Our Doctors
Meet The Doctors at Alabama Vision Center
Price Kloess, MD
Medical Director, Ophthalmologist
Dr. Price Kloess is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in blade-free all laser Custom LASIK laser vision correction, "no stitch" cataract laser and surgery, refractive lens exchange with bifocal implants, phakic IOL surgery, and corneal transplantation surgery. He served as Cornea Chairman and Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General for refractive surgery for several years before returning home to Birmingham in 1994 as the founder and Medical Director of the Alabama Vision & Hearing Center. He is a Principal Investigator for the Alcon FDA Phakic IOL Study and a clinical consultant for several pharmaceutical and surgical companies. Dr. Kloess is a clinical assistant for the Eye Hospital in Birmingham. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and served as President of the Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology.
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Andrew Velazquez, MD
Ophthalmologist
Dr. Andrew Velazquez is a board certified, fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in blade-free all laser Custom LASIK laser vision correction, "no stitch" cataract laser and surgery, refractive lens exchange with bifocal implants, phakic IOL surgery and advanced corneal transplantation surgery. He was born in Orange, CA and raised in Atlanta. He completed an Ophthalmology residency at the University of Florida and a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Duke University. Most recently he served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea and External Disease and Director of Refractive Surgery at The Callahan Eye Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Clinical Assistant at the Eye Hospital.
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Andrew Bartlett, MD
Ophthalmologist
Dr. Andrew Bartlett is a board certified, fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in blade-free all laser Custom LASIK vision correction, "no stitch" cataract surgery, refractive lense exchange with bifocal implants, and corneal transplantation surgery. Born and raised in Birmingham, he attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine before completing an Ophthalmology residency at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. After completing his residency as Chief Resident, he then continued his training with a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Eye Consultants of Atlanta. Currently he educates students at the University of Alabama School of Optometry with recurring lectures and speaking engagements. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Bartlett joined Alabama Vision Center upon graduating his fellowship in 2016, and is proud to provide the citizens of Birmingham and surrounding areas with the highest level of surgical and clinical care.
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Holly Young, OD
Optometrist
Dr. Holly Young is an Optometrist with the Alabama Vision & Hearing Center. She received her undergraduate B.A. degree in Biology from the University of Mississippi and her Doctorate of Optometry from the University of Alabama School of Optometry in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society and the American Optometric Association. After an externship with our practice, she joined our staff in June 2010.
Dr. Young specializes in Primary Eye Care including comprehensive adult and pediatric eye examinations for the detection of medical eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes. She fits all types of eyeglasses and contact lens and provides preoperative and postoperative care for cataract surgery and LASIK.
