Ridgefield Ophthalmology
Your Ophthalmic Health is Our Top Priority
Christienne F. Coates, M.D. has happily served our community and will retire December 1, 2026. Jessica Schonfeld, MD will be the new physician owner of the practice and immediately start seeing patients. Her bio is linked below.
Ridgefield Ophthalmology
Christienne F. Coates, M.D.
Your Ophthalmic Health is Our Top Priority
About Christienne F. Coates, M.D.
Dr. Coates is a Board-certified ophthalmologist and a member of the following organizations: the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Connecticut State Medical Society, the Fairfield County Medical Association, the Greenwich Physicians Association, the New York Oculofacial and Oculoplastic Society, the New England Oculoplastic Society, and the Women’s Medical Association of Fairfield County.
Dr. Coates and her husband, Jack Hergenrother, have four children who were educated in the Ridgefield Public School systems. Dr. Coates has been involved in a variety of community activities, including the RHS Cross Country and Track & Field Booster Club, and the Farmingville Elementary School PTA.
About Jessica Shonfeld, MD
Dr. Jessica Schonfeld is a board-certified and corneal fellowship trained ophthalmologist. Dr. Schonfeld received her medical degree from the University of Connecticut Health Center and completed an internship in internal medicine at George Washington University Hospital. She completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City and a corneal/refractive surgery fellowship at Pepose Vision Institute.
She has been in practice for 13 years. Dr. Schonfeld is a cataract surgeon and offers premium intraocular lens technology as well as femtosecond laser technology to correct astigmatism/presbyopia. She also performs pterygium surgery. Dr. Schonfeld is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Russian.
She is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and is board certified with the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Recent Awards
"Best Doctor"
New York Magazine
2021
"County's Top Doctor"
Fairfield County Magazine
2021 2022
"Top Doctor"
Connecticut Magazine
2022 2023 2024 2025
"Top Doctor"
Castle Connolly
2020 2021 2024 2025
"Best Ophthalmologist"
Ridgefield Magazine
Readers Choice Awards
2019, 2026
"Exceptional Women
in Medicine"
Castle Connolly
2020
"Top Doctor"
New York Metro Area
2021
"Top Doctor"
Fairfield County Magazine
2021
Set Up A Telehealth Appointment
If you are an established patient, you can book a telehealth appointment with Dr. Coates. Please fill out the form below and an RO staff member will follow up with your appointment details.
Following the scheduling of your appointment, you will receive an email from Dr. Coates through doxy.me, a confidential and safe telemedicine site.
RO asks that all patients pay for emergency or after hours telehealth appointments prior to the appointment with Dr. Coates. You can do so by going to the "Order Online" tab of this website and use PayPal or venmo (@Ridgefield-Ophthalmology) at checkout.
Contact Us
Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Please call or email the office or submit your request form below.
Emergency appointments are available for established patients. If you have been a patient of Ridgefield Ophthalmology before and are experiencing an eye emergency, please call our office.
Phone: (203) 894-9700