Paul Bell, MD

Our Newest Comprehensive Ophthalmologist

Bishop Eye Center now has eight physicians in three Lowcountry locations to welcome you with an exceptional eye care environment and premier patient experience right where you live.

Dr. Bell, who served as the flight surgeon for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 in Beaufort, SC, relocated from Charleston, SC after being on staff at the Storm Eye Institute. He is especially interested in helping people maintain and improve their lifestyles with refractive cataract surgery.

nary housefire in which one can extinguish the flames with a wet blanket, flour, salt or even a home extinguisher.

“The problem with lithium batteries is it’s not like a typical fire. It’s more of a chemical reaction. It gets somewhere over 2500 degrees. These things can get that hot,” said Van Nes. “I’ve seen where those batteries could explode and go up to 60 feet. At that point, it’s a chemical reaction that takes a lot of water. We’re actually not going to put the fire out. We’re just going to cool it enough that this reaction is going to stop.”

Van Nes, who came to Bluffton from New York City, said there are a lot of these fires in apartments.

“People are charging inside. They’re not using the correct equipment. They’re plugging their kid’s scooter in and going into work,” he said. “This is a big topic. There was an online symposium that the Washington, D.C., fire department put