20 Top LASIK Centers for 2012

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Dr. Stephen Johnson and Dr. Robert Deitch offer LASIK for patients in Indianapolis, Indiana. Both LASIK surgeons are Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and fellowship trained corneal specialists. They offer laser vision correction with the VISX Star S4 laser, featuring CustomVue and active tracking technology. At their Invision practice, patient care is provided by either Dr. Johnson or Dr. Deitch at every visit.

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Dr. Joseph King offers LASIK for patients in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma and throughout the State of Washington, as well as Portland and other areas of Oregon. He is perhaps the most experienced LASIK surgeon in the Pacific Northwest, with over 15 years and 75,000 procedures performed. Dr. King serves as the Official LASIK Surgeon of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. His King LASIK practice (formerly Clearly LASIK), offers conventional and custom LASIK, including the Intralase method.

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Dr. Mark Walker of Restore Vision Centers offers LASIK for patients in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, as well as the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Dr. Walker and fellow surgeon, Dr. Eugene Iwanyk, each have experience of over 45,000 procedures. They pride themselves on offering a conservative approach to safety and only 4-6% of their patients need LASIK enhancement surgery. Like many other leading centers, they utilize VISX technology and the Intralase method.

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Dr. Richard Fichman provides care for patients in Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut. His Fichman Eye Center has been voted by the Hartford Advocate's Readers' Poll as the Best Place for LASIK in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. A Hartford native, Dr. Fichman is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He offers NIDEK and Z-LASIK technology.

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Dr. Lawrence Katzen of Katzen Eye Care and Laser Center offers LASIK for patients in Boca Raton, Florida. He performed LASIK for “America's Most Wanted” host John Walsh, as well as thousands of other South Florida residents, including more eye doctors in Palm Beach County than any other surgeon. Dr. Katzen has worked as a clinical investigator in FDA trials and has lectured at several of the world's largest and most prestigious eye meetings. He utilizes VISX laser technology and offers the Intralase method.

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Dr. Gary Wilson of Clearsight Center in Oklahoma City offers a “20/20 Money-Back Guarantee”, as well as a “Best Price Guarantee”. Dr. Wilson has performed over 40,000 vision correction procedures and is Oklahoma City's only full-time LASIK specialist. He attended the University of Oklahoma medical school and is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Wilson offers Allegretto Wavelight Eye-Q laser technology and the Z-LASIK method.

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Dr. Richard Rothman of LASIK of Nevada provides care for Las Vegas, Reno and Henderson, Nevada patients. He has over 15 years experience with LASIK and has performed over 30,000 successful procedures. Dr. Rothman offers the Z-LASIK procedure, which is LASIK with the Zeimer femtosecond laser (in conjunction with the Allegretto Wavelight Eye-Q laser). He also offers laser eye surgery with the NIDEK laser. Dr. Rothman is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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Dr. Peter Stewart of Laser Sight Centres Australasia provides vision correction for patients in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and several other cities in Australia. His centre is the only Bausch and Lomb appointed C-LASIK training center in Australia. The centre has performed over 55,000 successful laser eye surgeries. Laser Sight utilizes the Refractive Consultant software, allowing them to constantly refine the accuracy of their laser treatments and giving their patients the most accurate outcomes.

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Mr. Arthur Cummings and Mr. Richard Corkin of Wellington Eye Clinic provide LASIK in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Cummings joined Wellington Eye Clinic in 1998 and has performed over 15,000 LASIK procedures. He also teaches and has lectured at over 100 international meetings. Mr. Corkin joined the practice in 2001 and has performed over 10,000 procedures. The duo offers Wavelight Allegretto technology.

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Dr. Garth Stevens Jr. provides LASIK in Richmond and Charles City, Virginia at the LASIK Center of Virginia. Dr. Stevens has been listed in “The Best Doctors in America” and has served as President of the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology. He has performed over 3,000 LASIK procedures since 1996. His practice features VISX CustomVue technology.

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Dr. Britt Buckley and Dr. Michael Chang offer laser vision correction at Buckley Chang Eye Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Buckley ranks among the top 5% of all VISX surgeons nationwide and he has performed more than 25,000 laser vision correction procedures. His practice offers a 20/20 Money Back Guarantee, in which qualified patients will receive a full fee refund if they don't achieve 20/20 vision.

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Dr. Eric Coulter of Alaska LASIK Center provides laser eye surgery in Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaska LASIK Center is the only clinic in Alaska that provides 100% blade-free laser vision correction with the Intralase method. Over the last four years, the center has treated more patients than all other Alaska centers combined. Dr. Coulter is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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Dr. Jay Bansal of LaserVue Eye Center treats patients in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. Dr. Bansal has performed over 20,000 eye surgeries. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. LaserVue is one of the very few facilities in the Bay Area where multiple lasers are available, including the VISX Star S4, Wavelight Allegretto and Intralase FS 60 femtosecond laser. Dr. Bansal is also a laser vision correction patient himself.

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Dr. Robert Selkin of Selkin Laser Center has offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Roanoke, Virginia. He has performed LASIK on over 300 other doctors. He has been published in textbooks and numerous journals and has taught LASIK surgeons across the country. He is fellowship trained in Cornea and Refractive surgery through Harvard University and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. His practice features Wavelight Allegretto laser technology and offers weekend surgery dates.

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Dr. Paul Casey of Nevada Eye Care serves the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and joined Nevada Eye Care in 2002. Dr. Casey offers VISX Star S4 laser technology and performs LASIK, LASEK and PRK.

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Dr. William Ellis of Ellis Eye and Laser Center serves patients in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has personally performed over 50,000 LASIK procedures. His practice features the Bausch & Lomb Technolas ® 217z Zyoptix™ System for Personalized Laser Vision Correction, as well as NIDEK technology. Dr. Ellis has over 30 years experience in the field of vision correction surgery.

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Dr. Mark Medownick of Medownick Laser Clinic provides laser vision correction for patients in Melbourne, Austalia. Dr. Medownick has personally performed more than 20,000 procedures, though his conservative approach leads him to advise more than 30% of his patients not to have laser eye surgery. Medownick Laser Clinic features the Allegretto Wave Eye-Q Laser.

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Dr. Kerri Meades of personalEYES for life provides laser eye correction for patients in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Meades has published many papers and presented at events in Australia and overseas. She was the first female ophthalmologist to perform laser vision correction in Australia and she has trained many other LASIK surgeons. Her practice features the Bausch and Lomb Technolas Excimer Workstation with Zyoptix Advanced Control Eyetracking.

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Dr. Tariq Qamar of Q Vision provides Phoenix LASIK Eye Surgery. Dr. Qamar is Board Certified with more than 13 years experience and he has performed several thousand LASIK procedures. He was selected by his peers as a 2011 Phoenix Magazine Top Doctor and a 2012 SuperDoctor for Phoenix. Q Vision features VISX Star S4 laser technology and offers the Intralase (All-laser LASIK) method.