Joseph Kurstin, MD, and Nelson Preschel, MD, are board-certified ophthalmologists and VISX STAR S4 CustomVue and IntraLase certified LASIK surgeons. They have more than 50 years’ combined experience helping patients eliminate or reduce their dependency on contact lenses and glasses. These surgeons’ experience, surgical skill and commitment to excellent patient care help them provide exemplary vision correction results.
The Laser Eye Center of Miami is a state-of-the-art vision correction facility providing eye care services for the Miami-Dade area and beyond. As highly experienced Miami LASIK and cataract surgeons, Drs. Kurstin and Preschel have obtained a reputation for excellence, and are proud of the constant influx of patient referrals to their practice. In addition, many local physicians have chosen the Laser Eye Center of Miami for their vision correction needs.
Drs. Kurstin and Preschel feel strongly about the life-changing benefits of LASIK surgery. They are committed to providing the best possible eye care for their patients, and the Laser Eye Center of Miami is one of the few privately owned vision correction centers in the Miami area to offer IntraLase, also known as the "Bladeless LASIK" procedure.
To schedule a free consultation with the Laser Eye Center of Miami and discuss your candidacy for laser vision correction, call (305) 443 4733.
More About Laser Vision Correction at the Laser Eye Center of Miami
This LASIK Miami center offers the most advanced vision correction technologies, including two VISX STAR S4 excimer lasers, which incorporate three-dimensional eye tracking, to perform LASIK, LASEK and PRK surgeries; Wave-Scan mapping for personalized precision and accuracy; and an IntraLase laser for performing “Bladeless LASIK” surgery.
In addition to providing the finest care in refractive surgery, Drs. Kurstin and Preschel are skilled cataract surgeons who offer modern intraocular lenses, such as the ReZoom, Restor, Criystalens, Acrysof Toric, Tecnis and others which can correct distance vision or simultaneously correct both reading and distance vision. The Laser Eye Center of Miami is also a comprehensive eye care facility offering glaucoma diagnosis, treatment and surgery (using the Selecta II Laser), oculoplastic surgery and retinal surgery.
More About the Surgeons at the Laser Eye Center of Miami
Joseph Kurstin, MD, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Miami Medical School after returning from service in the U.S. Army following the Korean War. While attending the University of Miami, Dr. Kurstin was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Following medical school, Dr. Kurstin participated in a select internship program through Moffitt Hospital at the University of California in San Francisco. He later returned to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida where he completed his ophthalmology residency as chief resident. Dr. Kurstin has been in private practice in the Miami area since 1968, and his fluency in English and Spanish allow him to provide excellent care to all of his patients. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and is affiliated with several prestigious ophthalmic associations.
Nelson Preschel, MD, earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Central University of Venezuela. He completed his internal medicine internship at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City; his ophthalmic pathology fellowship and ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; and sub-specialty fellowship training in cornea, refractive surgery and glaucoma at the internationally renowned Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis. Dr. Preschel is affiliated with several prominent ophthalmic organizations and is a noted author and lecture on topics such as refractive surgery and glaucoma. Dr. Preschel’s practice is focused on refractive and cataract surgery, as well as the medical and surgical treatment of corneal, external eye diseases and glaucoma.
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