Dr. Frederick “Rick” W. Fraunfelder: LASIK surgery, cataract surgery, PRK, all-laser or bladeless LASIK, & wavefront based laser vision correction surgery, refractive surgery such as intraocular lens implant surgery (IOLs), corneal transplants, limbal relaxing incisions & conductive keratoplasty (CK).

Dr. Fraunfelder is an expert in cornea/external disease, & ocular oncology, and case review and testimony in refractive and cataract procedures.

Appointments, Information, Consultation and Surgery:

Portland:(503) 494-3937

Toll free: (800) 842-3937

Call today and please mention Trusted LASIK Surgeons for your free LASIK consultation with a true LASIK expert who is a trusted eye surgeon, vision care specialist and corneal expert, and cataract surgeon. Dr. Fraunfelder’s exceptional qualifications are listed below.

Address:

Casey Vision Correction Center
Casey Eye Institute - Marquam Hill
3375 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97239

Serving Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Salem, as well as communities throughout Oregon, the US and international patients.

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Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Frederick “Rick” W. Fraunfelder has extensive qualifications that we estimate place him among the top LASIK eye surgery, cataract 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. Fraunfelder 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. Fraunfelder 's qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK surgeons include:

Experience

• Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
• Over 10 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
• Over 15 years experience in cataract surgery (including cataract surgery with lens implants)
• Performed over 5,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
• Performed over 4,000 cataract surgery procedures
• Co-Investigator for 1 FDA study for laser manufacturers (Nidek)
  • FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel –Chairman
• Casey Eye Institute of the Oregon Health & Science University, where Dr. Fraunfelder practices, was one of the first laser eye centers in Portland having introduced laser eye surgery to the Portland area in 1994
• Casey Eye Institute had the first IntraLase in Portland, Oregon and was the first laser eye surgery center to perform laser incision PKs in the area
• Dr. Fraunfelder directs the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects, the only database designed to gather data on the side effects of drugs on the eye
• Refractive and Cataract Surgery Expert Witness:
  • Over 10 years experience providing expert witness services on behalf of plaintiffs and defense, including case review and expert testimony for cases involving the following refractive and cataract eye surgery procedures
    • LASIK, PRK laser eye surgery, corneal transplants, cataract surgery, conductive keratoplasty, intraocular lens (IOL) implant procedures, including phakic lenses, and monofocal lenses
  • Reviewed over 60 cases and provided expert witness testimony for over 30 cases
  • High profile expert witness for drug induced ocular side effects.

Premier Patient Care

• “All-Laser” LASIK (bladeless) using the IntraLase laser
• Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery
• Allegretto WaveLight and Intralase technology.
• 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: Conductive Keratoplasty (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 and complications from LASIK surgery or another vision correction operation or cataract surgery performed by another eye doctor
• Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in vision correction surgery devices or products, and/or their family members have chosen Dr. Fraunfelder to perform had their LASIK or another vision correction procedure or cataract surgery procedure.

Professional Credentials

• Current Faculty Appointments: Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease, Ocular Oncology, and Refractive Surgery
  • Director, Cornea/ External Disease/ Refractive Surgery Division
  • Director of CME Events
  • HIPAA Faculty Representative
  • Associate Faculty Member for the Cornea Fellowship – Devers Eye Institute
• Hospital Staff Appointments
  • Portland VA Medical Center
  • Oregon Health & Science University/Casey Eye Institute
• Professional Society and Organizations (Membership and Affiliations)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (Member)
    • Achievement Award
    • Ophthalmology annual instruction course in top 10 % within subject area
  • International Society of Refractive Surgery
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Member)
  • American Ophthalmologic Society
  • American Medical Association
  • Oregon Association of Ophthalmology
  • The Cornea Society (formerly the Castroviejo Society)
    • Member with thesis
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  • International Society of Ocular Pharmacology
  • International Society of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  • International Society of Ocular Toxicology
    • President Elect
  • International Congress of Ophthalmology
  • International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Oregon Medical Association
  • Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
    • former member of Executive Board
• Certified by American Board of Ophthalmology
• Consulting Positions (for companies that develop lasers and other ophthalmic products)
  • National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects, Director
  • Lions Eye Bank of Oregon, Medical Advisory Committee
  • Casey Eye Institute proctoring surgeon for Intralase, LadarWave and AllegrettoWave Lasers.
• Editorial Boards:
  • Drugs of Today
  • EyeNet
  • Drugs of the Future
  • Physicians Desk Reference
• Reviewer:
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Cornea, Drugs of Today, Journal of Glaucoma, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Journal of Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, and Comprehensive Ophthalmology Update
• Over 62 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles published
• Over 26 text book chapters and 3 books published
• Over 12 lectures on research topics at major eye meetings in the United States and internationally and over 25 lectures at local and regional meetings

Additional Career Highlights

• Collins Medical Trust: Decreased Tumor Recurrence After Excision and Cryotherapy For Surface Eye Tumors
• Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship Award
• Research to Prevent Blindness Medical Student Fellowship
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research. John C. Morrison, M.D. and Frederick W. Fraunfelder, B.A. - "Corrosion Casting & Scanning Electron Microscopy of Aqueous Outflow Pathways of the Adult Rat Eye."
• Ophthalmology Research Assistant: Keith Green, Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia. Research project: Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers on Rabbit Corneal Endothelial Function
• Research Assistant for John C. Morrison, M.D., Casey Eye Institute & Oregon Regional Primate Center, Portland, Oregon
• Supporter of Orphans Over Seas and local Public Schools

Education

• Undergraduate: B.A. in Economics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • Outstanding Senior Man
• Medical School: M.D. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
• Residency:
  • Resident Medical Officer, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT Australia
  • Medical Resident, Providence Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
  • Ophthalmology Resident, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
• Fellowship Training:
  • Cornea/External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
  • Additional Fellowship Training:
    • World Health Organization, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Baltimore, Maryland
    • Alcon Pharmaceuticals, Fort Worth, Texas

Sugeon Bio

Frederick " Rick" Fraunfelder, M.D., director of the Casey Laser Center, brings a broad range of experience to Casey Eye Institute. After an intensive education that took him from the United States to Australia to Sweden, Dr. Fraunfelder returned to Portland. “At Casey Eye Institute, I have the opportunity to work with the best,” he says.

Dr. Fraunfelder decided to become an eye surgeon because he loves helping people see better. “Eyesight is so precious,” he says. During his medical training, he demonstrated his commitment to helping others. After earning his M.D. from Oregon Health & Science University, Dr. Fraunfelder worked as a medical resident at Providence Medical Center in Portland. He then spent a year as an emergency room physician in the Australian outback, caring for the Aboriginal population. “I wanted to care for patients in under served areas,” says Dr. Fraunfelder. On his return to the U.S., he completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

After completing his residency, Dr. Fraunfelder returned to Casey Eye Institute for a fellowship in cornea, external eye disease, refractive surgery and eye cancer. He then arranged an additional, very specialized six-month fellowship to study the side effects of medications on the eye. During this time, Dr. Fraunfelder spent time at the World Health Organization in Sweden, drug companies in the United States and the United States Food and Drug Administration in Maryland. He then completed further training in eye cancers at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, where he specialized in tumors on the surface of the eye.

Dr. Fraunfelder has a long-standing interest in medication side effects and interactions. He directs the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects (www.eyedrugregistry.com), the only database designed to gather data on the side effects of drugs on the eye. Dr. Fraunfelder and his father, Frederick T. Fraunfelder, M.D., a former chairman of Casey Eye Institute have co-authored three books together. In addition, he has published more than 100 articles in medical journals and many chapters in medical textbooks. He is a leader in using cryotherapy (freezing) for diseases on the eye’s surface, and also does corneal transplants using the latest advanced techniques.

Despite his busy practice, Dr. Fraunfelder is known for a lighthearted, easygoing outlook his colleagues and patients enjoy. A voracious reader, he also likes to build remote-controlled model airplanes and watch college football. He and his wife, Wendee, have four young children: Mikayla, Frederick Jacob (Jake), Gracie Anne, and Sara Jane.

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