| Dr. Robert D.
Sacks is a graduate of UCLA School of
Medicine and completed a residency in ophthalmology at Northwestern University in 1991. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been pioneering refractive
eye surgery throughout the 1990's. Dr. Sacks
was Clinical Chief of the Division of Ophthalmology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center from
1995 thru 2001.
Dr. Sacks
has been performing refractive eye surgery and cataract surgery since 1991 and performing Excimer Eye Laser
Surgery since it was approved by the FDA.
LASIK Refractive surgery is his predominant refractive surgery of choice, but he is
skilled in astigmatic keratotomy, PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), and intraocular lens
surgery for cataracts. See cataract section to read about the Lifestyle
Intraocular Lens implants now available.
He perfoms an all laser LASIK using the Intralase Laser and the WaveLight Allegretto Laser
System. In addition, Dr. Sacks uses the
VISX STAR S2 Excimer Laser System. Both
lasers can correct Myopia, Astigmatism and Hyperopia.
He is excited to announce that his laser center, Laser Eye Associates, has Wavefront / Custom Cornea and Wavefront
optimized lasers.
Dr. Sacks treats many diseases of the eye
including cataracts, glaucoma, inflammatory deseases, dry eye, corneal disorders, retinal conditions
and many others. Dr. Sacks also has an interest in nutritional
vitamin supplementation and eye diseases.
His private practice is in Beverly Hills. He is a member of the American Board of
Ophthalmology, California Association of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery and the California Medical Association. He also has a certificate
of achievement from VISX University.
Dr. Sacks
performs all pre and post operative evaluations himself. He takes the time to
explain fully all of the benefits and risks of the refractive surgery. Dr. Sacks works directly with the patient and does
not delegate any part of the refractive surgical consultation (except corneal mapping) to
technicians. |
