Drs. M. Bowes Hamill, Douglas D. Koch, Stephen C. Pflugfelder and Mitchell P. Weikert are all
board-certified ophthalmologists with fellowship training in corneal and refractive surgery.
The Baylor Vision physicians are recognized throughout Texas, the United States and the
world for creating a center of excellence in refractive surgery. Ophthalmic surgeons travel
from around the world to learn from the Baylor Vision team. The Baylor Vision surgeons
speak at academic and society meetings around the world to discuss new technology for
laser vision correction. Baylor Vision is a leading investigational center for the development
of wavefront technology using the VISX laser. For more than 100 years the Baylor College of
Medicine has provided the highest quality patient care, and the surgeons of Baylor Vision
continue this tradition with superior patient care and excellent LASIK surgical outcomes.
About Baylor Vision
Every patient at Baylor Vision is meticulously evaluated and treated by the physicians and
staff members to ensure the best LASIK outcomes. Each patient is seen by the doctor at the
pre-operative visit and the day of the surgery, not just minutes before the surgery.
LASIK surgery is performed using the VISX CustomVue procedure, which incorporates wavefront technology.
Wavefront technology allows for each patient to be individually tested and then treated with
a customized laser profile, ensuring maximum precision.
Baylor Vision also offers other forms of laser vision correction, including PRK and Epi LASIK. All LASIK procedures are performed
with the all-laser microkeratome, IntraLase. The first of its kind, the IntraLase provides added
safety and precision to the LASIK procedure.
Although Baylor Vision is on the cutting edge of new technology in eye care, the physicians
are conservative in their approach to laser vision correction. A comprehensive screening process is
used for all patients, and up to one-third of the individuals are advised not to undergo surgery.
This focus on patient care ensures the best results for each patient's vision.
The Baylor Vision Physicians' Educational Backgrounds
Dr. M. Bowes Hamill received his medical training and performed his residency in ophthalmology at
Baylor College of Medicine. He was fellowship trained in cornea and external disease at Baylor and in
cornea and cataract surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hamill is the past president of the
Texas Ophthalmology Association, and in recent years he has been named as one of
Houston's Best Doctors in Inside Houston magazine.
Dr. Douglas D. Koch graduated from Harvard Medical School and received his residency training in
ophthalmology at Baylor. His fellowship training occurred at distinguished institutions in London,
Los Angeles and Seattle. Dr. Koch is editor of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and is
past president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has been named one of the "Best Doctors in America"
in a survey of physicians, and he was also featured on the PBS documentary 20/10 by 2010.
Dr. Stephen Pflugfelder attended medical school at the State University of New York, Syracuse
and performed his residency in ophthalmology at Baylor. His fellowship training took place at the
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Dr. Pflugfelder is on the editorial boards of the journals Cornea and Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology,
and he is also the director of The Ocular Surface Center, where research is conducted in the area of
ocular surface disorders.
Dr. Mitchell P. Weikert completed his medical school and ophthalmology residency at Baylor.
He conducted his fellowship training in cornea, external disease and cataract surgery at the
University of Utah John A. Moran Eye Center. He is the winner of the Everett L. Goar Award
and former chief resident at Baylor College of Medicine.
Together these ophthalmic surgeons have authored more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters.
They are all members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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