Lexington, KY – January 22, 2014.

Omega Ophthalmics LLC (Omega) has announced today that John Berdahl, MD has joined their Medical Advisory Board, effective immediately.

Dr. John Berdahl specializes in advanced cataract, corneal and glaucoma surgery, in addition to refractive surgery. He graduated from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN and finished his internship at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ.  He completed ophthalmology residency at Duke University and an anterior segment fellowship at Minnesota Eye Consultants. He has won numerous national awards including the Claes Dohlman Award from Harvard University and the Resident Writers Award. In 2013 was named the top young physician in South Dakota, and just this year was named one of the Top 40 under 40 worldwide by the British trade journal The Ophthalmologist. His commitment to those in need is demonstrated by his leadership role in EyeCare America (which provides free eye care to underserved) and the numerous surgical mission trips he continues to participate in worldwide.

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Lexington, KY – January 20, 2014.

Omega Ophthalmics LLC (Omega) has announced today that George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS has joined their Medical Advisory Board, effective immediately.

George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, the Director of Refractive Surgery at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Storm Eye Institute and serves as the Medical Director at Magill Vision Center. Dr. Waring also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University. Dr. Waring IV is a founding member of the American College of Ophthalmic Surgeons and was selected as one of 10 founding members of the prestigious Vanguard Ophthalmology Society to recognize future leaders in ophthalmology.

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Lexington, KY – September 9, 2013.

Omega Ophthalmics LLC (Omega) has announced today that Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS has joined their Medical Advisory Board, effective immediately.

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, is a founding partner of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island and Connecticut.  He graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1977 and first in his class at Dartmouth Medical School in 1980.  He was a resident and Chief Resident at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and he completed a Cornea Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in 1985.  He is a trustee of Dartmouth Medical School and a clinical professor of ophthalmology at NYU.

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Lexington, KY – September 4, 2013.

Omega Ophthalmics LLC (Omega) has announced today that Stephen G. Slade, M.D., FACS has joined their Medical Advisory Board, effective immediately.

Dr. Slade attended Tulane University and the University of Texas in Austin graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a double major. He attended The University of Texas Medical School with a final, elective year spent at Guy’s Hospital, London. He completed a residency at the LSU Eye Center in New Orleans and fellowships in corneal surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and in New York, New York on Project ORBIS. Dr. Slade is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons.

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