Dr. Joseph King has over 10 years of clinical experience correcting the vision of thousands of patients. He has personally performed 50,000 laser vision correction procedures.
Dr. King and his wife Holly have two young children, William and Lucie. When he is not performing LASIK, he enjoys spending time with his family, kayaking, hiking, waterskiing, swimming and skiing.
Education
Dr. King graduated from the University of British Columbia School of Medicine in Vancouver, Canada. He completed his postgraduate medical and surgical internship in Victoria, British Columbia. A dual U.S. and Canadian citizen, Dr. King's Ophthalmology specialty training was performed at Case Western Reserve University, St. Luke's Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as Chief Resident. Following completion of his Ophthalmology residency, Dr. King completed an additional year of training in ophthalmology, which included specialized training in laser vision correction at the University of South Florida Eye Institute.
Refractive Experience
Based on his experience of performing over 50,000 laser vision correction procedures, Dr. King is regarded as one of the most experienced laser eye surgeons in North America. Dr. King has served as Medical Director of leading laser refractive surgery centers in Canada, California and Washington state. He is a co-founder of CLEARLY LASIK.
A leader in the field of laser vision correction, Dr. King was the first surgeon in Western North America to use the Bausch and Lomb Z-100 laser. Dr. King was the first surgeon in the Northwestern US and Canada to use the Bausch and Lomb Zyoptix XP microkeratome and he performed the first surgery using Zyoptix-TS in Western North America. He is certified and has performed surgery on most leading laser systems including Bausch and Lomb, VISX, Alcon LadarVision, NIdek, and Intralase. Dr. King has trained many other LASIK surgeons and has performed laser vision correction for many other physicians and their families.
Associations and Professional Membership
- Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
- U.S. Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
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