Serving Lasik Patients in Tacoma, Payallup, Gig Harbor and Auburn
Leslie P. Fox, MD, FACS, Lawrence J. White, MD, Jerry R. Shields, MD, and Keith R. Dahlhauser, MD, FACS, are eye surgeons who specialize in refractive eye surgery (LASIK, PRK and near vision conductive keratoplasty "CK"). These surgeons are board certified and have outstanding academic credentials. They are on the leading edge of vision correction surgery and were among the first in the Pacific Northwest to provide laser eye surgery for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, as well as surgery for close focusing problems for those over forty.
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Cascade Eye and Skin Centers
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The surgeons and staff of Cascade Eye & Skin Centers all share a desire to provide the highest quality medical services in a personal, caring environment. Each patient is treated as an individual. They take the time to talk to and listen to every patient throughout the entire laser eye surgery process, from the initial consultation to the postoperative visits. Patients see their surgeon each time. This focus on quality patient care ensures optimum visual results.
To determine if you are a candidate for laser vision correction or near vision CK, please call (253) 671-2020 (Puyallup) or (253) 272-9309 (Tacoma) to schedule a screening or consultation, or to have our refractive coordinator answer your questions.
More About Cascade Eye & Skin Centers
Each patient is meticulously examined to determine the best option for vision correction surgery. If you are not a candidate for surgery, you will be informed of this without hesitation. For LASIK surgery, the surgeons at Cascade use the VISX STAR S4 CustomVue excimer laser. The VISX system provides an accurate measure of the individual optical "fingerprint" of each patient's eye and helps the surgeon create a customized laser correction. For correction of close focusing difficulties after age forty, Cascade surgeons offer CK surgery (conductive keratoplasty), even for those who have already had LASIK.
The Cascade Eye Surgeons are highly skilled implant surgeons offering the "No Stitch" surgical technique. The newest lens implants are available, including ReZoom and ReStor, to simultaneously correct vision for all focusing distances.
Cascade Eye & Skin Centers provide comprehensive eyecare, including cataract surgery, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, an optical dispensary, cosmetic eyelid surgery, as well as a full range of cosmetic dermatology procedures such as BOTOX.
More About the Laser Eye Surgeons
Leslie P. Fox, MD, FACS, earned his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. He performed his residency in ophthalmology in San Francisco, where he served as chief resident his final year. He proudly served as Chief of Ophthalmology in the U.S. Army in Saudi Arabia during operation Desert Storm. He has performed thousands of refractive surgery procedures and has participated in the evolution of refractive surgery from radial keratotomy to PRK to LASIK. He shares his comprehensive knowledge about advanced surgical techniques with upcoming eye surgeons as an Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Washington. Dr. Fox is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been selected as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Surgeons. He is a classical musician at the professional level.
Lawrence J White, MD, FACS, earned his undergraduate degree with honors, summa cum laude and Phi Kappa Phi honor society, at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. He received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin, earning the Dean Award. He performed his residency in ophthalmology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. White has performed research in corneal health and has published articles in scientific journals. He also serves as an instructor for LASIK surgery to other surgeons in the Northwest Region. Dr. White is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Jerry R. Shields, MD, received his undergraduate degree with honors, magna cum laude, from Wake Forest University. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, where he graduated and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He performed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Washington, where he received extensive training in refractive surgery. He has conducted research on the early detection of glaucoma and published his findings in scholarly journals. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Keith R. Dahlhauser, MD, FACS, received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Iowa. He performed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Dahlhauser served as an ophthalmologist in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and serving as chief of cataract and refractive surgery at the Madigan Army Medical Center. He spent ten years teaching upcoming ophthalmologists about new surgical techniques in cataract and refractive surgery, being recognized as the top instructor for six of the ten years. He is also responsible for introducing the "No Needle" cataract surgery technique to the Army Hospital Department of Ophthalmology. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been selected as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Surgeons. He feels strongly about the importance of vision for the quality of life, and volunteers his time on humanitarian missions to Central American performing eye surgery for the poor and underprivileged.
All of the Cascade LASIK surgeons are active members of the major medical and ophthalmology organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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