permanente Carlsbad Medical Offices. As Chief of Ophthalmology at Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla, he maintains active clinical trial enrollment at the Carlsbad location for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema therapies. Post-operative planning for complex vitreoretinal cases occasionally involves coordination with San Diego Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists when lacrimal or orbital pathology overlaps with retinal surgery staging. Surgical capabilities at this location include micro-incision vitrectomy through 25-gauge and 27-gauge trocar systems, scleral buckling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, and endolaser treatment for proliferative retinal disease.