Dr. Coney received his BS degree in biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He received his MD degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine.  He completed his ophthalmology residency at Case Western Reserve University and a medical retina fellowship in diabetic retinopathy at the Joslin Diabetes Clinic of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Coney also finished a two-year vitreoretinal surgical fellowship at the Vitreoretinal Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee.  He has been a clinical investigator in over 65 research studies of treatments for diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and other vitreoretinal diseases.

Dr. Coney serves as an executive board member in the Ophthalmology Section of the National Medical Association. He has been recognized as among the top ophthalmologists in the nation by Castle Connolly, and has been featured as a Top Doctor in Cleveland Magazine.  He is a Vitals Patient's Choice, On-Time Doctor, and Compassionate Doctor award winner, and he was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America.

Dr. Coney's primary interests include diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, traumatic eye injuries and complex retinal surgeries.  He speaks locally, nationally, and internationally about retinal vascular diseases.