Rebecca Kuennen, MD
Physician, Associate Professor
Ophthalmology - Cornea & External Diseases, Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
Conditions and expertise
- Cataract
- Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
- Keratoconus
- Ocular Tumor
- Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
- Graft vs Host Disease
Locations
- Outpatient Care Dublin
- Havener Eye Institute
Academic information
Department: Ophthalmology
About
- Gender
- Female
Biography
My ophthalmology practice includes expertise in cornea and external diseases, cataract and refractive surgery, and other eye conditions.
I've always wanted a career where I could help people. What makes me happy in life is when I can help someone in need.
Providing a medical or surgical therapy can truly change a patient's quality of life. When people tell me how grateful they are for my care, it makes me feel good about what I do. I also enjoy educating medical students and resident physicians.
In addition to my ophthalmology work at Ohio State, I have participated in medical mission trips to Nicaragua and Ghana with Ohio State colleagues. We've done vision screenings, corneal transplants, cataract surgery and other treatments for children and adults. It’s always a rewarding experience. The people there are so appreciative. I love knowing I've helped change someone's life.
I enjoy working at Ohio State. Ohio State's Eye and Ear Institute is a beautiful facility and easy to access. We have modern equipment and spacious exam rooms. We have the resources and expertise to help people in many ways.
Highlights
- Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2014-2019
- Director, Cornea and External Disease
- Named to Castle Connolly's Regional Top Doctors list
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Co-investigator, national and multi-departmental clinical trials
- Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Conditions and expertise
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis, Allergic
- Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
- Graft vs Host Disease
- Infectious Keratitis
- Keratoconus
- Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
- Neurotrophic Keratitis
- Ocular Tumor
- Sjogren's Syndrome
Locations
Havener Eye Institute
in Eye and Ear Institute
915 Olentangy River Road
Suite 5000
Columbus, OH 43212
Suite 5000
Columbus, OH 43212
614-293-8116
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Corneal and External Diseases
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008 - Residency - Ophthalmology
- Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
7/1/2004 - 6/30/2007 - Internship - Internal Medicine
- Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA
6/1/2003 - 6/30/2004 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States
8/1/1999 - 5/31/2003
Certification
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American Board of Ophthalmology
6/5/2011
Ratings and reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
586 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
Patient Comments
Consulting and Related Relationships
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As of 11/3/2025, Dr. Kuennen has reported no relationships with companies or entities.
She has been my care provider for many years and has my confidence
Excellent
She wanted me in and out. She rushed through surgery and told me the risks.
Very knowledgeable and responsive
Honestly my biggest complaint is that she was seemingly rushing the whole time and didn't seem to know exactly what the osu ed dr told me about my eye n made the issue sound different and more minor than he did.
Everything was great.
She is always top notch.
Very good
My care provider is excellent.
Very knowledgeable, personable & professional.
Very professional and nice
Very nice good service
Always very good
Not sure what care provider means but all reasons I saw that day were great
She double check for future issues, but she is aware her work is doing great.
I trust her expertise
Everyone was respectful, courteous and did a good job assessing my vision and eye health
Everything was fine.
My care provider was great
I have nothing negative to say about this establishment.
Escucho todas mis dudas con mucha amabilidad y paciencia
Very friendly and efficient!!
Always top notch professional and reassuring!!
Great
She did my routine eye exam follow up and kept me informed of the results of that exam.
First time visit. Very pleased
Very courteous
Donor care for her inability to explain what needed to be done to improve my eye condition
Very good
This was my initial visit to the Eye Institute following my emergency room visit two days prior. I didn't spend much time with provider other than her telling me I might lose my eye. No plan of care was clearly provided and I'm somewhat confused and concerned on my future. The staff and wait time we're all excellent. I'm not sure who my main doctor is after two visits with two different cornea specialists. Hoping to clear that up at this weeks visit.
Good
She is knowledgeable and very caring
She is excellent.
Very knowledgable
All good
Dr. K is always professional, calm, and caring.
Dr. Kuennen is always caring and engaging. She puts the issue at hand in the forefront always.
Dr. Kuennen is the best. I recommend her to people all the time.
Good
I would recommend her to any of my family and friends. She has always for me and treated me with respect
They were a big help
Very Friendly, listened to and took the time to answer my questions and concerns addressed my concerns. It was a couple of years since I last saw her but her knowledge of my condition made it seem like yesterday.
Like her, relieved she would have found a disease, if one were there.
Dr. Kuennen is top notch !
Very polite
Dr. Kenyan is the very best EVER! She is so knowledgeable and kind. You are lucky to have her on your staff!
Friendly, caring, knowledgeable about my condition and health
All good.
All Good
Always keep me well informed and keeps. Me imformed
She did a great job with me. Keep the good work.
No bad experiences.
All staff here do a great job - from general respect and professionalism and beyond. Exceptional!
Dr. Kuennen is the best!!!
My dr is quite nice the only issue I have with her is I think she assumed I knew what to expect after surgery. I did not. I was not aware that I would need to do drops for a month! Even overlapping my 2nd eye surgery. I feel had I been informed I might have rescheduled or spaced the surgeries farther apart.I was disapointed when I told her this she shrugged like it was no big deal! But it and still is to me
All good
All good, friendly and competent
Care provider was knowledgeable and helped explain my health situation and what needed done perfectly
Dr, Rebecca Keunnen is a outstanding doctor. She is very thorough and takes all the time I need to answer my questions.
Excellent
made me feel comfortable and settled my nerves. Good experience.
Everything went great
She's awesome.
She is always amazing and has helped me so much!
She always remembers the state of my eyes from the last visit she hadn't seen me for I believe 10 months.
Provider handled the issue I was having
Very good experience
Very good experience
Welcoming and professional
Good
Very rushedUsed medical terminology with no explanation Said she could not do anything to help my eye without explaining why what would happen
Offered and explained options for my care well.
Love Rebecca kuennen
Excellent
Good
Kind and compassionate
Excellent
ALWAYS EXCELLENT
Dr K is excellent and thorough in her exams of my eyes
Cordial, caring and professional with just the right touch of humor!
Superb care provider which I have seen routinely for many years
Very friendly and professional Took time to tell me about my eye care definitely would recommend Her to anyone
My doctor is very caring and knowledgeable, I feel confident in her ability.
Knowledgeable, efficient, pleasant.
She was my cataract surgeon and also follows up on another eye problem. She always responds to any questions I have and trust her responses.
Dr. Kuennan showed care and compation for my brother and did immediate surgery for his condition. He felt safe and everything always explained to him and patience shown. Thank you for being the kind compassionate Dr. And taking the time for my brother! I am extremly grateful!
Very good
She seemed genuinely glad to se me
She was good to me on her patient and caring and advised
She showed real concern for my condition & set up an appointment with an associate to further assess my condition.
The doctor was very concerned about my diabetes.
She rushed in and out, acted frustrated, said nothing she could do, announced legally blind in left eye and told my daughter and me where to find exit.
I feel Dr. Kueenen is the best! She is so caring and remembers everything I told her since I started seeing her in 2017. My husband was impressed that she remembers my vision issues. She is a wonderful caring provider.
Knowledgeable, thorough and friendly.
Dr. Kuennen is always great!
Very good and professional
Always pleasant and attentive
Always professional
I have great respect for her. She did wonderful work on my cataract surgery's. I have very good vision.
She is the best. Always awesome care.
My provider was friendly and informative of my issue. She advised me of my condition and described a course of action.
Excellent care
Amazing, although I moved out of state she is one provider I am keeping due to her knowledge of my history and I trust her
Usual top notch experience again.
Knowledgeable
Dr. Rebecca is the best!
She was in and out in no time..seemed very knowledgeable.
Dr Rebecca Kuennen was very thorough and kind she answered all my questions in great detail. She is a fantastic doctor.
My doctor was excellent in every way!
She made the time to explain to me the different things I had going on with my eye so I could understand.
Very friendly and informative
Excellent. Have total faith in this doctor. She was very thorough and spent the time on my appointment and additionally, took the time to find me some samples.
Very capable and friendly and efficient, explained things well.
Dr Keunen Is one of the very best doctors I've experienced! She is careful, thoughtful, kind and knowledgeable. I trust her advice and wish her well!
Dr Kuennan has always provided excellent Care. I have seeing her for 14 years.
Good
My eye doctor Rebecca was excellent..she is knowledgeable and answered questions and show care and concern and remembers me and medical history of my eternal exam.
Dr. Kuenner was prompt, compassionate and informative.
Good
I am so glad I found Dr. Kuennen. I am sure that with her I will always get the best care possible.
She listens and provides satisfactory, Informative responses.
Dr Kuennen is fabulous she is taking very good care of my eyes
Great experience
Very understanding.
Excellent as always.
Her human relationship was excellent
Need to be more gentle & make the patient feel comfortable
Dr Keenan has always been wonderful.
Dr.Kuennen makes me feel comfortable in her care, she is kind, knowledgeable and confident.
This eye doctor provided a reasonable explanation of the cause of my blurry vision
Great doctor and very supportive
Dr. Kunnen is fabulous!
Good
Very pleasant
She is the best. Listened to you and covers everything
I like my Dr. Always very nice and caring. Answers all my questions and concerns.
She address my issue in a timely and efficient manner.
Dr Kuinnon is so knowledgeable, kind and patient. She's friendly and just awesome.
Good
Didn't really understand what was problem
Engaged, personable, and professional. Has proved to be the most informative and articulate provider I have worked with as related to my visual disabilities.
Excellent
Have always been treated well for years
I love her!! She saved my eyes
Excellent care, very engaged.
Kind of thought she was in a hurry
Always provides excellent care.
Dr. Kuennan takes time with you in your vist , friendly, and personable
Very kind, courteous, concerned and helpful
Felt like the Dr. Was in a rush to get in and get out
Very knowledgeable
Took time to answer my questions
Exceptional
This care provider is great. Knowledgeable and pleasant.
Knowledgeble
My experiences with this provider are always excellent
Showed concern and consideration for my post-surgical neurological condition and how it might impact the vision challenges I was seeing her for.
Excellent provider
Friendly, very knowledgeable, always shows interest/care for me
All good
She was very careful with my care. She took extra time to compare my current 'results' with my historical records.
Smart- on the ball
Dr Kuennen was patient, understanding, kind and an excellent surgeon
Helpful and concerned
Provider spent time to discuss with me my options
Good explanations
Dr. Kuennen is always engaging, polite, courteous, and knowledgeable. I'm happy to have her taking care of my eyes!
On this visit she was very short with me and seemed disinterested in what I had to say. My friend I had with me also noticed.
Cordial
Very good, explained results of exam well
Professional
The doctor was great. She knew I was only there for a quick thing so I received my test, told me my plan and I was able to leave.
Very curteous and professional
Excellent
Pleasant, attentive, took more time and slower pace than other times. Explained things very well
Always on top of my condition
Dr. Kuennen is the best. I have been seeing her for almost 7 years now. She remembers small details about me and my family which makes me feel very special as a patient. Her bedside manner is impeccable. She is simply the best!
Very professional in her care of my eyes. Had Fuch's Disease and she has cared for my corneas'.
I completely trust Doctor Kuennen. She is precise and very thorough. I have been going to her for years and will never go to anyone else!!
Good experience
She listened and answered my questions
Gave guidance on future use of Rx drops if need arose and limits or when to call her.
Professional and caring
Dr and other staff always do a great job, especially considering how busy they are.
She is wonderful
All Good
Outstanding what can I say no complaints at all
She was very good about my reason for my visit.
I had good experiences with my care providers
Very patient. Treated me like a person not a number
She is great. Knows my situation and truly is interested in caring for my needs.
Doctor was very short and not very courteous when discussing my issue.
Good
Mostly positive.
Dr K is a trusted health car provider to me and several family members
Friendly
My provider appears to have reviewed important medical details about my personal glaucoma history over the past 30 years.
Knowledgeable and friendly care.
Always look forward to seeing this provider
Friendly, focused, caring.
She was very poor. Waited over an hour, which I understand sometimes there are emergencies so I didn't mind. She entered the room, never looked at me went straight to the computer. Said her name so fast I didn't hear it and was literally in the room less than 2 minutes. Never explained what was going on with my eye. Just said you have an infection in the eye lid. Didn't explain or seem to care how or what kind of infection it might be. I tried to ask a few questions and she totally disregarded my questions. I felt it wasn't anything important to her so she didn't give me the time of day to ask questions.
Good
Good
I had a great experience from everyone I entered.
Understandable, took time, fast tempo
She's the very best! You're lucky to have Dr. Kuennen
Great
The Dr. Explained everything and discussed what she saw. So I felt confident in the outcome.
I always have excellent care and trust her completely with my eyes.
She is the best! She saved my eye in 2013. I feel so comfortable with her!
Ok
Outstanding doctor who cares for her patients and delivers first rate care. I highly recommend her. Comprehensive eye exam very thorough and organized to check on all important aspects of eye health.
Always takes time with me. Answers my questions
All very good and professional
Excellent surgeon- complete examination of eur
I think she is terrific - very reassuring - I trust her judgement on things eye-related.
The care provider is very good.
Felt was rushed
Consistently excellent--friendly and professional--personalized care
Dr. Kuennen is excellent. She makes you feel very comfortable and takes her time with you. Visit
All good
She acted as if an average person should know what type of special surgeon I would need to take care of my particular eye issue. She acted as if I was wasting her time and was very short and blunt. I know she is a surgeon, so most important skill for a surgeon isn't bedside manner, but it would have been nice if she practiced a bit of tenderness.
She's the bedt
She was satisfactory
The Doctor was very informative and kind
Dr Kuennen saved my eye over 15 years ago, therefore, in my eyes (gratefully, BOTH of them!), she can do no wrong. She is EXCEPTIONAL.
Always shows concern for me
I love my doc she's outstanding she can fix issue in minutes that the er has ulcerated my eye and made me almost lose my vision twice when they dug in my eye 45 min said they removed a stitch and didn't my eyes turned purple and grn in 3 days and I've had to go to her to have her to fix issue twice. She ango in 2 min and I can go b a ck to work and never have another issue. Will not go to er for my eyes
Dr. Kuennen is friendly and skilled, knowledgeable, and willing to send me to a specialist when warranted.
Good
Very good
Dr.Kuennen is excellent!!
She is always honest about my eye conditions, but she is reassuring also.
Just as nice as usually
Somewhat arrogant, condescending, did not offer any useful suggestions or solutions. Felt like since I didn't present with a major issue, I wasn't important. Felt like I was not taken seriously and seen as an individual patient. Apparently I wasted her time and mine and am no closer to figuring out how to address the concerns, pain and discomfort that brought me in to consult with her in the first place.
She was very thorough, took time to ask me questions and ask if I had questions concerning my condition.I trust her and her advice.
Very friendly, knowledgable and helpful
Good experience
My care giver always does a good job and is always friendly and courteous. Always concerned with my health and vision.
We love Dr.Kuennen. She is very kind and sweet with my mom. She is both of my parents provider and we couldn't ask for a better provider.
Dr. Kunnen is a very knowledgeable and caring doctor..