Loma Linda Based LASIK Eye Julio Narváez, MD, FACS

Appointments:

Loma Linda University Health Care
Phone: (909) 558-2154

Dr. Narváez's exceptional qualifications are listed below. To email click the envelope.

Phone: (909) 558-2154

Address:

Loma Linda University
Health Care Ophthalmology
11370 Anderson, Suite 1800
Loma Linda, CA 92354

Website:

Loma Linda University Health Care (LLUHC)

Department of Ophthalmology- LASIK

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Professional Qualifications and Credentials

Dr. Julio Narváez has extensive qualifications that Trusted LASIK Surgeons estimates place him among the top LASIK and laser eye surgery, refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States.

Dr. Narváez's qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK and cataract surgeons include:

Experience

• First eye surgeon in North America using a regulatory approved device to remove a cataract by laser. The procedure is known as Dodick Laser Photolysis.
• Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 14 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Over 16 years experience in cataract surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Performed over 2,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Performed over 5,000 cataract surgery procedures
• Principal investigator for LUX cyclosporine implant FDA trials for the prevention of corneal rejection
• Principal investigator for NIDEK EC5000 excimer laser for hyperopia (farsightedness) and hyperopia astigmatism LASIK FDA trials

Premier Patient Care

• “All-Laser” LASIK (bladeless) using the IntraLase laser
• Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
• Use of iLASIK Procedure- WaveScan Technology, IntraLase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue treatments
• 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
  • Corneal Transplants
  • Other vision correction surgery: Endothelial Keratoplasy(CK) and Limbal Relaxing Incisions
  • Cataract Eye Surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or another vision correction or cataract 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 procedures or cataract surgery performed by Dr. Narváez

Professional Credentials

• Current University Faculty Appointments:
  • Associate Professor, Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University
• Past Employment
  • Curlock Eye Physicians Medical Group (private practice), Turlock, CA
  • David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Active Duty Staff Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmology Clinic, Travis AFB, CA
• Hospital Appointments
  • Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Professional Society and Organizations (Membership and Affiliations)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha honors medical society
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
    • Fellow
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • The Cornea Society
    • Member with Thesis
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Dauphin County Medical Society
• Certifications include:
  • American Board of Ophthalmology
• Editorial Positions: Dr. Narváez serves in an editorial capacity for numerous ophthalmology publications, including:
• Reviewer: Dr. Narváez reviews research articles for his peers for the following ophthalmology publications:
  • Ophthalmology
  • Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
  • Journal of Cornea
• Journal of Refractive Surgery
• Over 18 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published
• Over 2 text book chapters published
• Over 9 lectures on research topics at major eye meetings
  

Additional Career Highlights

• Fluent in Spanish and English
• Walter E. Macpherson Research Society Outstanding Student Research Supervisor, 2007.
• Best Paper of the Session award at the ASCRS annual meeting, March 2006, San Francisco, CA

Charitable Activities

• Volunteer Surgeon, Canvasback Missions, Island of Yap, Federated Republic of Micronesia
• Volunteer Surgeon, Lusaka Eye Hospital, Zambia, Africa
• Volunteer, Mercy Ships
  • Provided surgical and medical eye care in Belize,
    Central America.CA
• Led ophthalmology, medical and construction team to Buca Bay, Fiji, to provide surgical eye care, general medical care, and maintenance of school buildings
• Provided medical and surgical eye care at Maluti Adventist Hospital in Lesotho, Africa
• Assisted in the medical and surgical care of patients at Hôpital de Mugonero, Rwanda, Africa
• Leader in proposing, planning, and participating in trip to Tuxpan, Mexico, to render medical, dental, and optometric care to geriatric patients
• Volunteer at California Institute for Men Prison Ministries
  • California Medical Facility, Vacaville
  • San Joaquin County Jail

Education/Training

• Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts, History
  • Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN
    • Cum laude
    • Educational Scholarship, County of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
    • History Major of the Year
    • The Harold Moody History Scholarship
    • Southern Scholar Medallion
    • Student Association, Joker Editor
  • Newbold College, Berkshire, England, History
• Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, national honors medical society
  • Walter E. Macpherson Research Society Outstanding Student Researcher
  • Roger Barnes Humanitarian Award
  • Honors Graduate, Officers Training Camp, U.S. Air Force, summer
  • Class of ‘92 Vice-President
  • National Dean’s List
• Internship, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
• Residency, Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
• Fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Section, Emory University Eye Center, Atlanta, GA

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