San Francisco Bay Area laser eye surgeon offering LASIK surgery in Northern California, including Pleasanton
Gary Kawesch, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who is a leader in the Bay Area and Northern California for LASIK and other advanced laser vision correction techniques. He has performed more than 40,000 refractive surgery procedures.
Dr. Kawesch started his career in the early 1990s as an expert in refractive surgery for radial keratotomy (RK), astigmatic keratotomy (AK) and automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK). Shortly after LASIK was approved in 1995, Dr. Kawesch opened one of the first excimer laser facilities in the South Bay. He has been voted one of San Jose's "Top Doctors" by San Jose Magazine and is often sought out as an expert by area media outlets.
Many top Bay area athletes and celebrities seek the skilled hand of Dr. Kawesch to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Dr. Kawesch's patients include athletes from the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers football teams, the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants baseball teams and the San Jose Sharks hockey team. Local and national media personalities, such as Paul Tonelli, Lamont Hollywood, Darien O'Toole, Judge Joe Brown and Carlos Santana, have given Dr. Kawesch the highest endorsements. He has published many scientific articles on LASIK and serves as an investigator in the FDA clinical trials where new refractive surgery technologies are developed.
To learn more about your vision correction options and schedule a one-on-one consultation with Dr. Kawesch, contact Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley at (408) 549-1908.
About the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley
Dr. Gary Kawesch is the Medical Director of the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley and the Laser Eye Center of the East Bay. He serves as the official Vision Correction Surgeon for the Oakland Raiders and the San Jose Sabercats. His practice offers the latest in custom LASIK, a treatment that tailors each LASIK procedure to the patient's vision correction needs. The subtle optical irregularities in the eye are measured and corrected to maximize the patient's vision. Dr. Kawesch also uses the all-laser procedure called IntraLASIK, in which the corneal flap is created by a laser instead of a blade, ensuring the highest precision.
Dr. Kawesch's practice is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art vision correction procedures in a professional, caring and efficient manner. Total patient satisfaction with regard to every step of the process, from first call to last postoperative visit, is the ultimate goal. Dr. Kawesch accepts Medicare at two convenient locations in San Jose and Pleasanton.
In addition to LASIK, Dr. Kawesch offers cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implants, PRK, PTK, macular degeneration evaluation, glaucoma evaluation and treatment, floaters and flashers evaluation, dry eye evaluation and treatment, contact lens fittings and routine eye exams. He also performs cosmetic procedures, including Botox injections, Latisse eyelash enhancement and laser skin rejuvenation.
Dr. Kawesch's Background
Dr. Kawesch graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He attended medical school at the University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, where he received high honors for academic excellence. He served his internship at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, and his residency in ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Kawesch is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the International Society of Refractive Surgery.
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