Christina Cherny, OD

Optometry
4.7 stars out of five. |101 ratings
Specialties
Optometry, morespecialties

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ColumbiaDoctors at NewYork-Presbyterian The One

1111 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
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Insurances Accepted


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  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Christina Cherny, OD


Christina Cherny, OD, FAAO, Dip ABO, is an Assistant Clinical Optometrist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and specializes in cornea, specialty contact lenses, primary eye care, and myopia management. She was previously an Instructor in Ophthalmology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

Dr. Cherny graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Health and Society. She was awarded her optometry degree with a micro-credential in Advanced Cornea and Specialty Contact Lenses from State University of New York College of Optometry, and completed her residency in Cornea, Specialty Contact Lenses, and Ocular Disease at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary of Harvard Medical School. There, she gained valuable expertise in the medical management of corneal/anterior segment disease and irregularity, ocular graft-versus-host disease, ocular surface disease, aphakia, and degenerative myopia, as well as in comprehensive and emergent eye care.

Dr. Cherny's clinical interests include novel uses of specialty contact lenses to improve visual outcomes and ocular health, and she has published peer-reviewed literature, given lectures, and presented scientific posters at national/international conferences on this topic. She is board-certified by the American Board of Optometry and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.

Board Certifications

  • Optometry

Specialties & Expertise

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry
  • Residency: Harvard Medical School

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Clinical Optometrist

Patient Experience Rating


Current combined Rating
4.7 stars out of five. |101 ratings
The Patient Experience Star Rating represents how patients feel about the quality of their interaction with their Columbia provider during an office visit. This rating is derived from patient answers to four questions on a standardized experience survey, which is sent out to verified patients and administered by an independent third-party, Qualtrics. Responses are scored and converted to a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest rating.
  1. Did the provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
  2. Did the provider listen carefully to you?
  3. Did this provider show respect for what you had to say?
  4. How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?

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