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Gregory D. Parkhurst, MD, FACS is a board certified and fellowship trained cornea specialist who is recognized

nationally as an expert and leader in LASIK and Advanced Vision Correction Surgery. Dr. Parkhurst trained with the first

surgeon in the United States to perform LASIK, and he has helped pioneer new trends in refractive surgery worldwide.

Dr. Parkhurst has been named a Top Ophthalmologist by the Consumer’s Research Council of America, was named to

the Super Doctor’s Rising Star List in a special insert to Texas Monthly Magazine about the Top Doctors in Texas, and

was the only surgeon under the age of 35 to serve as teaching faculty for the American-European College of Ophthalmic

Surgeons, an international society of surgeons recognized as experts in their field.

Dr. Parkhurst has served as the Chief of Ophthalmology and Refractive Eye Surgery at the world’s largest military base,

and to date, he has performed over 12,000 successful refractive eye surgery procedures including LASIK, PRK,

implantable contact lenses, and refractive lensectomies. Dr. Parkhurst is an internationally recognized subject matter

expert in refractive lens implants. Dr Parkhurst has authored multiple peer review publication articles on Refractive

Surgery in such prestigious journals as The Journal of Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmology Times, Cataract & Refractive

Surgery Today, Refractive Surgery Outlook, and others. He has authored multiple textbook chapters on cataract and

refractive surgery which are published in multiple languages worldwide.

Dr Parkhurst is a faculty instructor for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and

Refractive Surgery, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery . He is an international teacher and

lecturer and an award winning medical researcher. He is the President Elect of the Refractive Surgery Alliance Society

and an Exclusive National Visian ICL Master Club Member.

Dr Parkhurst has been a principal investigator for multiple US FDA Clinical Trials including corneal inlays for the

treatment of presbyopia, Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for the treatment of Keratoconus, and excimer lasers used in

LASIK surgery. He is a consultant to the ophthalmic industry including Alcon Laboratories, Staar Surgical, ReVision

Optics, and Sonomed to name a few. He performed refractive eye surgery for professional athletes, TV personalities,

fighter pilots, his family members, and a wide range of people desiring reduced dependence on glasses and contact lenses.

Dr Parkhurst is an exclusive VisionLock Surgeon in Texas and a member LenSAR Laser Cataract Center of Excellence

for the Southern Region.