Ernest W. Kornmehl, MD, F.A.C.S.

Ernest W. Kornmehl, MD, FACS completed his Ophthalmology Residency and Chief Residency at the Yale Eye Center, Yale School of Medicine, followed by a Heed Fellowship in Corneal Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. He served as the Director of the Novatec Laser Surgery Program for Nearsightedness at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. He is a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology, Tufts School of Medicine, and a Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Kornmehl is a recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award for his numerous scientific presentations and instruction courses. He is listed as a "top" LASIK surgeon by Boston Magazine's Top Doctors issue, has been selected by his peers as one of The Best Doctors in America, and is listed in Castle and Connolly's America's Top Doctors.

Dr. Kornmehl serves as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, is on the executive board and is a past president of Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, served as president of Boston Aid to the Blind, as a member of the Patient Education Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and as an appointee by the Governor of Massachusetts to the Commission for the Blind.

Dr. Kornmehl is the developer of the Kornmehl Lasik System, specialized instruments used during the Lasik procedure. These instruments are used by refractive surgeons around the world. Dr. Kornmehl is also the co-developer of S-K (Swinger-Kornmehl) Solution used to reduce corneal swelling.

Dr. Kornmehl lectures nationally and internationally, has authored numerous scientific publications and chapters in textbooks, is on the editorial board and an Associate Editor of Ophthalmology Times, and on the editorial board of Eyenet, an official publication of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is the author of the book Lasik - A Guide to Laser Vision Correction, has held several research grants from the National Institutes of Health, and has recently developed a method of transforming skin into corneal tissue. Dr. Kornmehl has taught surgery for nearsightedness and astigmatism at the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1987.

Dr. Kornmehl has been quoted in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Healthnews/The New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Vogue Magazine, Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Mademoiselle, People Magazine, Shape Magazine, Health and Wellness Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Men's Health Magazine, Men's Fitness Magazine, More Magazine, Reader's Digest, Men's Health, Parenting Magazine, and has appeared on the front page of USA Today. He has been interviewed by CBS Evening News/Healthwatch, CNN, WBTV56, WCVBTV, WBZTV, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, and the Today Show.

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