We Believe That A Well-Informed Patient Is Key To Successful Vision Correction Surgery.
About the Authors
A GUIDE TO LASER VISION CORRECTION
Dr. Robert Maloney believes that a well-informed patient is key to successful vision correction surgery. He wants to be sure that you fully understand what you can expect from your procedure you choose. He wants to help you care for and preserve your eyesight in the best way possible. Here, you can find the information that you need to help you make informed choices about health care for your eyes.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ROBERT K. MALONEY, MD
Robert K. Maloney, MD, MA (Oxon), is a former Rhodes scholar and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. He completed his education at Oxford University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Maloney was the first surgeon in western North America to perform LASIK surgery as part of the original FDA clinical trials. He is clinical professor of ophthalmology at UCLA and one of the Directors of the Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute, in West Los Angeles, California. Voted by his peers as one of America's top ten vision-correction specialists in a nationwide survey conducted by Ophthalmology Times, Dr. Maloney has trained more than 700 surgeons in the use of the excimer laser and has personally performed more than 40,000 vision-correction surgeries.
He is the recipient of the prestigious 2001 Distinguished Lens Award, presented by the International Society of Refractive Surgeons, for his innovative contributions to the field of vision-correction surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has awarded him the Senior Honor Award for contributions to the education of other eye surgeons and the Secretariat Award for distinguished contributions to the Academy. Dr. Maloney has published more than 100 articles, abstracts, and reports in professional journals and has delivered more than 200 invited lectures on five continents.
