 Dr.
Frederick S. Brightbill is the Medical Director at New Vision.
He is a world-renowned corneal surgeon and specialist in
corneal disease, and has over 27 years of experience in the
field. He is a clinical professor at the Medical School of
the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and past physician
and surgeon for many years at Davis Duehr Eye Clinic.
Refractive
Surgery |
- Has performed refractive
laser procedures since 1994.
- Second ophthalmologist to perform refractive laser eye surgery in Wisconsin,
and first in the city of Madison.
- Principal investigator for the Bausch and Lomb Technolas excimer laser during
the FDA approval process 1994-96.
- International physician instructor/trainer for VISX, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1997-present.
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Other Accomplishments |
- Medical Director
of the Eye Bank of Wisconsin for 25 years.
- Author of internationally recognized textbook "Corneal Surgery - Theory, Technique and Tissue", Mosby (now in its 3rd edition)
- Author over 40 papers and book chapters
- Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, U. Of Wisconsin
Medical School, Madison, WI, 1994-present
- Partner, Davis-Duehr Eye Associates, Madison, WI, 1972-1994.
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Professional Associations |
- Winnebago County
Medical Society
- American Board of Ophthalmology (current Associate Examiner)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
- Castroviejo Corneal Society
- Eye Bank Association of America (former President)
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Education |
- Bachelors degree,
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
- Medical degree, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
- Internship, Denver General Hospital
- Ophthalmology Residency, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Fellowship in cornea/external eye disease, Gainesville, Florida.
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