Max Parikh, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has performed more than 8,000 LASIK and refractive surgery procedures. The goals of Dr. Parikh and the staff of Advanced Ophthalmology Institute are to provide each patient with the latest technology, the most advanced medical treatment, the most informative consultations, and the highest quality of surgical care. The focus is to reduce or completely eliminate the patient's dependency on glasses or contact lenses.
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Dr. Parikh is the team ophthalmologist and LASIK surgeon for the
San Diego Chargers football team and for the San Diego Gulls
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Many top athletes and other professionals with vision intensive occupations seek out Dr. Parikh for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Dr. Parikh is well known and well respected in the
LASIK San Diego community. He is the team ophthalmologist and LASIK surgeon for the San Diego Chargers professional football team and for the San Diego Gulls professional hockey team. He has corrected the vision of numerous police officers, firefighters, and military personnel. He is also the Channel 10 Eye Care and LASIK expert for San Diego. He shares his surgical skills and experience with upcoming ophthalmologists as a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of California, San Diego.
More About Advanced Ophthalmology Institute
Dr. Parikh is the chief surgeon and medical director of the Advanced Ophthalmology Institute. For LASIK surgery, Dr. Parikh is certified on and offers surgery to his patients on every available Wavefront guided excimer laser system; including the Alcon LADARVision, VISX Star S4, Bausch and Lomb Zyoptix, and the Allegretto Wavelight. All of these wavefront-guided systems use the most advanced technology to measure and treat visual disorders that previously could not be detected.
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Carefully selected staff at Advanced Ophthalmology Institute ensure friendly service and professional care.
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Wavefront LASIK allows each patient to be individually evaluated and treated with a customized laser profile during surgery. This customized approach improves the accuracy of LASIK and the overall quality of vision following surgery. To create the "corneal flap" Intralase is also offered to our patients. Intralase is the "bladeless" LASIK surgical procedure. Each patient is meticulously examined to determine the best option for vision correction.
Our office-based surgical suite is a climate-controlled and highly regulated state-of-the-art facility. The combination of the most advanced laser technology, the state-of-the-art surgical suite, and Dr. Parikh's extensive experience is why Advanced Ophthalmology Institute has LASIK results that rank in the top 1 percent in the United States.
In addition to LASIK, Advanced Ophthalmology Institute offers PRK and LASEK for laser vision correction. Dr. Parikh was one of the first surgeons in the San Diego area to offer LASEK. Also offered for vision correction are CK surgery (for presbyopia), INTACS (removable corneal inserts for the treatment of myopia and keratoconus), and the best technology Intraocular Lenses IOLs which can simultaneously correct near, intermediate, and distance vision. Comprehensive ophthalmology services and BOTOX injections for wrinkle reduction are also provided at our practice.
The first step for our patients is a free consultation and evaluation for LASIK surgery. Contact us to schedule your appointment.
More About Dr. Max Parikh
Dr. Max Parikh graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School and his residency in Ophthalmology at the world-renowned New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He completed two advanced fellowship training programs; one in anterior segment and cataract surgery and the other in cornea and refractive surgery. Both of these fellowships were performed in conjunction with Dr. Robert Sinskey, a world-famous ophthalmologist who is a pioneer in cataract and vision correction surgery.
Dr. Parikh is one of the few ophthalmologists in the country with dual fellowship training. He is an active member in the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has been the recipient of many awards, has published several scientific papers, and most recently was awarded the best paper honor at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.
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