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"Are you tired of the limitations of glasses or of the daily burden and discomfort of contact lenses? Vision correction surgery can offer you the freedom, the possibilities, the simple joys of a life with crisp, clear vision from the moment you awaken. Ophthalmologist Robert Maloney, M.D., is one of the world's preeminent eye surgeons. He has performed more than 65,000 vision correction procedures and has personally experienced the miracle of vision correction surgery on his own eyes. Neda Shamie, M.D. is recognized as an expert in complex vision correction surgeries. Now, in See Better Now, Dr. Maloney and Dr. Shamie discuss the latest advances in today's most popular vision correction surgeries, including LASIK, PRK, implantable contact lenses, and lens exchange surgery. They will help you understand your options and answer questions such as: Am I a good candidate for vision correction surgery? How is each procedure performed? What is the recovery like? Will I see better than 20/20? How do I choose a qualified surgeon?"--
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Robert K. Maloney, M.D., M.A. (Oxon), is managing partner of the Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute in West Los Angeles, California. Dr. Maloney was the first eye surgeon in western North America to perform LASIK surgery, as part of the original FDA clinical trials. Dr. Maloney has trained more than 1,000 surgeons in the use of the excimer laser and has personally performed more than 65,000 vision correction surgeries. He was voted by his peers one of America's top ten vision correction specialists in a nationwide survey conducted by Ophthalmology Times.
Neda Shamie, M.D., is a renowned LASIK, cataract, and corneal surgeon, and partner of the Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute in West Los Angeles, California. She previously was the medical director of the Doheny Eye Institute and is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
