Visionary Surgeon, Vance Thompson

Posted on Dec 04, 2016

Dr. Vance Thompson, an internationally recognized specialist in refractive and cataract surgery, will discuss his career in ophthalmology and related research when he addresses Downtown Rotary, Monday, Nov. 28. Thompson and his team have conducted more than 100,000 eye procedures in the past 25 years and have been involved in about 80 FDA-monitored clinical trials involving the latest advancements in eye surgery techniques and the use of highly-specialized laser technology.

Program Highlights

Dr. Thompson has performed 77,000 eye surgeries in the past 25 years.
The laser has transformed medicine.
Dr. Thompson is internationally recognized as a specialist in laser vision correction and advanced cataract surgery
He is published and is co-author of the textbook Refractive Surgery
His business is geared toward the patient experience and understanding what a patients’ values, expects, how they are treated, and that they want to matter.

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November 28^th, 2016 attendance:

Meeting attendance was 93 out of 301 or 31%
62 out of 93 in attendance were Paul Harris Fellows or 67%
Others at the meeting were: 6 Visiting Rotarians; 3 Junior Rotarians; 12 Guests