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Marina Del Rey, California

Ophthalmology, Medical Management - Cataract, Refractive surgery, Corneal transplant surgery, Intraocular lenses, Cornea, LASIK, Cataract sugery, Laser eye surgery, Keratoconus, PRK, Pterygium surgery, Corneal cross-linking, Eye injuries, SMILE, Dry eyes, Corneal ectasia

Ronald N. Gaster, MD, FACS, is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology formerly at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA and currently at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine, and former Chief of Ophthalmology at the Long Beach V.A. Medical Center. He saw private patients at his offices in Beverly Hills and Orange County. Dr. Gaster's primary clinical and research interests are in corneal and refractive surgery, including LASIK, SMILE, PRK and corneal transplantation; small incision cataract surgery with the femtosecond laser and advanced technology intraocular lenses; and the latest treatments for dry eye disease, including IPL (Intense Pulsed Light). He has published on femtosecond laser enabled keratoplasty, and was a principal investigator on clinical trials involving Corneal Cross-Linking for Keratoconus. He has been selected by his peers to be included in Best Doctors in America since 1996 and one of the Top Doctors in US News and World Report an...

Plano, Texas

Optometry, Neuro-Ophthalmology - Neuro Optometry, Vision Rehabilitation, Vision Therapy, Dry eyes, Neuro-Vision Rehabilitation, Autism, Strabismus, Amblyopia, Learning related vision problems, Binocular vision, Concussion, traumatic brain injury, Stroke, Acquired brain injury, Visual Snow Syndrome, Visual headaches, oculomotor, visual spatial, cranial nerve palsy

▸ Graduated 1988 from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN; In practice for 37 years in the Plano Texas (Dallas area) ▸ Clinical Director/Practice Owner, Neuro-Vision Associates of North Texas, Neuro-Developmental Eye Consultants and Sports Vision Institute of North Texas ▸ Adjunct Professor of Optometry at UH College of Optometry, UIWRSO College of Optometry, Western University College of Optometry and Southern College of Optometry ▸ Clinical Director for Special Olympics Texas ▸ Consultative Optometry- Centre for Neuro Skills, Pate Rehabilitation, Encompass Health and others ▸ On Medical Staff: Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation-Dallas, Frisco and Las Colinas (Irving), Texas ▸ Team Vision Coach/Eye doctor: Dallas Stars (NHL), FC Dallas (MLS) and Allen Americans (ECHL), Frisco Roughriders (Baseball AA) ▸ Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, President ▸ International Sports Vision Association- Founder and Past President ▸ Frequent lecturer on the subjects of Vision ...