Dr. James S. Lewis
Serving Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, Delaware Valley, Jenkintown, Abington, Northeast Philadelphia, Fort Washington, Elkins Park, Phoenixville, Conshohocken and Warminster LASIK Patients.
James S. Lewis, MD
Date of Birth: May 3, 1956
Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1989
Affiliation: Wills Eye Surgical Network
Subspecialty: LASIK, Corneal and Glaucoma Surgery
Experience: 9000 LASIK procedures since 1998
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Offices:
Elkins Park
8380 Old York Road
Suite 110A
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Phoenixville Eye Associates
286 Griffen Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Salus University
PA College of Optometry
The Eye Institute
1200 West Godfrey Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Kremer Surgery Center
King of Prussia
200 Mall Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Wills Surgery Center in Bucks County
401 North York Road
Warminster, PA 18974
Education:
Flinders Medical Centre,
Adelaide, South Australia. 1986-1987;
Cornea, External Disease, and Anterior Segment Surgery Fellowship.
Duke University Eye Center,
Durham, North Carolina. 1983-1986; Ophthalmology Residency.
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center,
San Francisco, California. 1982-1983; Internship.
Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1978-1982; MD.
Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey. 1974–1978; AB. Mathematics.
Professional Experience:
Director of Cataract, LASIK and Corneal Surgery
Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141
2005 - Present.
Private Practice Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery,
Cornea and External Disease, Cataract and Intraocular Lenses,
1990 - Present.
Director of Cornea and External Disease and
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology,
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1987 - 1990.
Director of Ophthalmic Cornea and External Disease,
Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1987 - 1991
Peer Reviewed Papers:
Profile of Mechanically Created Sub-100 µm Corneal Flaps.
2009 ASCRS Symposium, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, April 3-8, 2009
Sulcus Fixation without Flaps, Ophthalmology. 1993;100:1346-1350.
Corneal Argyrosis Associated with Silver Soldering,
MW Scroggs and AD Proia. Cornea. 1992; 11(3): 264-9.
Ab Externo Sulcus Fixation, Ophthalmic Surgery. 1991;22:692-695.
Chapters:
New Techniques and Instruments for Lens Implantation.
Current Opinions in Ophthalmology 1995, 6;1:46-52
with I. Howard Fine, MD. (update published in 1997).
Courses:
Comparison of the Texture of Bowman Membrain in LASEK, PRK and Epi-LASIK.
2009 ASCRS Symposium, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, April 3-8, 2009
Cirugia refractiva de superficie con Epi-K.
Sub-Bowman Keratomileusis con el One Use Plus.
Curso Internacional de Cornea y Cirugia Refractiva, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, 12-15 Septiembre 2008
Very Thin Flap LASIK Using the Moria One Use Plus 90 Microkeratome, Poster No.: RS-D2-278 Panel No.: 278.
High Definition Video Exploration of Epi-LASIK Surgery and Bowman's Membraine Using the Moria System, Poster No.: RS-D2-279 Panel No.: 279.
WOC Hong Kong Ophthalmology Congress June 28 - July 2, 2008
SBK Paper: How Thin Is It? The 7th International ASA Congress on Surface Alation & SBK April 26, 2008
Thin-Flap LASIK without a click fee: the Moria One Use-Plus SBK Microkeratome, ASCRS 2008 April 5, 2008
Refractive Surgery using Toric Intraocular Lenses, ASCRS, Philadelphia, 2002.
Sutured Posterior Chamber IOLs, American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, San Diego, CA, May 1998.
Sutured Posterior Chamber IOLs, Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium of
Cataract & Refractive Surgery, New York, NY, 1995 & 1996.
Sulcus-Fixated PC IOLs in Cataract Surgery and Corneal Transplantation (Without a Scleral Flap),ASCRS Physicians Courses # 1102, San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.
New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications:
Time Elapsed IOL Decentration; The Role of Capsular Contraction and Capsulorrhexis. ASCRS Physicians Courses, San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.
New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications:
Suture-Fixation of PC IOLs. ASCRS Physicians Courses, San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.
Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery with an Absorbable Tangential Suture,
ASCRS Physician’s Program 2-B, San Diego, CA, April 2, 1995.
The Fine, Self-Sealing, Clear Corneal Tunnel Incision,
STAAR Surgical Seaport Symposium, Mystic, CT, July 23 - 24, 1994.
Sulcus Fixation of PC IOLs in Cataract Surgery and Corneal Transplantation Without a Scleral Flap, Wills Eye Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 21 - 23, 1994.
Transscleral Suture Fixation of PC IOLs in the Absence of Capsular Support--Double Pass--No Flap Technique. New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications, ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.
Second Generation Suture Fixation of PC IOLs. ASCRS, Boston, MA, 1994.
Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery with a Tangential Suture,
ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.
Is There a Role for Foldable IOLs in Patients Without Capsular Support,
New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications?
ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.
What Does Ophthalmology Want? Co-management Conference,
The Better Vision Institute and Vision Exposition, New York, NY, March 10-13, 1994.
Wound Construction and Closure, Great American Ophthalmic Conference and Exposition, Alcon Surgical, July 30 - August 1, 1993.
Transscleral Sulcus Fixation, ASCRS, 1993 and 1992.
Sulcus Fixation without Flaps, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Dallas, TX, Nov 8-12, 1992.
Intraocular Implant Lens Update -1992, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Dallas, TX, Nov 8-12, 1992.
Small Incision Non-Phacoemulsification Symposium, Storz Ophthalmics, Inc.,
Philadelphia, PA, September 23, 1989.
Excimer Laser Corneal Contouring and the Triple Procedure, with Jeff Mandel, MD,
Second International Workshop on Laser Corneal Surgery, Boston, MA, Oct 14-15, 1988.
Awards:
ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, 1994,
Best Paper of Session. Second Generation Fixation of Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses.
ASCRS Film Festival 1992, Best New Surgical Maneuver (runner-up):
Double Transscleral Sulcus Fixation.
Hymen A. Menduke Prize in Research, 1982.
Other Publications:
Ocular Surgery News
Blade microkeratome may still have a role in flap creation
Automated blade creates thin, precise and resilient flaps, surgeon says.
James S. Lewis, MD; Marcus Devlin, OD December 25, 2008
Very Thin Flap LASIK using the Moria One Use Plus (OUP) 90 Microkeratome,
High Definition Video Exploration of Epi-LASIK Surgery and Bowman’s Membrane Using the Moria System
World Ophthalmology Congress 2008 in Hong Kong, June 28th - July 2nd 2008
Absorbable Plugs, Management of LASIK induced dry eye.
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, March 2002; 30, 31.
Second Generation Sulcus Fixation, Proceedings of the Annual Ocular Surgery News
Symposium of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 1995 & 1996.
EYE-TV-OD Volumes 1 and 2: Therapeutics and Co-management [video journal], 1995.
How To Be a Video Star, Review of Ophthalmology, June 1995; 84-90.
An Absorbable Tangential Suture to Strengthen the Clear-Corneal Wound,
Maintain Astigmatic Neutrality, Ocular Surgery News, June 15, 1995; 13 (12); 41.
Second Generation Sulcus Fixation,
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, [video] 1995.
Second Generation Techniques in Sulcus Fixation,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1994.
Tangential Suturing Techniques for Clear Corneal Incision,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1993.
Sulcus Fixation of a Posterior Chamber Implant,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1991.
Sulcus Fixation,
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, [video] 1991.
Excimer Laser Corneal Contouring and the Triple Procedure,
with GN Foulks and J Mandel, Lasers and Light in Ophthalmology, 1989; 2(4), 259-62.
Surgical Management of Giant Retinal Tears,
Pakistani Journal of Ophthalmology, with Brooks McCuen, MD, 1987.
EPS: Epidemiologic Patient Simulations in Pediatrics,
Elsevier, 1985(computer software).
EPS: An Epidemiologic Patient Simulator,
Symposium of Computer Applications in Medical Care, 1981.
Research:
Staar Surgical : STAAR Surgical Forms Team to Study the Use of Collamer Material for Accommodating Intraocular Lenses
http://www.azooptics.com, 2008.
Morcher GmbH Level One FDA Core Investigator, endocapsular ring, 1999.
Chiron Intraoptics Phacotemesis Level One FDA Core Investigator, 1993.
Iolab, SI-20NB, Level Two FDA Core Investigator, 1990.
Devices:
Visitec:Manipulating Hook, Keratoplasty Suture Adjuster, 1992, Suture Cutter, 1992.
Alcon: Lewis Pair Pack II Fixation Suture [suture] and
Lewis Sulcus Fixation Using a Double Transscleral Suture [video], 1991.
Organizations:
International Society of Refractive Surgeons, 1999 - Present.
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1983 - Present.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 1987 - Present.
Better Vision Institute, 1993 - Present.
Co-management Task Force, 1993.
American College of Ophthalmic Surgery, 2011
Peer Reviewer:
American Academy of Ophthalmology. Surgical Education Series, 1997.
American Journal of Ophthalmology. Print and Electronic Media 1993 & 1994.
On-line Surgical Consultant:
Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery,
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 1996 - Present.
Cataract and Corneal Surgery, Intraocular Lens Complications,
Ocular Surgery News, Slack, INC, 1995 - Present.
Over the course of his career, the highly regarded Philadelphia LASIK eye surgery specialist Dr. Lewis has treated numerous patients from throughout greater Philadelphia, including Elkins Park, Phoenixville and Bucks County. In addition to being renowned for his LASIK expertise, Dr. Lewis enjoys a reputation as a leading Philadelphia Epi-LASIK specialist. For patients who desire to achieve freedom from glasses but cannot undergo laser eye surgery, he offers Visian ICLs in Philadelphia.