Faculty biographies
Richard Lindstrom, M.D., who has
been in ophthalmology for 40 years,
is founder and attending surgeon,
Minnesota Eye Consultants, a large
practice in Minneapolis. While he
currently only practices half time, he still
performs about 1,000 procedures a year,
half cataract, cornea, and reconstructive
surgery in complex cases, and half
corneal refractive surgery. He was in-
volved with Eyeonics from the beginning
and is familiar with the Crystalens
(Bausch + Lomb, Rochester, N.Y.).
Steven Dell, M.D., practices in a large
multispecialty ophthalmology group in
Austin, Texas. Dr. Dell was an investiga-
tor in the original clinical study required
for FDA approval of the Crystalens in its
early days and has over a decade of
experience with the lens.
Milton Yogi, M.D., practices in São
Paulo, Brazil. Exclusively a cataract sur-
geon, he implants all types of premium
IOLs and has had 2 years of experience
with the Crystalens, ever since the plat-
form was introduced in Brazil. Dr. Yogi is
head of the Cataract Sector, Ophthal-
mology Department, Universidade
Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP).
Joaquin Fernandez, M.D., works in the
national health service of Spain while
maintaining a private practice. He has
had extensive experience with premium
lenses and intraocular lenses for presby-
opia, as well as with refractive surgery
and laser-based corrections for presby-
opia.
Robert T. Ang, M.D., works at the Asian
Eye Institute in the Philippines. About
60% of Dr. Ang's practice is refractive,
focusing on all presbyopic corrections,
including INTRACOR (Technolas Perfect
Vision, Munich, Germany), SUPRACOR
(Technolas Perfect Vision), AcuFocus
(Irvine, Calif.), multifocal lenses, and the
Crystalens. He recently completed a
study comparing the Crystalens with two
multifocal lenses. "The Crystalens is part
of the whole armamentarium of presby-
opic corrections," he said.
H. Burkhard Dick, M.D., practices at
the Center for Vision Science,
University Eye Hospital Bochum,
Bochum, Germany. An internationally
renowned ophthalmic surgeon specializ-
ing in cataract and refractive surgery, he
has covered the full spectrum of oph-
thalmic surgeries. His experience with
the Crystalens goes all the way back to
the very beginning, with the earliest ver-
sions of the lens.
David Kent, M.B.Ch.B., F.R.A.N.Z.C.O.,
F.R.A.C.S., is one of Australasia's lead-
ing refractive and cataract surgeons.
Dr. Kent was the first surgeon in New
Zealand to implant the Crystalens.
Contact information
Ang: angbobby@hotmail.com
Dell: steven@dellmd.com
Dick: burkhard.dick@kk-bochum.de
Fernandez: joaquinfernandezoft@gmail.com
Kent: david@lasik.co.nz
Lindstrom: rllindstrom@mneye.com
Yogi: milton@godoctor.com.br
12 March 2012
Advancements in accommodating IOL technology: A global perspective
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