Comparison of LASIK Surgeons

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We know that laser vision correction is the visual event of a lifetime, so we invite you to compare Dr. Scott MacRae to any other LASIK surgeon before you make a decision. By choosing Dr. MacRae, you’ll receive the highest standard of care, at the best value, and work with a local surgeon whom you can trust. After all, your eyes deserve the very best.

	Dr. MacRae	Other Surgeons
Works with leading vision scientists to improve patient outcomes through the University of Rochester Institute of Optics and the University of Rochester Center for Visual Science
Has performed more than 20,000 laser refractive surgeries (LASIK, PRK, LASEK, epi-LASIK, PTK, etc.)
Selected to BestDoctors in America® 27 consecutive years
One of just 38 doctors in the world to receive the Jose Barraquer Award — the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual "MVP" of vision correction surgery.
Member and current consultant to the U.S. FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel
Consulted and helped develop the latest technology including Ziemer's small-bubble blade-free femtosecond LASIK flap creation
Won The LANS Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology for research and clinical excellence in refractive surgery
Is a board certified ophthalmologist who has completed three separate fellowships related to cornea and refractive surgery
Is the local doctor who gives all patients his personal cell phone number on the day of their surgery
Appears on 3 U.S. current and pending patents for inventing devices and procedures related to LASIK surgery including the Rochester Nomogram
Handpicked and recruited to Rochester by Bausch + Lomb to help develop Zyoptix - the customized wavefront LASIK platform that achieved some of the best visual outcomes ever
Developed the only stand-alone LASIK Nomogram to account for surgical treatment of higher order aberrations that has been FDA approved, patented and used throughout the world
Has published more than 100 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed clinical and scientific journals such as Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science and the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Has trained more than 100 other LASIK surgeons and is in demand throughout the world for his expertise
Voted one of the "Top 50 Opinion Leaders in Cataract and Refractive Surgery" by the readers of the professional journal, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
Serves on two cataract and refractive surgery editorial boards