Dr. James J. Salz, LASIK Laser Eye Surgeon, Cataract Surgery, and Vision Correction Expert.

Appointments, Information, Consultation & Surgery : (424) 789-7718 Call today and mention Trusted LASIK Surgeons for your free LASIK consultation with a true LASIK expert who is a trusted eye surgeon and vision care specialist. Dr. Salz's exceptional qualifications are listed below. Address: Laser Vision Medical Associates 240 So. La Cienega Blvd., Suite 250, Beverly Hills, CA 90211	Trusted LASIK Surgeon Dr. James J. Salz, MD Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology University of Southern California Doheny Eye Institute Board of Directors Discovery Eye Foundation
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Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Salz has extensive qualifications that that we estimate place him among the top LASIK and laser eye surgery and refractive surgeons in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Salz.has included some additional career highlights that while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process, clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.

Dr. Salz’s qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK surgeons include:

Experience

• Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 27 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Performed over 3,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Principal for 8 FDA Studies for laser manufacturers (Alcon and Visx) as well as a co-investigator for other studies

Premier Patient Care

• Use of IntraLase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK
• Use of Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
• Use of iLASIK Procedure- WaveScan Technology, IntraLase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue technologies
• Offers complete refractive surgery care, including LASIK, PRK, RLE / CLE, CK (Conductive Keratoplasty), Phakic Implants, Limbal Relaxing Incisions, and cataract lens implants procedures
• Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a surgery performed by another doctor
• Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had their LASIK and other refractive surgeries performed by Dr. Salz

Credentials

• Current Faculty Appointments
  • Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Southern California (Doheny Eye Institute)
    • Distinguished Alumnus Award
• Professional Societies and Organizations
  • Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
    • Honor Award
    • Senior Honor Award
    • Secretariat Award in 2007 for contributions as a media spokesperson
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS)
    • Past member of Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Member of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons (ISRS)
    • Barraquer Award (honors an eye doctor who has made significant contributions in the field of refractive surgery during his or her career)
    • Past President (several terms)
  • California Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology
    • Past President, Vice-President, Secretary
  • Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC):
    • Member of Board of Directors of Board of Directors
    • Member of Claims Committee
    • Member of Risk Management Committee, Specialty: Refractive Surgery, Cataract/IOL
  • Los Angeles Research Study Club
    • Member of Board of Directors
• Consulting Positions:
  • Alcon: Medical Monitor for Laser Vsion Correction FDA trials—2005-2007
  • National Vision Research Institute, San Diego, CA
  • Lions-Doheny Eye Bank, Los Angeles, CA
  • Presentation to FDA's Ophthalmic Advisory Panel on Evaluation of Excimer Lasers for Refractive Surgery
  • Rand Corporation: Panel for Eye Care Workforce sponsored by American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Charitable Activities: Discovery Eye Foundation:
• Member of Board of Directors
• Past President
• Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Editorial Positions
  • Journal of Refractive Surgery
    • Founding Editor-in-Chief
    • Member of Board of Directors
  • Eyenet (publication of American Academy of Ophthalmology)
  • Review of Ophthalmology
    • Member of Advisory Board
• Published over 80 articles, over 15 textbook chapters, and 2 textbooks on refractive, cataract and lens implant surgery and contact lenses in major (peer-reviewed) ophthalmology journals
• Over 200 presentations at major meetings of ophthalmologists worldwide.

Additional Career Highlights

• Rated one America’s Top Doctors in the field refractive surgery since 2004
• One of the authors of the book entitled "The Art and Science of Ophthalmology "
  • an authoritative, insider's perspective on the various challenges in this field of medicine and the key qualities necessary to become a successful practitioner·
• Co-Chairman: Eye Subcommittee of Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee (1982-1984).

Education

• Undergraduate: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
• Medical School: Duke Medical School, Durham, NC
• Residency: University of Southern California (Doheny Eye Institute), Los Angeles, CA
• Fellowship Training:not applicable since Dr. Salz helped develop this specialty of fellowship training

Personal Bio

James J. Salz, M.D. received his M.D. from Duke University and completed his ophthalmology residency training at the University of Southern California. He first began researching refractive surgery techniques in 1979 and has performed clinical refractive surgery since 1980. He is one of the few ophthalmic surgeons in the United States to have performed all types of refractive surgery. Dr. Salz was appointed the Principal Investigator for multiple PRK and LASIK FDA Clinical Trials for Visx and Alcon from 1990-2004 for myopia, hyperopia and wavefront guided LASIK at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.

He was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. He was the co-editor of the book Refractive Corneal Surgery published in 1986 and is the Editor-in-Chief of the 1994 published textbook Corneal Laser Surgery (which was the first book to cover all aspects of corneal laser surgery). In addition to his published articles, Dr. Salz has over 15 book chapters, the majority dealing with refractive surgery. His most recent publications include articles relating to pupil size in refractive surgery, treating complications of LASIK surgery and a book chapter on the pre-operative examination of refractive surgery patients.

Dr. James Salz has devoted most of his career to research and development of refractive surgery techniques. He was only one of 10 surgeons selected to participate in a National Study of Radial Keratotomy (PERK). Dr. Salz has been actively involved in teaching refractive and cataract surgery techniques to other eye surgeons both in the US and abroad since 1981. He was the 1991 President of the International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty and has been a volunteer surgeon and lecturer on Project Orbis (the "flying eye hospital") in Yugoslavia, India and Cuba. He has been interviewed about eye surgery techniques on the Today Show, on CNN and on local TV stations. In November of 1994, he was the recipient of the annual prestigious International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) Barraquer Award honoring his contribution to refractive surgery. In 1997 he received the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Senior Honor Award and in 2003 received the ISRS/AAO Lifetime Achievement Award for his continued contributions to refractive surgery.

In addition to his practice, academic appointments, and research, Dr. Salz is a member of the Refractive Surgery Research Laboratory and an attending staff member Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Salz also serves on the Board of Directors for the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC), Discovery Eye Foundation, and Los Angeles Research Study Club

Dr. Salz has been honored with the Barraquer Award in 1994 (for contributions to the field of refractive surgery) and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the International Society of Refractive Surgeons and the senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. James Salz, M.D., the President and primary physician of Laser Vision Medical Associates, performs laser vision surgery on patients with nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism (blurred vision), and presbyopia. Dr. Salz’s practice primarily serves the greater Los Angeles area, including Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Santa Monica, but patients have come from all over Southern California and even as far as England and South America to be treated by him.

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