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LASIK Surgeon, Stephen C. Coleman, MD
Dr. Stephen Coleman is a leader in the field of laser vision correction. On June
14, 1996, he performed the very first FDA-approved laser procedure to correct
nearsightedness in New Mexico. That patient, Beth Wagoner of Albuquerque, has
20/20 vision in each eye today.
Dr. Stephen Coleman
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Dr. Coleman received his medical degree in 1986 from Georgetown University
School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed advanced specialized
training in surgery of the eye at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in
New York City, the primary teaching institution for New York Medical College.
Dr. Coleman is among the handful of eye surgeons in the country selected to
teach the FDA certification course to other doctors on the use of the VISX laser
system. His most recent course was taught at the Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center
in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dr. Coleman performs personalized wavefront-guided CustomVue™ LASIK using a VISX
STAR S4 excimer laser system with 3-dimensional eye tracking. Along with such
prestigious institutions as Johns Hopkins, the University of Miami and Baylor
University, Dr. Coleman has been part of an on-going FDA study evaluating
wavefront technology since May of 2002 for nearsightedness, farsightedness and
astigmatism. He was instrumental in gaining FDA approval for this technology in
May of 2003.
While serving four years as a flight surgeon in Europe, he was the recipient of
a total of seven prestigious honors, including the Bronze Star and Air Medal. He
also worked directly with the Ophthalmologic Consultant to the Surgeon General
on an Army-wide investigation into the use of contact lenses by nearsighted
pilots flying attack (Apache) helicopters. Over the years international
volunteer efforts delivering medical care have taken Dr. Coleman to such diverse
destinations as Thailand and Cambodia. During his most recent expedition he
spent six weeks performing cataract and refractive eye surgery in India at the
world's largest non-profit eye institution – the Aravind Eye Hospital.
Dr. Coleman is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow in
the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and is an active member of the American
College of Surgeons, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
the American College of Eye Surgeons, and the International Society of
Refractive Surgery.
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