Our Medical Director, Steven J. Dell, M. D. is an internationally recognized leader in refractive surgery. In a profession where many claim this level of distinction, Dr. Dell is truly the genuine article. In fact, in 2006 Dr. Dell was elected by the worldwide physician readership of the medical journal %26quot;Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today%26quot; as one of the Top Fifty Opinion Leaders in Cataract and Refractive Surgery for the second year in a row. Dr. Dell is an award winning lecturer, textbook author and researcher. He has been a featured lecturer at major refractive surgery meetings around the world, and his patented surgical instruments and medical devices are used by hundreds of surgeons. Dr. Dell%26apos;s research for the F.D.A. has helped bring new excimer laser treatment approvals to the U.S., and his continued work in the development and refinement of new surgical instruments and devices has been the subject of numerous articles and lectures. He serves on the editorial boards of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, The Video Journal of Ophthalmology, and Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today - Europe. He is also a member of the Refractive Surgical Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the largest organization of its kind. Dr. Dell has a strong commitment to education, and sponsors a popular externship where student eye doctors can observe his surgical techniques. Dozens of externs have traveled to Austin to take advantage of this opportunity. He has also personally trained several hundred eye surgeons from around the country in his surgical techniques. In fact, if your eye doctor practices in Austin, odds are high that your doctor trained with Dr. Dell. And while you will often see observers following Dr. Dell in surgery and in the office, you can rest assured that every single surgical procedure is personally performed by Dr. Dell. Eye doctors have unique inside knowledge of the capabilities of all the surgeons in the Austin area. Perhaps it comes as no surprise that more Central Texas eye doctors have chosen Dr. Dell for their own eye surgery than any other surgeon. Dr. Dell has also operated on a variety of other physicians, professional athletes, nationally known celebrities and politicians. Dr. Dell is a Board Certified member of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is the inventor of a number of patented surgical devices such as the Dell Astigmatism Marker™, the Dell Fixation Ring™, the Dell PlumeSafe Ophthalmic Evacuation System™ and the Dell PlumeSafe Handpiece™. He works closely with a variety of ophthalmic companies in the development of new products and technologies, and serves as a consultant to several major companies in the industry. Dr. Dell holds a faculty position as Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology at Tulane University in New Orleans, and is Co-Director of Refractive and Corneal Surgery at Texan Eye Care in Austin.
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