Robert L. Epstein, M.D.
Dr. Epstein offers services in the following areas:
Dr. Epstein has been performing eye surgery in private practice for 22 years and has performed approximately 14,000 refractive surgeries.
Dr. Epstein studied refractive surgery directly under the direction of Jose Barraquer, MD of Colombia, the father of refractive surgery; S.N. Fyodorov
of Russia, the father of radial keratotomy (RK); Luis Ruiz, MD, one of the three pioneers of modern day LASIK; and Ronald Schachar, MD of Texas in the
surgical reversal of presbyopia. As a result of his experience, Dr. Epstein was the third surgeon in the US performing LASIK. He was the third US
surgeon performing surgical reversal of presbyopia.
Dr. Epstein is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was elected to the Society for
Excellence in Eye Care. He is on the editorial board of the Review of Ophthalmology. He has written books directed to the lay public on refractive
surgery. He was awarded a patent in the area of refractive surgery and has two patents pending for devices that increase the safety and accuracy of LASIK.
He also has devices in surgical instrument catalogs for other surgeons to use.
Please call 800-263-2078 or Email Us for more information.
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