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Product Description Are you thinking about LASIK laser vision correction? Then this is the book you will need for a complete understanding of how LASIK works as well as the process you will go through as you experience the LASIK procedure. Choosing a laser vision correction surgeon can be a daunting task. This book highlights important criteria to consider when choosing a skilled and experienced laser surgeon. With 16 full color pages, this book is thorough yet easy to understand. Also included are sample statistics and patient testimonials from Dr. Stephen S. Dudley's own laser vision correction practice. About the Author Dr. Stephen Dudley is widely recognized as one of the leading refractive surgeons in the Midwest and is the founder of LaserSight of Wisconsin, with laser centers in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Neenah and Oshkosh. He is a graduate of Purdue University, where he received a BS degree in physics and subsequently received his MD degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Following an internship at the Buffalo General/E.J. Meyer Hospitals in Buffalo, New York, Dr. Dudley served as a General Medical Officer in the U.S. Air Force for two years. Dr. Dudley completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. As the first surgeon in Wisconsin to perform laser vision correction using the excimer laser, Dr. Dudley was one of seventeen principal investigators in the United States for the FDA clinical trials of the VISX laser. Because of his expertise, his clinical data was also used by the CRS study to gain FDA approval of LASIK for the VISX laser. Being a physician trainer for VISX, Dr. Dudley has trained dozens of other surgeons in the LASIK procedure. A pioneer in eye care, Dr. Dudley also introduced the first neodymium-YAG laser for the treatment of secondary cataracts to Wisconsin, conducted the initial clinical research on the first foldable intraocular lens, and was one of the