Dr. Wright Lauten, MD - Hattiesburg, MS - Ophthalmology Open Now

Dr. Wright Lauten, MD

Ophthalmology
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
5 
36
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Dr. Lauten is a native of Mobile, AL and a graduate of Vanderbilt University where he was summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He attended South Alabama College of Medicine on Scholarship and later returned to Vanderbilt for his residency in Ophthalmology. He completed a 2-year Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

During his stay in Birmingham, he was the attending for the Callahan Eye Emergency Department and Birmingham Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and presently resides in Hattiesburg, MS with his wife, Anna, and his three daughters Murphy, Lanier, and Mary Wright.

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 5
  • 23 insurances accepted
  • speaks English
  • Vanderbilt University Medical School, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
  • 21 comments
  • 1 award
  • 1 specialty
  • 9 areas of expertise
  • 1 board certification
  • 1 location

Patients’ Perspective

  • On-time appointments
  • Good bedside manner

Awards

  • Vitals Preferred Provider

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Location

Retina Specialists Of Mississippi

109 Millsaps Dr Ste B Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Accepting New Patients

Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Wright Lauten

  • Aetna
  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • Aetna Health Network
  • Ambetter
  • BCBS AL PPO
  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
  • BCBS MS
  • Cigna Health Spring - HMO Medicare
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • CIGNA PPO
  • First Health PPO
  • Humana Choice POS
  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Multiplan PPO
  • PHCS PPO
  • Priority Health
  • Tricare
  • UHC CHIPS
  • UHC Choice Plus POS
  • UHC Compass HMO
  • UHC Options PPO
  • UMR
  • Wellcare

Specialties

Dr. Wright Lauten has the following specialty

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Wright Lauten has the following 9 areas of expertise

  • Glaucoma
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Eye Pain
  • Blindness
  • Lasik Surgery
  • Cataract
  • Eye Exam
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Vision Issues

Education

Vanderbilt University Medical School, Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Residency

South Alabama College of Medicine (Scholarship)

Medical School

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Fellowship

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