| Credentials
and Qualifications
Dr. George O. Waring, III has extensive qualifications that
Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top 1%
of LASIK laser eye surgery and refractive surgeons and cataract
surgery in the United States.
For your convenience, these
credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience,
Premier Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Waring
has included some additional career highlights that while
not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process,
clearly demonstrate his highly distinguished career as a true
pioneer in advancing vision correction surgery throughout
the world..
Dr.
Waring’s qualifications and credentials as one of the
top LASIK surgeons include:
Experience
- Dr.
Waring performed the First LASIK procedure in Atlanta, Georgia
- As
Principal Investigator of the Emory-sponsored investigations
of LASIK, Dr. Waring received the first physician-sponsored
investigational device exemption from the FDA
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Over 11 years experience in laser vision surgery, including
LASIK and PRK
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Over 25 years experience in refractive surgery, including
laser vision, lens implants, and RK
- Over
30 years experience in cataract surgery (including cataract
surgery with lens implants)
- Over
20,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures performed
- Over
1,000 corneal transplants performed
-
Approximately 1,000 cataract surgery and lens implant procedures
performed
- Principal
Investigator for 4 FDA clinical studies for manufacturers
of lasers and other devices, products, and/or medications
related to vision and general eyecare
- YAG
Laser Photolysis lens Capsule Cleaning after Cataract
Surgery. A.R.C.-sponsored, (2008-present) (FDA status
pending)
- LASIK
for Myopia and Astigmatism, Emory University- sponsored
(1995-1999)
- LASIK
for hyperopia trial, Nidek – sponsored (2005-2007)
- Custom
Aspheric Treatment Zone trial, Nidek – sponsored
(2005 – 2010)
- Excimer
laser photorefractive keratectomy trial, Summit- sponsored,
(1989-1998)
- Co-Investigator
for 4 FDA clinical trials.
- Intracorneal
Ring Segments for Myopia, KeraVision- sponsored (1997-1999)
- Artisan
Mhyopia lens for High Myopia, Ophtec- sponsored, (1999-2004)
- Acufocus
Intracorneal Inlay for Presbyopia, Acufocus -sponsored
(2006-2009)
- Tetraflex
accommodating IOL, Lenstec- sponsored, (2007-2009)
- Dr.
Waring helped develop LASIK at the El-Maghraby Eye Hospital
in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where he served as Chairman of the
Department of Ophthalmology and Director of Research from
2003-2005.
- Presented
the data to the FDA that procured the first FDA-approved
clinical excimer laser vision correction surgery in the
United States
- Investigator
for 12 National Eye Institute (NEI) and National Institutes
of Health (NIH) Studies
- Principle
investigator of Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy
(PERK) study (1980-1996)
- Principle
investigator, Croneal Wound Healing after Photorefractive
Keratoplasty (1988-1991)
- Fogarty
Senior International Fellowship, Laser Refractive Surgery,
Paris, France (1992)
- Expert
Witness Services, including review and expert testimony
for cases for the following refractive and cataract eye
surgery procedures for both the defense and the plaintiff
- LASIK,
PRK laser eye surgery, corneal transplants, cataract
surgery, ocular trauma and intraocular lens (IOL) implant
procedures, including phakic lenses, toric lenses, monofocal
lenses, accommodating lenses, and multifocal lenses
Premier
Patient Care
- Wavefront
Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
laser eye surgery
-
Offers complete refractive surgery care
-
LASIK
and PRK
laser eye surgery
-
Intraocular lens
implant surgery (IOLs) including Refractive Lensectomy
(RLE) or Clear Lensectomy (CLE) using:monofocal lenses,
multifocal lenses, and accommodating lenses, as well
as phakic implants and toric implants
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Other vision correction surgery: Limbal Relaxing Incisions
and Phakic IOL implants for high myopia
-
Cataract Eye Surgery (including cataract surgery with
single focus, multifocal and accommodating lens implants
and blended vision (monovision)
-
Management of complications of surgery for new patients
who had problems from a LASIK or other vision correction
or cataract surgery procedure performed by another doctor
- Other
eye surgeons and their family members have had their LASIK
or another refractive procedure or cataract surgery performed
by Dr. Waring, including his own daughter.
Professional
Credentials
- Current
Faculty Appointments: Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology,
Emory University
- Trained
over 60 Fellows in corneal and refractive surgery
- Past
Faculty Appointments:
- Industry
Consultant and Investigator (at different times for 12 companies
including):
- Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Refractive Surgery (1989-present)
- the
Waring Medal for Editorial Excellence has been established
in his name·
- Has
served on 15 additional editorial boards, including the
American Journal of Ophthalmology
- 2
text books on refractive surgery procedures
- Refractive
Keratotomy for Myopia and Astigmatism, 1991, 1326 pages
-
Corneal Disorders, 1998, 1172 pages
- Published
over 66 book chapters on refractive, cataract and lens implant
surgery and contact lenses
- Published
over 257 peer-reviewed original articles on refractive,
cataract and lens implant surgery and contact lenses in
major ophthalmology journals
- Published
over 250 brief communications refractive, cataract and lens
implant surgery
- Taught
at over 600 ophthalmic meetings in over 60 countries on
6 continents
- Fellow
of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- Honor
Award
- Senior
Honor Award
- Life
Achievement Honor Award
- Member
of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
(ASCRS)
- Executive
Committee of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons
(ISRS)
- Lans
Award
-
Barraquer Award
- Kritzinger
Award
- Lifetime
Achievement Award
- Founder’s
Award
- Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Recipient
of the Weisenfeld Award “For His Leadership in the
Field of Refractive Corneal Surgery and for Applying Stringent
Scientific Principles in his Pioneery Work”
- Fellow,
American
College of Surgeons
- Fellow
of the Royal
College of Ophthalmology (FRCOphth, Britain)
- Certified
by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Additional
Career Highlights, Accomplishments and Awards
- One
of 10 Leading Ophthalmologists in U.S. contributing a chapter
in Inside
the Mind: Ophthalmology Best Practices, published by
Aspatore Books, Spring, 2007
- Society
of Heed Fellows
Outstanding Ophthalmologist Award
- Kritzinger
Medal, South African Society of Cataract and Refractive
Sugery
- Top
50 Opinion Leaders in Ophthalmology voted by readers of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
- Gregg
Medal, Royal Australian College of Ophthalmology
- Honorary
Medal from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt
- Gold
Medal from the 5th International Congress on Cataract and
Refractive Surgery in Florence, Italy
- Two
gold medals for contributions in international ophthalmology
from the Pan Arab Council of Ophthalmology
- Castroviejo
Medal from the Cornea Society
- Established
the first eye bank in northern California
- Named
one of America’s Top Doctors –by Castle Connolly
Medical, Ltd.,2004 -2009
- The
100 Most Frequenty Cited Articles in Ophthalmology Journals
by Ohba, N; Nakao K; Isashiki, Y; Ohba A, in: Arch Ophthalmol,
2007; 125 (7): 952-960. Dr. Waring was one of 28 authors
with two or more “citation classics” between
1975 and 2006.
- Named
one of the Best Doctors in America, 2003-2008, by Best Doctors,
Inc.
- “Top
Doctor” for 2007 by Atlanta
Magazine, one of five ophthalmologists, July issue in
2007
- Marquis
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2007
-
Marquis
Who's Who in America, 2007
- Marquis
Who’s Who in the World, 2009
- Elected
a Life Member of Kingston’s National Registry of “Who’s
Who”
- Featured
on CBS 60 Minutes, ABC Nightline, ABC 20/20 News Show, ABC
Nightly News, Good Morning America, and CNN"
Education
-
Undergraduate: Wheaton
College, Wheaton, IL, BS
- Medical
School: Baylor
Medical College, Houston, Texas, TX
-
Rotating Internship: Ben
Taub Hospital, Houston, TX
- Residency:
Wills
Eye Hospital and Research Foundation, Philadelphia,
PA
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Fellowship: Heed
Fellowship in corneal disease and surgery at the Wills
Eye Hospital and Research Foundation in Philadelphia
Surgeon
Bio
George O. Waring, III, was born in Buffalo, New York. He received
his MD degree from Baylor Medical College, Houston, Texas.
His ophthalmology training included a residency followed by
a Heed Fellowship in corneal disease and surgery at the Wills
Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He is board certified by the
American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons (FACS), of the Royal College of Ophthalmology
(FRCOphth, Britain), and of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Dr.
Waring began his academic career in 1974 as Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis, where
he established the first eye bank in northern California.
In 1979 he joined the faculty at Emory University, where he
was a tenured Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Refractive
Surgery, until 2004; he is currently Clinical Professor of
Ophthalmology at Emory. He was a Founder and Managing Director
of the privately owned Vision Correction Group (Emory Vision/InView
Vision Center) from 1994-2004, where he has done more than
10,000 LASIK and other refractive procedures. Since 2003,
he has practiced privately in Atlanta at the InView Center.
Dr.
Waring is Editor-in-Chief (since 1990) of The Journal of Refractive
Surgery, and has served on 15 other editorial boards, including
the American Journal of Ophthalmology. He has published over
250 peer reviewed original articles, 60 book chapters, and
250 brief communications. He has received three American Academy
of Ophthalmology Honor Awards (including the Life Achievement
Honor Award in 2004), the Society of Heed Fellows Outstanding
Ophthalmologist Award, an Honorary Medal from Ain Shams University
in Cairo, Egypt, a Gold Medal from the 5th International Congress
on Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Florence, Italy, two
gold medals for contributions in international ophthalmology
from the Pan Arab Council of Ophthalmology, the Castroviejo
Medal from the Corneal Society, and the Lans and Barraquer
and Kritzinger and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the International
Society of Refractive Surgery.
Dr.
Waring enjoys sporting and outdoor activities, often with
his four children. He plays squash weekly and is an avid snow
skier, including annual heliskiing in the Bugaboo Mountains
of British Columbia. As a mountaineer, he has done a first-ascent
of the Kang Yaja (20,000 ft.) in the Himalaya of Nepal, and
has also climbed on Aconcogua in Argentina (highest mountain
outside the Himalaya), Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, and the
Matterahorn, and other mountains in the Swiss Alps.He is also
a DiveMaster in the Professional Association of Dive Instructors.
Multiple African safaris have been by land, on rivers, by
walking, in hot air balloons, in game hunting reserves, and
on horseback. He was elected as a Fellow in the Explorer’s
Club in New York in March of 2001.
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