Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 30, 2009
Trusted LASIK Surgeons announced today that the LASIK Laser Cataract and vision correction experts at Baylor Vision of Houston have joined the Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory, an informational resource for consumers seeking to improve their vision through laser eye surgery or other refractive surgery procedure and to find highly qualified refractive surgeon to perform their eye surgery. Baylor Vision treats serves patients seeking LASIK and other vision correction surgery in Houston, the greater Gulf Coast region, including Sugarland, Galveston, Pasadena, Spring, the Woodlands, and Baytown. The Baylor Vision experts regularly treat patients seeking laser eye surgery ,refractive procedures cataract surgery from throughout Texas. In addition, patients from other parts of the United States as well as from all over the globe often seek Baylor Vision for their vision correction surgery needs.
Our mission is to serve consumers by listing only those vision correction surgeons in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory who are among the top laser eye surgeons and experts in the United States. Each eye surgeon is screened based on experience, premier patient care, and professional credentials. Trusted LASIK Surgeons believes the refractive eye surgeons of Baylor Vision have outstanding credentials and achievements that place them among the best vision correction experts in the United States. The top LASIK and refractive experts from Baylor Vision profiled at Trusted LASIK Surgeons, include Dr. Douglas D. Koch, M.D., Dr. Stephen C. Pflugfelder, M.D., Dr. M Bowes Hamill, M.D., Dr. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D., M.S., and Dr. Elizabeth Yeu, M.D..
Baylor Vision has always played an important role in several major clinical and scientific advances, including scanning Excimer laser technology, devices used to measure and treat the eyes with laser vision correction, methods to treat astigmatism, new surgical instruments, clinical evaluation and development of devices that are required for measuring the shape of the cornea, and methods to prevent complications of LASIK and PRK surgery. Baylor Vision physicians teach extensively in the United States and throughout the world and remain at the forefront of research and education in refractive surgery.
All of the Baylor Vision experts listed in its directory meet or exceed the standards used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons to screen surgeons for inclusion in our directory. Each of these surgeons is a faculty member of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and teaches and trains other surgeons in the use of lasers and other devices used in vision correction surgery. In addition, each surgeon has participated as an investigator in at least one FDA clinical trial for lasers or another ophthalmic device or product, published peer-reviewed research, has given at least 15 lectures at major eye meetings, managed and treated patients who have complications from a refractive surgery performed by another surgeon, and performed surgery on other eye doctors, eye care professionals and their family members. All of them are certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
The collective accomplishments of these Baylor Vision surgeons ably demonstrate the proven experience that patients can trust with confidence to treat their vision correction needs. Together, these physicians have over 80 years experience in refractive eye surgery, including LASIK and have performed over 9,000 laser eye surgery procedures. In addition, they have participated on over 20 FDA clinical trials, published 11 textbooks, 110 textbook chapters, contributed to over 250 scientific articles reviewed by their peers. They have also made over 300 presentations (including numerous honorary lectures) at major eye meetings throughout the world as well as hundreds of lectures at regional and local meetings.
Baylor Vision has played an important role in several major clinical and scientific advances, including scanning Excimer laser technology, devices used to measure and treat the eyes with laser vision correction, methods to treat astigmatism, new surgical instruments, clinical evaluation and development of devices that are required for measuring the shape of the cornea, and methods to prevent complications of LASIK and PRK surgery. Baylor Vision physicians teach extensively in the United States and throughout the world and remain at the forefront of research and education in refractive surgery.
Recently, Baylor Vision doctors organized, moderated, and taught extensively at the Ophthalmic Symposium, which was given in San Antonio, Texas in August 2009. Attendees included over 170 ophthalmologists and over 230 ophthalmic technicians. The meeting organizers were Dr. Douglas D. Koch, M.D. and Dr. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D.
Dr. Weikert talked about pearls and the use of the excimer laser and how to maximize the accuracy of the correction and the quality of vision in patients undergoing both LASIK and PRK. Dr. Elizabeth Yeu talked about the indications of PRK versus LASIK and provided important pearls about selecting the ideal patients for each procedure. Dr. Koch discussed techniques for performing laser surgery on patients who previously had radial keratotomy, sharing results of his study on this topic that was published in the journal Ophthalmology. Dr. Koch also described advances in accommodating IOLs that can be used in patients undergoing refractive lens exchange and cataract surgery. Accommodating IOLs flex or move in the eye, so that they often can provide both distance and near vision in the eyes that are implanted with them. He also talked about how to calculate lens implant power in patients who undergone LASIK or PRK surgery. Dr. Hamill talked about new techniques of corneal transplant surgery, repair of the iris in eyes that have iris injury or congenital defects, and management of other corneal problems. Dr. Stephen Pflugfelder discussed the best methods for selecting patients for LASIK surgery and offered several suggestions for preventing complications from both LASIK and PRK. Dr. Weikert, Dr. Yeu, and Dr. Koch also discussed ethical considerations that ophthalmologists must consider in their interactions with industry. They reviewed new guidelines for proper collaboration between physicians and industry and emphasized the key elements of the ethical ways of managing these relationships.
Baylor Vision has long provided exceptional and personal vision care with excellent outcomes for their patients. Baylor Vision offers patients seeking laser eye surgery premier patient care including use of IntraLase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK, Wavefront Based or “Custom” LASIK and PRK, and the iLASIK Procedure, which consists of WaveScan Technology, IntraLase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue treatments. At Baylor Vision patients can find a complete range of options when it comes to choosing the procedure that best fits them including not just LASIK and other laser vision correction procedures, but lens implants such as RLE/CLE, phakic implants (the Visian ICL), cataract lens implant surgery, and limbal relaxing incisions.
The eye surgeons at Baylor Vision are experienced in managing complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or another vision correction procedure performed by another doctor. Other eye surgeons, eye doctors and their family members have had their LASIK or other refractive surgeries performed by a Baylor Vision refractive specialist.
These surgeons are active and have served in leadership positions in numerous professional organizations dedicated to improving eye care including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Houston Ophthalmological Society, the Texas Ophthalmological Society, the Harris County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, and the Cornea Society (formerly the Castroviejo Society). Baylor Vision’s surgeons also serve in an editorial capacity as board members and referees for several ophthalmology journals, including American Journal of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Cornea, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmology Times, and Investigative Ophthalmology, among others.
The vision experts at Baylor Vision provide ophthalmic services to the NFL Houston Texans and the NBA Houston Rockets team players. Baylor Vision was featured in the PBS documentary 20/10 by 2010 hosted by Walter Cronkite and in the television special “American Health Front”. Baylor Vision doctors have been recognized by their peers by being selected as America’s Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, Texas Monthly Super Doctors, and Houston Top Docs.
“Baylor Vision surgeons have been at the forefront of research and development of refractive surgery techniques including LASIK, PRK, and lens implants for cataract surgery. These experts in vision correction surgery have participated in numerous FDA studies for LASIK, PRK, and lens implants and are actively involved in teaching and certifying other surgeons in the Houston area in the latest techniques and have published their contributions in hundreds of peer reviewed articles,” continued James J. Salz, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Trusted LASIK Surgeons stated. “This group of surgeons is frequently consulted by patients and other surgeons for advice in the management of complicated cases. In my opinion, the Baylor Vision surgeons, like the other experts listed in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory in Houston, are truly among the best when it comes to quality, care, and professional achievements in the field of refractive surgery.”
“We believe that quality of vision, safety, and the highest scientific standards are the hallmarks of providing the best care possible to our patients,” said Dr. Douglas Koch, M.D., of Baylor Vision.
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About Trusted LASIK Surgeons, Inc.
Trusted LASIK Surgeons, Inc. (Trusted LASIK Surgeons) is a premier LASIK, laser eye surgery, refractive eye surgery and cataract surgery directory service whose primary mission is to assist consumers in finding the best and most qualified LASIK and vision correction surgeons in their local area in the United States. To accomplish this, Trusted LASIK Surgeons uses a unique screening process where each prospective LASIK eye surgeon must meet the minimum required qualifications set by Trusted LASIK Surgeons. These qualifications for these doctors are based on experience (not just in LASIK but complete refractive care), research (including FDA approval studies for manufacturers and academic appointments at major universities), publications and lectures (to their peers, not to the public via infomercials) and patient care standards (treating other eye professionals and managing complications from patients first operated on by someone else). All refractive eye surgeons listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons have qualified, been accepted, and have subscribed to our services. For more information on why we believe consumers interested in LASIK should consider an eye surgeon listed in the Trusted LASIK Surgeon’s directory, please visit our website at http://www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com.
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About Baylor Vision
For more than 100 years, Baylor College of Medicine has provided quality patient care, and Baylor Vision continues that tradition by providing superior and personal patient care with excellent outcomes. Patients meet their doctor before the day of surgery to ensure he or she receives personal attention. The physicians at Baylor Vision are leaders in clinical practice, education, and research in refractive procedures. Our goal is to provide the safest and most effective procedures tailored to individual needs. The physicians at Baylor Vision have played an important role in several major clinical and scientific advances, including scanning excimer laser technology, devices used to measure and treat the eyes with laser vision correction, methods to treat astigmatism, new surgical instruments, and clinical evaluation and development of devices that are required for measuring the shape of the cornea. Baylor Vision physicians teach extensively in the United States and throughout the world and remain at the forefront of research and education in refractive surgery. For more information about Baylor Vision, please visit: http://www.baylorvision.org.
Baylor Vision
6550 Fannin, Suite 1501
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 798-8273
(888) 562 EYES toll free
About Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, the only private medical school in the Greater Southwest, is recognized as a premier academic health science center and is known for excellence in education, research and patient care. For 2010, U.S.News & World Report ranked BCM 17th overall among the nation’s top medical schools for research and for primary care. BCM is listed 13th among all U.S. medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, and No. 2 in the nation in federal funding for research and development in the biological sciences at universities and colleges by the National Science Foundation.
For more information about Baylor College of Medicine, please visit http://www.bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 798-4951
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