We believe the surgeons at Minnesota Eye Consultants are the best LASIK expert surgeons you can find in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for your vision correction needs. Each of these eye surgeons surpasses the minimum standards used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons to screen surgeons for inclusion in our LASIK Directory. We estimate that several of these surgeons have professional qualifications that place them among the top 1% of LASIK and refractive surgeons in the United States, making them among the best vision correction specialists you can find.

Coon Rapids-MEC
Mercy Medical Building
3960 Coon Rapids Blvd., Suite 304
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Phone: (763) 421-9410

Website:Minnesota Eye Consultants

Credentials and Qualifications

For your convenience, we have highlighted the professional credentials and qualifications of these surgeons below. We have also included a brief bio for each surgeon that follows this summary.

Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D.
Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D.
David R. Hardten, M.D. F.A..C.S
Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. F.A..C.S
Patrick J. Riedel , M.D.
Sherman W. Reeves , M.D. F.P.H.

Experience

Collectively, these surgeons have the following experience:

• Over 72 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 92 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Performed over 73,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Performed over 69,500 Lens Implants (including cataract surgery)
• Principal Investigator for over 45 FDA Studies for laser manufacturers as well as a Co-Investigator for 162 other studies
• Over 39 patents and inventions for lasers, lens implants, and other medical devices and products used in vision correction and general eye care

Premier Patient Care

• State-of-the-art lasers and ophthalmic devices, including:
  • the Intralase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK
  • Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
  • the iLASIK Procedure- WaveScan Technology, Intralase, and Visx Advanced CustomVue treatments
• Offers complete refractive eye surgery care, including LASIK, PRK, RLE / CLE, CK (Conductive Keratoplasty), Phakic Implants, Intacs (intracorneal ring segments), Limbal Relaxing Incisions, cataract lens implants, and cornea transplant surgery procedures
• 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 and eye doctors and their family members regularly seek a surgeon from Minnesota Eye Consultants to perform their LASIK or other refractive eye surgery

Professional Credentials

The LASIK eye surgeons and refractive specialists at Minnesota Eye Consultants have the following professional credentials:

• Faculty Appointments. Each surgeon has a faculty appointment at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Advisory Positions. The surgeons at Minnesota Eye Consultants are trusted by over 35 manufacturers of lasers as well as other devices and products used for refractive and general eye care including Alcon, Allergan, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), Bausch and Lomb Surgical, Chiron, Ophthalmology Consultants, STAAR Surgical, Vision Solution, and VISX.
• Hospital Staff Appointments. At least two surgeons of Minnesota Eye Consultants have staff privileged at the following hospitals:
  • Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Phillips Eye Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Kanabec Hospital, Mora, Minnesota
  • Queen of Peace Hospital, New Prague, Minnesota
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Train Other Eye Surgeons. All of these experts train ophthalmology residents and/or other surgeons in the use of lasers and other medical devices used in vision correction surgery
• Professional Societies and Organizations. The surgeons of Minnesota Eye Consultants are heavily involved in numerous professional societies and organizations. Several of these doctors currently or have served in executive capacities (i.e., President) and/or on the board of directors for many of them. Some or all of the surgeons of Minnesota Eye Consultants are members of the following professional organizations:
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
• International Society of Refractive Surgery
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Hennepin County Medical Society
• Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
• Minneapolis Ophthalmology Society
• Minnesota Medical Association
• St. Paul Ophthalmology Society
• Board Certified. Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Leaders in Research. The surgeons of Minnesota Eye Consultants are leaders in research and have taught and lectured extensively throughout their professional careers. Collective, these experts have the made the following contributions to the field of refractive surgery and general ophthalmology
  • Over 758 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published as well as hundred of non-peer reviewed articles
  • Nearly 200 text book chapters and 24 text books published
  • Over 1,235 total lectures on research topics at major eye meetings as well as hundred of lectures and local, regional, and university meetings
  • Have served as a panelist or moderator at hundreds of meetings of other eye doctors and professionals
• Editorial Boards. One of more of these surgeons serve in an editorial capacity at the following the Following ophthalmology journals:
  • Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Ocular Surgery News, Ophthalmology Times Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, EyeWorld, and Review of Refractive Surgery
• Reviewers. Several of these doctors serve as reviewers of articles in ophthalmology journals and publications, including, but not limited to the following:
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, BioMed Central, British Journal of Ophthalmology, CLAO Journal, Cornea, Eye and Contact Lens, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Medical Case Reports, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers, Ophthalmology, Preferred Works, Refractive and Corneal Surgery, and Survey of Ophthalmology
• Achievements. Each of these eye doctors has additional achievements in the field of refractive eye surgery, including LASIK and other laser eye surgery procedures, to his or her individual credit

Additional Highlights

One or more surgeons of Minnesota Eye Consultants have individually been recognized by their peers for a variety of honors and achievements, including:

• Various achievement awards by the American Academy Ophthalmology, including the highest honors (Senior Honor Award and the Barraquer Award)
• Recognition among the Top 50 Opinion Leaders in Refractive Surgery
• Named in various “Who’s Who” Directories
• Named among the Best Doctors in America
• Fellowship Awards, including the Heed Foundation
• Numerous academic awards and honors societies in undergraduate and graduate studies as well as teaching awards from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota

About Minnesota Eye Consultants

Minnesota Eye Consultants is the proud vision of its partners and surgeons- Doctors Richard L. Lindstrom, Thomas W. Samuelson, David R. Hardten, Elizabeth A. Davis , William J. Lipham, Patrick J. Riedel and Sherman W. Reeves. This consortium of the most recognized leaders in ophthalmology today is dedicated to providing superior patient care while pursuing significant research in LASIK laser vision correction, refractive surgery, cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, oculoplastics and total eye care.

The mission of the expert refractive surgeons and exceptional staff of Minnesota Eye Consultants is simple: to enrich each patient's quality of life through research and innovative methods of enhancing images. Minnesota Eye Consultants has emerged as one of the premier refractive research and treatment centers in the nation. Ophthalmologists and surgeons from throughout the world have been trained in revolutionary refractive procedures under the expert direction of its partners and physicians. The continuing emphasis on research and education at Minnesota Eye Consultants, supported by the extraordinary achievements of its partners, has helped expand the medical and surgical vision correction options available today.

Minnesota Eye Consultants' physicians and surgeons are regarded as true leaders in the development of LASIK, from its early inception to approval of LASIK by the Food and Drug Administration to continuing research, training and development. The practice serves as a teaching facility, training ophthalmologists and clinic professionals throughout the world on LASIK management. Quite simply, according to patients, LASIK is "a miracle." Results are immediate. Patients who have relied on eyewear for years are astounded on their ability to see objects clearly across the room, or read a clock, just minutes after the procedure.

When you select a refractive specialist from Minnesota Eye Consultants, you can trust that your doctor will work with you to determine which laser or other vision correction option is the best suited to achieving the possibility of 20-20 vision.

LASIK Vision Correction Surgeons at MEC

Minnesota Eye Consultants has 6 surgeons whose qualifications exceed the minimum standards used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons to screen vision correction surgeons in its LASIK Directory. To learn more about one of these LASIK and refractive experts please click on their name below.

Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D.
Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D.
David R. Hardten, M.D. F.A..C.S
Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. F.A..C.S
Patrick J. Riedel , M.D.
Sherman W. Reeves , M.D. F.P.H.