Founded in 1992 by Dr. Bobby Maddox, M.D., the Maddox Laser Eye Center offers the latest in advanced Laser Vision Correction to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses and contact lenses. Employing a state-of-the-art excimer laser system - the LaserSight LaserScan LSX® - Dr. Maddox can treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism using the latest LASIK and PRK corrective techniques.

Combining nearly three decades of experience with the some of the most advanced computerized Laser Vision Correction technology available, we at the Maddox Laser Eye Center are committed to providing only the highest level of care to our patients. We treat each of our patients with the individual care and attention they deserve.

Your vision is our focus...
The Maddox Laser Eye Center is dedicated to and specializes in Laser Vision Correction. Someone once said "Do one thing and do it well." We believe that is the only way to truly excel. That's why Dr. Maddox has focused his practice solely on Laser Vision Correction -- to provide his patients with a higher and more personalized level of care.

Our number one concern is and always has been the well-being of our patients. Now with some of the most advanced medical technology available, Laser Vision Correction is safer, easier, and more affordable than ever before. And with technologies such as LaserScan LSX's precision 0.8mm "Flying Spot" laser, our patients can relax knowing we have their safety and comfort as our top priority. Combine all this with the experience of Dr. Maddox and his highly trained staff, and the Maddox Laser Eye Center stands out as a premiere choice for Laser Vision Correction.

Experience counts...
When choosing a surgeon to perform Laser Vision Correction, experience is of key importance. Although the excimer laser systems incorporate sophisticated computer technology, the skills and knowledge of the surgeon are critical to consistent outcomes as well as to the safety of the procedure. The experience factor is especially vital to the effectiveness and safety of the LASIK procedure, which entails surgically creating a corneal flap with a microkeratome. With extensive training and experience, the surgeon is better able to recognize possible problem situations and is better equipped to provide the patient with the highest level of care and safety. With nearly three decades of surgical experience and nearly ten years of experience performing Laser Vision Correction, including thousands of LASIK and PRK procedures, Dr. Bobby Maddox of the Maddox Laser Eye Center is recognized as one of the most highly trained and experienced Laser Vision Correction surgeons in the world.

Come see us or give us a call and find out if Laser Vision Correction at the Maddox Laser Eye Center is right for you.

 

Meet the doctor...

Dr. Maddox was born in Austin, Texas, and has spent most of his life in El Paso. As one of the great football legends of the El Paso High Tigers, he received the prestigious Ralph Marmolejo award from El Paso High for his outstanding performance at quarterback, punter, and safety. Along with his athletic prowess in football and track-and-field at El Paso High, Dr. Maddox competed in bodybuilding competitions as well, once capturing third place in the Mr. El Paso contest. Dr. Maddox has continued his lifelong interest in maintaining a strong physical fitness as well as a strong spiritual fitness. He and his family have dedicated themselves and their work to the honor and glory of God through His Son, Jesus Christ. His office is filled with reminders that God is there to carry us through our difficulties and to show us His love, if we would only ask Him, in Jesus' name.

Dr. Maddox received his medical training and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. After a rotating internship in Austin, he completed a 3-year Residency program in Ophthalmology at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was then awarded a Fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health to participate in a study of laser surgery for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, or retinal bleeding, which can lead to blindness. The year he spent treating and following the progress of diabetic patients at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston provided him with an invaluable experience in laser eye surgery that he continues to use for the benefit of his patients. His love for the border and the international culture of El Paso brought him back to El Paso, where he established his private practice in 1975. In 1981, Dr. Maddox was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Because of his commitment to use his profession to serve God, he has always found time to take care of the indigent citizens of El Paso and many communities in Mexico. His dedication to assist the poor has resulted in his receiving special commendation from several governmental authorities and media organizations in Mexico, and culminated in his being presented the Conquistador Award by the Mayor and City Council of El Paso -- the highest honor the city can bestow on an individual. His reputation for quality in the care of his patients resulted in his being invited to become a member of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare, a national organization of highly skilled eye surgeons, and was recently chosen to be a Fellow of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare as well as being invited by the International Institute for Advanced Laser Surgery to become a member of its five-member International Advisory Board for Excimer Laser Surgery. In 1999, Dr. Maddox was recognized as a "Pioneer in Refractive Surgery" by Summit Technology at the annual meeting of the International LASIK Society.

Dr. Maddox is also an internationally recognized educator, having addressed the 8th Congress of Ophthalmology in Lima, Peru, and the Third National Symposium of Optometry in Juarez, Mexico. In 1984, he participated in instructing other ophthalmologists, including some of his own former instructors, at an intensive course on Advanced Techniques in Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification, jointly sponsored in Philadelphia by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Hahnemann University, Temple University School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, and Wills Eye Hospital. His publications include articles detailing his technique for removing difficult cortical material during cataract surgery, published in Ocular Surgery News, as well as extensive patient educational materials. In 1996, Dr. Maddox discovered a new and very important post-LASIK syndrome which he named Sands of the Sahara, or SOS, later referred to by others as DLK (diffuse lamellar keratitis). He has also served on physician educational panels, and he has contributed videos of his own surgical techniques to be used as instructional videos for the libraries of several major suppliers of ophthalmic surgery products. He has in the past conducted a nationwide series of physician certification seminars in postoperative care following Excimer Laser Photorefractive surgery.

His love of his profession and his dedication and commitment to the well-being of his patients has always led Dr. Maddox to be a pioneer in bringing his patients the best medical advances and medical technology science has to offer. He began offering Radial Keratotomy to his patients in 1982. In 1989, when he learned of the exciting results of early European and FDA studies of the Excimer Laser for correcting nearsightedness, he wanted to bring this revolutionary technology to his patients. All 46 clinical sites designated for the FDA studies in the U.S. were already assigned, and no new sites were being allowed. So, Dr. Maddox sought to take advantage of the international character of El Paso and began an intensive 2-year process to receive a medical license in Mexico and to establish a clinical study for Mexico similar to the FDA study in the United States.

Dr. Maddox began working with the federal regulatory agencies in Mexico City in December, 1989, to establish an Excimer Laser Center in Mexico for the purpose of performing excimer laser surgery for the correction of myopia and corneal abnormalities. Dr. Maddox made a commitment to establish all aspects of the laser center in complete accordance and compliance with the laws of Mexico. In order to be totally within the regulations of the Ministry of Health and all other governmental agencies of Mexico, Dr. Maddox chose to apply for a license to practice medicine in Mexico. After fourteen months, he fulfilled all of the requirements for licensure and, in January, 1991, he was granted his licence to practice ophthalmology. The final step to establishment of the excimer laser center was completed in August, and the Excimer Laser Center began operations in January, 1992. After Dr. Maddox was awarded his license to practice ophthalmology in Mexico, he was also granted a permit by the Ministry of Health to establish an excimer laser site in Juarez, using the excimer laser system manufactured by Summit Technology, Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts. Both the Ministry of Health and the Mexican Society of Ophthalmology in Mexico approved Dr. Maddox to perform excimer laser surgery and to conduct clinical studies for the Ministry of Health, as well as the protocol developed by Dr. Maddox for the studies to be conducted. These studies substantiated for Mexico the safety, predictability and efficacy of the 193-nanometer excimer laser in correcting refractive insufficiency of the cornea, as previously established in other worldwide studies. Millions of patients have undergone excimer laser surgery in countries throughout the world.