Biography
Dr. Kelly earned his bachelor's degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. He obtained his optometry degree as well as his bachelor’s of visual science from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. He completed internships at Perry Point VA hospital in Maryland and Beaufort Naval Air Station in South Carolina. He is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry for the treatment and management of ocular disease and holds an optometric license with therapeutic privileges in Louisiana. After 10 years of working in Private Practice in Arizona he returns to New Orleans with extensive experience in specialty contact lens fittings and comprehensive optometry. Dr. Kelly sees all age ranges at the Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway and the Ochsner Clinic in Marrero.
Education and Training
Medical Education
Illinois College of Optometry
Field of Study: Optometry
Ochsner Patient Verified Reviews
To obtain patient ratings and comments, we partner with Press Ganey, an independent patient satisfaction company that works with more than 26,000 healthcare organizations to improve the patient experience. These patient verified ratings are based on the “likelihood to recommend” physician scores on the nationally developed Medical Practice Survey. Actual top box results for this question are translated to a 1-5 scale, and the star scores are measured on that scale, with 5 being the best score.
Dr. Robert Kelly and his staff are excellent.
Very good
Very good
The doctor was very informative
The care provider is excellent
Totally satisfied
Very informative and genuinely seemed to have my best interest
Dr Kelly was great
Very good
It was good, now I expect the new eyeglasses will be fine.
Dr Kelly explained about my treatment and my concern about getting more glasses and using my othe insurance and why it is setup the way it is. Now I got the whole picture. Thank you for clearing that up for me.
Dr Kelly listened to my concerns/needs. He was very empathetic and helped every way he could.
I always enjoy my appointments with Dr. Kelly. He explains everything so that I can understand it.
Love the attention I received
Wonderful experience.
Excellent
Very attentive and explained everything.
Dr. Kelly was excellent! Great bedside manner. Thorough. Would love to see him again.
I'd like Dr. Kelly as my mothers eye doctor because of consistency and I love the way that he explains everything to us. He's also very personal and professional.
Dr Kelly was great!
The care providers were very good. They explain what they were doing and and answered any questions that I asked. I would recommend the care provider to my family and friends or anyone that is looking for a good eye doctor.
Dr. Kellie is an amazing eye doctor
Dr. Kelly always exhibits utmost professionalism and compassionate care.
I was well informed of my condition and offered a possible solution.
Very good