Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.

Meet Dr. Capone

Antonio Capone Jr., M.D. is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist at Associated Retinal Consultants, serving patients in Royal Oak, MI. He specializes in pediatric vitreoretinal diseases, complicated retinal detachment, ocular oncology and macular disease.

After completing his Fellowship in 1991, Dr. Capone joined the faculty at Emory University, where he was a tenured Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Vitreoretinal Fellowship Training Program until he joined ARC in 2000.

Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications from clinical trials. He is currently a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University, and Professor at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano, Switzerland. He is Co-Director of the Vision Research-ROPARD Foundation, overseeing the clinical research initiative at ARC. He has been actively involved in resident and fellowship education for more than 20 years, and serves as Co-Director of the Associated Retinal Consultants Vitreoretinal Fellowship Training Program.