Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE

Ophthalmology

Sees newborns through age 18

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Binenbaum is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

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Accommodation
Accommodation Spasm
Acute Orbital Inflammation
Agenesis of Eye
Alagille Syndrome
Allergic Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Angular Blepharoconjunctivitis
Anisocoria
Anterior Segment Surgery
Anterior Uveitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Aphakic Bullous Keratopathy
Astigmatism
Astigmatism Lenses
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Biopsy of Eye Muscle
Blepharitis (Eyelid Inflammation)
Blepharospasm
Blocked Tear Duct
Blood in Eye
Blurred Vision
Cafe Au Lait Eye Screening
Cataract
Cataract Surgery
Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Chorioretinitis
Choroidal Neovascularization
Chronic Conjunctivitis
Chronic Ocular Graft Versus Host Disease
Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Coats Syndrome
Color Blindness
Complex Cataract Surgery
Complications of Corneal Transplantation
Congenital Anomaly of Eyelid
Congenital Anophthalmos
Congenital Aphakia
Congenital Cataract
Congenital Chorioretinal Degeneration
Congenital Cranial Nerve 7 Palsy
Congenital Ptosis
Congenital Vitreous Anomaly
Conjunctival Burn
Conjunctival Diseases
Conjunctival Edema
Conjunctival Hemorrhage
Conjunctival Injury
Conjunctival Pigmentation
Conjunctival Scar
Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
Contact Blepharoconjunctivitis
Contact Lens Infections
Contact Lenses
Contact Lens-Related Problems
Contusion of Eye
Corneal Abrasion (Eye Scratches)
Corneal Burn
Corneal Clouding
Corneal Degeneration
Corneal Disease
Corneal Foreign Body
Corneal Haze
Corneal Neovascularization
Corneal Opacity
Corneal Pigmentations
Corneal Surgery
Corneal Transplant
Corneal Ulcer
Cortical Visual Impairment
Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
Cranial Nerve Palsy
Craniosynostosis
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Dacryoadenitis
Dacryoadenotomy
Dacryocystectomy
Dacryocystitis
Dacryocystorhinostomy
Dendritic Keratitis
Diabetic Eye Disease
Diabetic Eye Exam
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diplopia
Disorders of Iris and Ciliary Body
Dry Eye
Duane Syndrome
Ectropion
Electromyography
Embryonal Nuclear Cataract
Endophthalmitis
Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
Entropion
Enucleation
Epiretinal Membrane
Esotropia
Examination of Eyes
Excessive Tearing
Exophthalmos
Exotropia
Eye Cancer
Eye Complications of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Eye Conditions
Eye Emergencies
Eye Floaters
Eye Health
Eye Infections
Eye Inflammation
Eye Pain
Eye Strain
Eyeglasses
Eyeglasses for Refractive Errors
Eyelid Bump
Eyelid Itching
Eyelid Lesions
Eyelid Trauma
Eyelid Tumor
Failed Vision Screening Exams
Family History of Glaucoma
Foreign Body in Eye
Fuchs' Dystrophy
Glaucoma
Glaucoma of Childhood
Glaucoma Procedures
Goniotomy
Graves' Disease
Harada's Disease
Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis
Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy
Hereditary Optic Atrophy
Herpes Simplex Eye Infections
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Herpes Zoster Eye Infections
Herpes Zoster Keratoconjunctivitis
HIV Eye Conditions
Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
Inclusion Conjunctivitis
Infectious Retinitis
Inherited Retinal Diseases
Intermediate Uveitis
Intraocular Lens Implant (IOL)
Iridocyclitis
Iridoplasty
Iridotomy
Iris Surgery
Iritis
Juvenile Corneal Dystrophy
Keratitis
Keratoconjunctivitis
Keratoconus
Keratoprosthesis
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Lacrimal Duct Stenosis
Lacrimal System Trauma
Legal Blindness
Lisch Nodule
Lupus Eye Conditions
Macular Degeneration
Macular Edema
Macular Hole
Meibomian Cyst
Microphthalmos
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
Minor Opacity of Cornea
Miosis
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Myopia (Nearsightedness)
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Neonatal Obstruction of Nasolacrimal Duct
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disorder
Neurotrophic Keratoconjunctivitis
Night Blindness
Nystagmus
Ocular Hypertelorism
Ocular Hypertension
Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
Ocular Surface Reconstruction
Ocular Tumor
Oculoplastic Surgery
Open Wound of Eye
Ophthalmic Disorders
Optic Nerve Disorders
Optic Neuritis
Optic Neuropathy
Optic Neve Hypoplasia
Optic Pathway Glioma
Optical Coherence Tomography
Orbital Cellulitis
Orbital Cyst
Orbital Fractures
Orbital Inflammatory Syndromes
Orbital Tumors
Papilledema
Pars Planitis
Partial Sight
Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
Presbyopia (Age-Related Farsightedness)
Primary Congenital Glaucoma
Proptosis
Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem
Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
Pseudomembranous Conjunctivitis
Pterygium
Ptosis (Drooping Eyelid)
Punctal Malposition
Punctal Stenosis
Red Eye
Refractive Errors
Refractive Surgery
Repair of Laceration of Conjunctiva
Repair of Retinal Detachment
Retina and Vitreous Surgery
Retinal and Choroidal Tumors
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Dysplasia
Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
Retinal Neovascularization
Retinal Vascular Diseases
Retinal Vein Occlusion
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinoblastoma
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Ruptured Vessel of Eye
Scleritis
Scotoma
Selective Endothelial Transplantation
Sensitivity to Light
Sickle Cell Retinopathy
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Soft and Hard Contact Lens Exams
Sports Related Eye Injury
Stargardt Macular Degeneration
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Strabismus Surgery
Stye
Syphilitic Keratitis
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
Thyroid Eye Disease (Thyroid Orbitopathy)
Trabeculoplasty
Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation
Traumatic Enucleation
Unexplained Tearing
Unexplained Vision Loss
Uveitis
Uveitis-Rheumatoid Arthritis Syndrome
Viral Conjunctivitis
Viral Retinitis
Vision Loss
Vision Testing and Screening in Young Children
Visual Changes
Visual Discomfort
Visual Disturbance
Visual Field Defects
Visual Field Testing
Visual Impairment
Vitrectomy
Vitreoretinal Disorders

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Binenbaum is part of these programs:

Penn Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Program

Board Certification

Ophthalmology, 2007

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Scheie Eye Institute
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Primary Location

Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Map Call 215-662-8100

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CHOP Specialty Care, Lancaster

Suite 300
2104 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601

Map Call 717-544-0375

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Last updated: 06/12/2024

Aetna
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
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Clover Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
HealthPartners
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Wholecare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Intergroup
Jefferson Health Plans (fka Health Partners Plans)

Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan PA
US Family Health Plan

Selected Publications

Narang SK, Haney S, Duhaime A, Martin J, Binenbaum G, de Alba Campomanes A, Barth R, Bertocci G, Care M, McGuone D; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; SECTION ON OPHTHALMOLOGY; SECTION ON RADIOLOGY; SECTION ON NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY; SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ORTHOPTISTS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY: Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children: Technical Report Pediatrics 155 (3): e2024070457,2025.

Zupan M, Binenbaum G, Tekavčič Pompe M: Validation of the Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of Prematurity (G-ROP) criteria in a Slovene cohort J AAPOS : 104113,2025.

Anderson-Berry A, Yu Y, Thoene M, Ying GS, Tomlinson LT, Binenbaum G, on behalf of the G-ROP Study Group: Timing and Substrate of Enteral Feeding as Risk Factors for Developing Retinopathy of Prematurity J Neonatology : 2024 in press (ACCEPTED).

Breeden K, Christian CW, Wood JN, Binenbaum G, Lindberg DM, Bachim A, Bressler CJ, Frasier L, Frazier T, Johnson NR, Laub N, Letson MM, Ruiz-Maldonado T, Valente M, Kiely J, Leonard J, Henry MK: Ophthalmology Examinations in Children with Skull Fractures and Underlying Focal Hemorrhage Pediatr Emerg Care : 2024 in press (ACCEPTED).

Landau-Prat D, Taylor JA, Kalmar CL, MD, Yu Y, Ying GS, Bartlett S, Swanson J, Revere KE, Binenbaum G, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA: Lacrimal Obstruction in Craniosynostosis: Anatomical and Genetic Risk Factors Ophthalmic Plast Reconst Surgery 40 (5): 507-15,2024 .

Taylor J. Linaburg, MD; William Katowitz, MD; Alyssa Spiller, BS; Yinxi Yu, MS; Gui-Shuang Ying, PhD; Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE: Association Between Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction and Otitis Media Annual Meeting of AAPOS 2024, Austin TX : 2024 .

Binenbaum G: Child abuse: Anatomy and pathogenesis of retinal hemorrhages after abusive head trauma Up to Date : 2024.

Binenbaum G: Child abuse: Eye findings in children with abusive head trauma (AHT) Up to Date : 2024.

Binenbaum G, Stahl A, Coyner AS, He J, Ying GS, Ostmo S, Chan RVP, Toth C, Vinekar A, Campbell JP; International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity Committee: P Score: A Reference Image-Based Clinical Grading Scale for Vascular Change in Retinopathy of Prematurity Ophthalmology 131 (11): 1297-1303,2024.

Coyner AS, Young BK, Ostmo SR, Grigorian F, Ells A, Hubbard B, Rodriguez SH, Rishi P, Miller AM, Bhatt AR, Agarwal-Sinha S, Sears J, Chan RVP, Chiang MF, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Binenbaum G, Campbell JP: Use of an Artificial Intelligence-Generated Vascular Severity Score Improved Plus Disease Diagnosis in Retinopathy of Prematurity Ophthalmology 131 (11): 1290-1296,2024.

Academic Contact Information

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Ophthalmology, Hub 11
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-4594
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, National
American Academy of Ophthalmology, National
American Academy of Pediatrics, National
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, National
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International
Delaware Valley Pediatric Ophthalmology Society, Local
Heed Society, National
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Local
International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ICROP) Committee, International
Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, National
Ray E. Helfer Society (Child abuse physician honor society), National
Research Committee, American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus,, National