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ABOUT
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Des Moines LASIK Eye Surgeon James A. Davison, M.D.
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Appointments:
(800)
237-5393
Address:
Wolfe
Eye Clinic
309 E. Church Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Wolfe
Eye Clinic
6200 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Dr.
Davison’s practice serves patients in the Des Moines, Marshaltown,
and Grinnell communities throughout Iowa.
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James Davison, M.D
Trusted LASIK Surgeon
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology University of Utah
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Website:
Wolfe
Eye Clinics - West Des Moines, Marshaltown, and Grinnell Iowa
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you would like to contact Dr.
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Credentials
and Qualifications
Dr. James Davison has extensive qualifications that we estimate
put him among an elite circle comprising the top 1% of LASIK 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.
Davison 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.
Davison ’s qualifications and credentials as one of the
top LASIK surgeons include:
Experience
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Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
- Over
31 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens
implants and RK)
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Performed over 4,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
Premier
Patient Care
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Use of Intralase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless”
LASIK
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Use of Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
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Offers complete refractive surgery care, including LASIK, PRK,
RLE / CLE, CK (Conductive Keratoplasty), Phakic Implants, Limbal
Relaxing Incisions, and cataract lens implants procedures
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Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had
problems from a LASIK or other vision correction procedure 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. Davison
Professional
Credentials
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Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology
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American Academy of Ophthalmology: Member
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International Society of Refractive Surgery: Member
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery: Member
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American College of Eye Surgeons: Member
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American College of Surgeons: Member
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American Medical Association: Member
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American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology: Member
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International Association of Ocular Surgeons: Member
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International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty: Member
- Windsor
National Associates: Member
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Iowa Medical
Society: Member
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Consulting Positions
- Current
Faculty Appointments: Clinical
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah
- Hospital
Staff Appointments: Marshalltown
Medical & Surgical Center
- Member
of Editorial Board for Review of Refractive Surgery
- Past
member of of the editorial board for the Journal of the American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
- Over
140 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and videos published
- Over
20 text book chapters published
- Over
200 lectures on research topics at major eye meetings throughout
the world
Additional
Career Highlights
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Surgicus Golden Hands Award (presented by the David J. Kelman
Research Foundation at Surgicus III, New York City, 1986)
Education
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Undergraduate: University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology)
- Medical
School: Mayo
Medical School, Rochester, MN (Medical Doctorate)
- Residency
in Ophthalmology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine,
Rochester, MN
- Internship
at the Los
Angeles County- University of Southern California Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California Ophthalmology Internship
- Vitreoretinal
Fellowship at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester,
MN
Personal
Bio
James
A. Davison, M.D., F.A.C.S., received his medical degree from Mayo
Clinic Medical School in 1976. He finished his ophthalmology internship
at Los Angeles County – University of Southern California
in 1977. He completed an ophthalmology residency at Mayo Graduate
School of Medicine and was the chief resident in ophthalmology
in 1980. Dr. Davison has been with Wolfe Eye Clinic since July
1980.
Certified
by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board
of Ophthalmology, Dr. Davison has written or produced more than
140 scientific articles and videotapes. He has also had over 20
text book chapters published and coedited textbooks on phacoemulsification
and the surgical rehabilitation of vision.
Among
his many professional accomplishments, Dr. Davison started the
vitrectomy surgery service at Wolfe Eye Clinic and received the
first prize for surgical innovation and excellence, the Surgicus
Golden Hands Award, from Dr. Charles Kelman at Surgicus III, New
York, New York, 1986. He also was a member of the editorial board
for the Journal of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery in Fairfax, Virginia, from 1990 to 1995 and was the president
of the Mayo Eye Alumni Association in 1996.
Dr.
Davison has presented lectures and papers throughout the world
at meetings in Canada, France, Monte Carlo, Italy, Japan and Hong
Kong. In 1990, he was invited by Dr. Phillipe Crozafon to perform
live surgery in Nice, France, and in 1995 by Dr. Lucio Buratto
for a videocataract meeting in Milan, Italy.
Visit
Des Moines LASIK Surgeon James Davison's Curriculum Vitae
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