Why Did I Want To Become A Refractive Surgeon?

Ophthalmology is rich of very cool sub-specialities. And every sub-speciality constantly develops advanced ways to help patients restore vision and treat eye disease. Although procedures like lasik are very well known, refractive surgery actually fills just a small niche in the overall field of ophthalmology.

When I first entered my ophthalmology training, I didn’t know I would end as a refractive surgeon. I actually thought I would become a retina specialist. Indeed, the retina is a very cool structure. The retina has a large nerve and many blood vessels that can be directly observed using magnification lenses! There are not many parts of the body where this is possible. Retinal specialists try to prevent further damage to vision and save as much vision as possible from very complex retinal diseases.

As I went through my training, I found instead I was drawn more towards cataract surgeries. In contrast to many retinal surgeries, cataract surgeries restore all of the vision lost from cataracts to end up with just about perfect vision!

I became captivated with the accuracy of cataract surgery and pushed myself to improve my knowledge and results as much as possible to provide amazing vision. It was only fitting that the next pathway on this journey was to delve completely into the world of lasik and refractive surgery.

I have loved every moment of refractive surgery. It truly is life-changing to have amazing glasses-free vision! (I know because I am a lasik patient myself) I am excited to share my training and experience with everyone and have hope you enjoyed this blog. This is my one hundredth post on the blog and I am excited to continue with many more!

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