Dr. Tomy Starck – 9/18/10
Director, UltraVision Center
Tomy Starck, M.D. Director of UltraVision Center and formerly Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), is recognized as a leader in cornea and refractive surgery.
Dr. Starck has authored more than twenty-five articles in peer-reviewed journals, 9 textbook chapters, and more than 60 presentations in the U.S. and abroad. As a senior instructor, he has taught courses at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been a reviewer for several peer-review journals including Ophthalmology, Cornea, Archives of Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and Journal of Refractive Surgery. He has been sought as an expert for his opinion regarding unexpected results after surgery both by patients and surgeons alike. He received the 1999 Honor Award of The American Academy of Ophthalmology for his scientific contributions to the ophthalmology field.
Dr. Starck received his undergraduate education and Medical Degree from the University of Valle in Colombia, S.A. He then was awarded a scholarship at the world-renowned refractive surgery center, Barraquer Clinic in Bogotá. He received his Ophthalmology residency training under the direction of Dr. Jose I. Barraquer, “father” of the refractive surgery, as we know him today. He then continued his training in United States, first as a Cornea fellow at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary-Harvard Medical School, and then again for three additional years as resident in Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has been on the faculty of UTHSCSA since 1994 and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Starck has been involved in refractive surgery since 1985 with the original keratomileusis and with vision correction (LASIK, PRK) early on, having performed his first myopic LASIK in 1996, and hyperopic LASIK in March 1997. Since then several thousand patients have benefited from his expertise and knowledge.
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