BOARD CERTIFIED CORNEAL SPECIALIST - Lasik Eye Surgery Information

When discussing something as precious as your vision, experience plays a vital role inchoosing o physician to perform your LASlK procedure. Dr. William A. Boothe, M.D.,who has performed thousands of rekoctive procedures over the past decode, hasenabled his patients to eliminate their dependence on glasses and contact lenses.Dr. Boothe has vast experience in refractive surgery - having performed over 57,000MSlK procedures since 1986 - and is considered an expert in LASIK.WEBSITE ABOUT DR WILLIAM BOOTHE

Dr. Boothe was the first comea-tmined surgeon to use an FDA-approved excirner laserin the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He was also among the first three LASlK surgeons inDallas/Fort Worth to use a microkeratome. The microkemtwne (a surgical tool oftencmpclred to a miniature guillotine) is the most difficult and vital part of the IASlKprocedure, r uiring more surgical skill and experience of the surgeon. Dr. Boothe hasalso been inv1o ed i.n teachi ng other surgeons these techniques through courses offeredby Chiron, a leading ophthalmic surgical equipment company.

William Boothe was born in Liberty, Texas. He graduated from Rice Un'kersity withhonors, earned his medical degree at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, andcompleted his residency at Texas Tech University Medical School of Ophthalmology.He completed a cornea fellowship at Jules Skin Eye InstiMe (University of CaliforniaLor Angeles Medicol School), where he specialized in refractive surgery.

Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, he is o member ofnumerous medical associations, including the American Medical Associaiion, the TexasMedical Assaciation, the Texas Ophthalmological Association, the Texas MedicalFoundation, the Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology, the Dallas County MedicolSociety, the International Society of Refrodive Surgery, the American Society ofCataract and refract. Surgery. He is also o Fellow of the American Acoderny ofOphthalmology.

Outside of his medical coreer, Dr. Boothe has also been involved in many communityservices, such as the Rotory Club, church activities, numerous charities, and the TomLandry Classic - youth sports scholarship sponsarships. Dr. Boothe is also an activepatron of the ork in Dallas and Fort Worth.MORE NEWS ON DR WILLIAM BOOTHE