Kerry K. Assil, MD is one of the world’s foremost experts in eye surgery. Dr. Assil continues to make significant advances in his field with numerous inventions and introductions of state-of-the-art technology.

More than 10,000 ophthalmologists from around the world have come to Dr. Assil for training in the latest refractive and ocular surgical techniques. During his more than twenty years in practice, Dr. Assil has authored more than one hundred textbooks, textbook chapters and articles on refractive and cataract surgery.

He has served as editor and reviewer of multiple scientific journals. Dr. Assil is also called upon regularly to appear on network news, health and science programs as a pioneer in techniques in refractive, cataract and vision restoring surgery. He also leads educational forums for other eye care professionals, which have included featured lectureships at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and Tokyo University.

People from all walks of life, including eye surgeons, athletes, students, teachers business professionals and celebrities, travel from around the world to have Dr. Assil perform surgery on their eyes.

• First surgeon in the world to utilize the Wavetec ORange® technology to correct astigmatism in “real time” during cataract surgery.
• First doctor in the Western United States to eliminate dry eye and red eye problems using the DELIT system (developed from IPL technology)
• First surgeon in California to use iFS Femtosecond Laser System. Personally created the elliptical flap algorithm for patients having LASIK.
• Inventor of eLASIK (Custom-tailored, All Laser LASIK). Creating an elliptical flap, designed to allow for a larger, more stable hinge and reducing post-LASIK dry eye.
• F Inventor of Reading Vision LASIK (™pending)(Published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, February, 2008.) Reading Vision LASIK provides patients the ability to see at all distances both near and far without glasses
• First surgeon to utilize the ORange® technology to correct for both near and distance eyeglass prescription in “real time” during cataract surgery.
• U.S. FDA Principal Investigator for Tecnis® Multifocal Lens to eliminate the need for all glasses in cataract patients.
• Performed first FDA- supervised Verisyse® Phakic Intraocular Lens Procedure for hyperopia; June 2000.
• First North American surgeon to perform Phakic IOL surgery using the VerisyseÒ Lens to treat extreme nearsightedness; December 1996.
• First surgeon in the United States to implant the VerisyseÒ Phakic Intraocular Lens to treat extreme nearsightedness in Phase III of the FDA clinical trials; May 1998.
• One of two surgeons in the word to participate in all three phases of U.S. FDA clinical studies evaluating the Corneal Ring (Intacs) for correction of nearsightedness.
• First surgeon in the Americas to correct Keratoconus using the Keravision Corneal Ring (ICR or Intacs).
• Inventor and first surgeon in the world to perform computer-guided RK.
• Inventor and first surgeon in the United States to perform two-incision RK for correction of myopic astigmatism.
• Inventor and first surgeon in the world to perform the combined technique of RK; April 1991.