Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Rated the # 1 Eye Hospital in the USA
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U.S. News & World Report names Bascom Palmer Eye Institute the #1 eye hospital in the country for the fourth time.
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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute continues to be rated the nation's best ophthalmic hospital by board-certified ophthalmologists from across the United States. U.S.News & World Report's survey of randomly selected ophthalmologists rated Bascom Palmer the #1 eye hospital in the country for the fourth time (2005, 2004, 1998, and 1994). Ophthalmology Times, an industry periodical for and by ophthalmologists, surveyed ophthalmology department chairmen who rated Bascom Palmer's residency program the best in the nation.
Each of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's LASIK surgeons
is a board-certified ophthalmologist with specific fellowship
training in corneal surgery. The Bascom Palmer laser surgeons
are recognized internationally for creating a center of excellence
for refractive surgery. These surgeons are highly coveted speakers
and routinely lecture to other ophthalmic surgeons about advances
in laser eye surgery. They also serve as investigators in the
FDA clinical trials where new vision correction techniques are
developed and refined. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University
of Miami Miller School of Medicine has a rich tradition of the highest
quality patient care. The LASIK surgeons of Bascom
Palmer continue this tradition of superior patient care. They focus
on optimizing LASIK surgical outcomes for each patient.
More About the Bascom Palmer Laser Eye Institute Vision Center in Palm Beach Gardens
The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Laser Vision Center in Palm Beach
Gardens provides state-of-the-art technology with a highly attentive
staff. Each patient is meticulously examined prior to surgery to determine
the best option for vision correction. For LASIK Surgery, the Alcon
LadarVision excimer laser system is used. This wavefront guided system
provides a highly accurate measure of each patient's corneal shape.
This "corneal map" is then programmed into the excimer laser so that
each patient's cornea is reshaped with a customized laser profile.
To create the corneal flap, the ALL LASER LASIK procedure called
IntraLase is used. The combination of custom wavefront LASIK and IntraLase
provides for the highest precision and safety. In addition to LASIK, Bascom
Palmer surgeons offer PRK, LASEK, Intacs, CK, and implantable lenses
that can correct for near and distance vision. Although the surgeons
are on the cutting edge of new technology, they are conservative in their
approach to laser vision correction. After a comprehensive evaluation
by the surgeon, up to one-third of the patients are advised not to have
surgery. This focus on patient care ensures the best possible LASIK outcomes.
More About the Bascom Palmer LASIK Surgeons in Palm Beach Gardens
Yunhee Lee, MD, MPH, is the director of the Bascom Palmer
Laser Vision Correction Center in Palm Beach Gardens. She received
her undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Her medical degree and master of public health were obtained from
Harvard University School of Medicine. She completed her residency
in ophthalmology and a fellowship in cornea/anterior segment at
the New England Eye Center of Tufts University School of Medicine.
She is an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at the
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and focuses on corneal
surgery. Dr. Lee is the medical director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
of the Palm Beaches and sees patients in both Palm Beach and Miami.
Jill Rodila, MD, received her undergraduate degree from Wheaton
College, Illinois, and her medical degree from University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Rockford. She completed her residency in
ophthalmology at Albany Medical College and her fellowship training
in corneal and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
of the University of Miami School of Medicine. She is an assistant
professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine and her clinical focus is in the field of new
advances in refractive surgery.
Terrence P. O'Brien, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, brings extensive refractive surgery experience to Bascom Palmer's refractive service. He is co-author of External Diseases and Cornea and holds a patent for Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as an important modulator of corneal sensitivity following LASIK surgery. Dr. O'Brien is the Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches. He joins the faculty after a fifteen-year tenure at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as medical director of Wilmer's Refractive Eye Surgery Service. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, completed his residency at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in corneal and external diseases at Cullen Eye Institute of Baylor College of Medicine.
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