WILLIAM JOSEPH LAHNERS, M.D., F.A.C.S. CURRICULUM VITAE Medical Director and Director of Laser Vision Services Center For Sight 2601 South Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239 941-330-2020 Fax: 941-330-2200 wjlahners@centerforsight.net 1360 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34292 941-488-2020 Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology University of South Florida Tampa, FL Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology Doctor s Hospital Sarasota, FL EDUCATION: FELLOWSHIP: RESIDENCY: INTERNSHIP: Cornea and External Disease, Refractive Surgery, and Glaucoma Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., David R. Hardten, M.D., Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D./Minnesota Eye Consultants/Phillips Eye Institute 710 East 24 th Street, Suite 106 Minneapolis, MN 55404 July 2000-July 2001 Ophthalmology Residency Emory University Department of Ophthalmology 1365 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, Georgia 30322 July 1997 June 2000 Combined Internship in Medicine and Surgery
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 2 Mayo Clinic 4500 San Pablo Road Jacksonville, Florida 32224 July 1996 June 1997 MEDICAL: GRADUATE: UNDERGRADUATE: HIGH SCHOOL: Doctor of Medicine/Honors Program Louisiana State University School of Medicine 1542 Tulane Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 August 1992 - May 1996 University of New Orleans, Department of Chemistry One year studying towards a Ph.D. in Chemistry and instructing undergraduates as a Teaching Assistant New Orleans, Louisiana August 1991 - May 1992 Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry University of Texas Austin, Texas August 1987 - May 1991 Summa Cum Laude Jesuit High School New Orleans, Louisiana August 1983 May 1987 HONORS AND AWARDS: MEDICAL: Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2007 Reviewer: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Reviewer: Journal of Refractive Surgery Young Physicians and Residents Committee, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2001-2006 Best Paper of Session, ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, 2001. Bausch and Lomb Travel Grant, CLAO Meeting, Las Vegas, 2001 Best Fellow/Resident Paper, Second Place, ISRS Fall
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 3 meeting, Dallas, 2000 Chief Resident, Emory Eye Center: Resident Selection Committee, Guest Lecturer Series, and Annual Resident s Day Alumni Golf Tournament, 1999-2000 Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, 1995-1996 Luis Perez Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology (Outstanding Medical Student of the Year, presented by the LSU Department of Ophthalmology), May 1996 Honors Research Program (A three year research program offered to six students based on scholastic merit, and leading to an MD with Honors Thesis), 1993-1996 Summer Research Fellowship (A University funded grant for research), Department of Anatomy, 1993 Chancellor's Committee (Appointment as the student representative to the Chancellor to discuss issues related to student activities and safety on the LSU Medical Center campus), 1995-1996 GRADUATE: UNDERGRADUATE: Teaching Assistantship, Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, 1991-1992 Dean's List, 1991-1992 Vice-President, Graduate Students Association in Chemistry 1991-1992 National Merit Scholarship (Four year full-tuition scholarship), 1987-1991 University of Texas Engineering Scholarship, 1987-1989 Phi Eta Sigma, Freshmen Honor Society, 1987-1988 Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshmen Honor Society, 1987-1988 President, Chi Phi Social Fraternity, Nu Chapter, 1989-1990 BOARD CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology: June 2002 Diplomate, American Board of Eye Surgery, Refractive Surgery (LASIK): March 2003 MEDICAL LICENSE: State of Florida: Unrestricted License to Practice Medicine
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 4 and Surgery License Number: ME82813 State of Georgia: Unrestricted License to Practice Medicine and Surgery License Number: 044261 (Inactive) State of Minnesota: Unrestricted License to Practice Medicine and Surgery License Number: 42676 (Inactive) RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: Lahners WJ. Changes in the GABA-ergic Neurons in the Striatum of the Mutant Mouse Weaver. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroanatomy, New Orleans, LA, 1996. Medical School Honors Thesis. Lahners WJ, Palay DA, Jones JG. Treatment of Chronic Posterior Blepharitis Using Oral Essential Fatty Acids. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Poster, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci,1999;40(4):S541. Stulting RD, Lahners WJ, Carr JC. Advances in Refractive Surgery: 1975 to the Present. Cornea, 2000;19(5),p741-753. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Davis EA, Lindstrom RL. Contrast sensitivity following implantation of the Artisan lens for high myopia. ISRS Fall Meeting, Dallas, 2000, p45. Runner-Up, Best Fellow Paper. Lahners WJ, Ward MA, Russell B. Silicone-Hydrogel lenses: The Ideal Therapeutic Lenses? CLAO Meeting, Las Vegas, February 2001. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL. Epithelial ingrowth following LASIK: Management and Outcomes. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, April 2001, Poster Presentation. Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL, Davis EA, Samuelson TW, Schneider TL, Lahners WJ. LASIK Using the VISX STAR S3 Eyetracker. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, April 2001, p7. Best Paper of Session.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 5 Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL, Davis EA, Samuelson TW, Schneider TL, Lahners WJ. Use of Eyetrackers for Optimal Outcomes in LASIK. Rome Symposium on Cataract, Glaucoma and Refractive Surgery, May 2001, p43. Lahners WJ, Ward MA, Russell B. Boost Oxygen Transmission with Silicone-Hydrogel Lenses. Contact Lens Spectrum, June 2001, p34-37. Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL, Davis EA, Samuelson TW, Schneider TL, Lahners WJ. LASIK Using the VISX STAR S3 Eyetracker. ISRS Summer Refractive Symposium, Orlando, July 2001, p47. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL. Treatment of Epithelial Ingrowth Following LASIK: A Retrospective Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol as an Adjunct to Mechanical Scraping. ISRS Refractive Symposium, Orlando, July 2001, p44. Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL, Davis EA, Samuelson TW, Schneider TL, Lahners WJ. Comparison of LASIK Results With and Without an Eyetracker. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 2001, p246. Hardten DR, Lahners WJ, Lindstrom RL. Retrospective Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of Alcohol as an Adjunct to Mechanical Scraping for the Treatment of Epithelial Ingrowth Following Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). The XIX Congress of the ESCRS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 2001, p230. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR. At Issue: Bacterial Resistance. Ocular Surgery News, 2001:7,p52-56. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL. Peripheral Sterile Keratitis After LASIK. ISRS Fall Meeting, New Orleans, November, 2001, p77. Lahners WJ, Russell B, Stulting RD. Corneal Melt Following Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy in a Patient with Keratoconus. J Refract Surg, 2001;17(5),p555-558.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 6 Lahners WJ, Lindstrom RL. Current Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Ophthalmic Surgery: 2002. Ocular Surgery News, 2002, 4: p10-12. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR. Microkeratomes and Laser Settings. In: Azar DT and Koch DD, eds. Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis: LASIK. New York: Marcel Dekker. Hardten DR, Lahners WJ, Davis EA, Lindstrom RL. Bilateral Simultaneous LASIK: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Surgical Caveats. In: Azar DT and Koch DD, eds. Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis: LASIK. New York: Marcel Dekker. Lahners WJ and Hardten DR. Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK). In Yanoff and Duker, Eds. Ophthalmology, 2 nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby. Lahners WJ and Samuelson TW. Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma. In Yanoff and Duker, Eds. Ophthalmology, 2 nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby. Lahners WJ, Kerrison JB, Sternberg P Jr, Newman NJ. Optic Neuropathy Following Cataract Surgery Using Topical Anesthesia. Submitted for Publication. Lahners WJ. Can Scanning Slit Topographic Evaluation of Pupil Size Be Used to Estimate Scotopic Pupil Size in Screening Refractive Surgery Patients? ASCRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco 2003. Lahners WJ. Effect of Posterior Capsular Opacity and Nd:YAG Capsulotomy on Tracking Ability in Pseudophakic Eyes Using the LADARVision 4000 System. ASCRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco 2003. Samuelson TW, Lahners WJ, Femrite MJ, Brown MJ, Hauswirth S. Clinical Investigation of the STAAR AquaFlow Collagen Glaucoma Drainage Device. Work in progress. Speaker M, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. ISRS/AAO Fall
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 7 Meeting, New Orleans 2004. Slade S, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ISRS/AAO Fall Meeting, New Orleans 2004. Lahners WJ, Fezza JP. The Use of Wavefront Technology to Detect Corneal Aberrations Following Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Surgery. AAO Refractive Surgery Session, New Orleans, 2004. Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Washington D.C., 2005. Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Washington D.C., 2005. Slade S, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; Lisbon, Portugal, 2005. Salz J, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting/ISRS, Chicago, 2005. Gailitis R, Brint S, Durrie D, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting/ISRS, Chicago, 2005. Salz J, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK versus
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 8 Conventional LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, 2006. Lahners W, Shoemaker D. Clinical Results with the ReSTOR Multifocal Intraocular Lens. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, 2006. Lahners W. The IntraLase Experience: My First Thousand Cases. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, 2007. Lahners W, Shoemaker D. ReSTOR vs Rezoom: Clinical Results. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, 2007. Lahners W. IntaLase Enabled Keratoplasty: Results and Pearls. Intralase Users Group Meeting, New Orleans, 2007. Lahners W. Matching the Patient s Visual Needs to Premium Lens Technology. Eye World Cataract Symposium, American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2007. Lahners W. Staged Implantation with Multifocal Intraocular Lenses. EyeWorld, supplement. November, 2007. Lahners W, Culbertson W, Rabinowitz Y, Azar D, Stahl J. Femtosecond Lasers in Corneal and Refractive Surgery. Online Interactive Ophthalmology Textbook, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007. Lahners, W. Staged Implantation of Multifocal Intraocular Lenses. EyeWorld Supplement, December 2007. Loughery J, Mesiano J, Lahners W. Staged Intraocular Lens Implantation Can Lead to Better Visual Outcomes. Ocular Surgery News, January 2008. Bethke W, Lahners W, Davis E, Waltz K, Davidson J. Surgeons Get a Handle on Presbyopic Lenses. Review of Ophthalmology, 16:2, January 2009.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 9 Bechtel B, Hardten D, Lahners W, Mackool R, Nichamin L, Osher R. Incisional Techniques Still Have a Place in the Era of Toric Lenses. Ocular Surgery News,. Lahners W, Shoemaker D. Intermediate Visual Performance with the ReSTOR IQ 3D Aspheric Multifocal Intraocular Lens. Study in Progress. Lahners W. Prospective Analysis of the Tecnis Multifocal Intraocular Lens versus the ReSTOR 3D IQ Intraocular Lens. Study in Progress. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS: Lahners WJ. The weaver mutant mouse as a model for Parkinson s Disease. Summer Research Fellowship, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroanatomy, August 18, 1993. Lahners WJ. The GABA-ergic neurons of the weaver mutant mouse. Honors Program, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Neroanatomy, April 15, 1994. Lahners WJ. Changes in the GABA-ergic neurons of the weaver mutant mouse, preliminary results. Honors Program, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Neroanatomy, April 14, 1995. Lahners WJ. Rubella Retinopathy. Grand Rounds, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, August 3, 1995. Lahners WJ. Changes in the GABA-ergic neurons of the weaver mutant mouse. Honors Program, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Neroanatomy, April 5, 1996. Lahners WJ. Traumatic hyphema in sports related injuries. Mayo Clinic, February 14, 1997. Lahners WJ. Malignant Glaucoma. Grand Rounds, Emory University, August 29, 1997.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 10 Lahners WJ. Bilateral Ophthalmic artery aneurysm. Grand Rounds, Emory University, January 23, 1998. Lahners WJ. Interstitial Keratitis. Grand Rounds, Emory University, September 18, 1998. Lahners WJ. Phlyctenulosis in the United States: A review of common etiologies. Grand Rounds, Emory University, November 13, 1998. Lahners WJ. Posterior Scleritis Presenting as Angle Closure Glaucoma. Grand Rounds, Emory Universtiy, March 12, 1999. Lahners WJ. Therapeutic Contact Lenses: Case Reports. Grand Rounds, Emory University, December 10, 1999. Lahners WJ. Uses of the New High-Dk Soft Contact Lenses in Therapeutic Applications. Resident s Day Research Symposium, Emory University, June 2, 2000. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Davis EA, Lindstrom RL. Contrast sensitivity following implantation of the Artisan lens for high myopia. ISRS Fall Meeting, Dallas, 2000. Runner-Up, Best Fellow Paper. Lahners WJ. LASIK: My Personal Technique. Phillips Eye Institute for SpecialtyMD, December 10, 2001. Lahners WJ. LASIK: Microkeratome Pearls. Phillips Eye Institute for SpecialtyMD, December 10, 2001. Lahners WJ. LASIK: Personalized Nomograms. Phillips Eye Institute for SpecialtyMD, December 10, 2001. Lahners WJ. Advances in Refractive Surgery. Quarterly Meeting of the Minneapolis Association of Professional Pharmacists, January 2001. Lahners WJ, Ward MA, Russell B. Silicone-Hydrogel lenses: The Ideal Therapeutic Lenses? CLAO Meeting, Las Vegas, February 14, 2001. Lahners WJ. My Best Save: Epithelial Ingrowth After LASIK. CLAO Meeting, Las Vegas, February 14, 2001.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 11 Lahners WJ. Epithelial Ingrowth After LASIK. Grand Rounds, University of Minnesota, Department of Ophthalmology, April 6, 2001. Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL, Davis EA, Samuelson TW, Schneider TL, Lahners WJ. LASIK Using the VISX STAR S3 Eyetracker. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, April 30, 2001. Best Paper of Session. Lahners WJ. LASIK: Co-Management. Manasota Optometric Society Meeting, Sarasota, May 15, 2001. Lahners WJ, Hardten DR, Lindstrom RL. Treatment of Epithelial Ingrowth Following LASIK: A Retrospective Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol as an Adjunct to Mechanical Scraping. ISRS Refractive Symposium, Orlando, July 29, 2001. Lahners WJ. Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis After LASIK. Manasota Optometric Society Meeting, Sarasota, July 31, 2001. Lahners WJ. New Treatment Options in the Medical Management of Glaucoma. Alcon Sponsored Physician Meeting, Sarasota, Florida, February 17, 2002. Lahners WJ. Advances in Glaucoma Surgery. Professional Opticians of Florida. Sarasota, March 24, 2002. Lahners WJ. New Options in the Surgical Treatment of Keratoconus. Professional Opticians of Florida. Sarasota, March 24, 2002. Lahners WJ. Update in Laser Vision Correction: Wavefront Testing. Manasota Optometric Society Meeting, April 2, 2002. Lahners WJ. The Bugs Are Winning. Santen Sponsored Physician CME Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida, August 7, 2002. Lahners WJ. Preventing Bacterial Resistance. Santen
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 12 Sponsored Physician CME Meeting, Ashville, North Carolina, November 20, 2003. Lahners WJ. Care of the Post-Operative Refractive Surgery Patient: Special Contact Lens Modalities. CLAO/CLES Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 24, 2003. Lahners WJ. The Future of Phakic Intraocular Lenses. CLAO/CLES Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 25, 2003. Lahners WJ. Epi-LASEK: Pre-operative and Postoperative considerations. JCAHPO CME Meeting, Sarasota, FL, February 17, 2003. Lahners WJ. Antibiotic Selection and Surface Ablation: A Review of the Literature. ASCRS Meeting/Santen Sponsored, April 14, 2003. Lahners WJ. Lahners WJ. Can Scanning Slit Topographic Evaluation of Pupil Size Be Used to Estimate Scotopic Pupil Size in Screening Refractive Surgery Patients? ASCRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 15, 2003. Lahners WJ. Effect of Posterior Capsular Opacity and Nd:YAG Capsulotomy on Tracking Ability in Pseudophakic Eyes Using the LADARVision 4000 System. ASCRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 15, 2003. Lahners WJ. Modern Glaucoma Surgery, Patient Selection. JCAHPO CME Meeting, Sarasota, FL, November 11, 2003. Speaker M, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. ISRS/AAO Fall Meeting, New Orleans 2004. Slade S, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ISRS/AAO Fall Meeting, New Orleans 2004. Lahners WJ, Fezza JP. The Use of Wavefront Technology
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 13 to Detect Corneal Aberrations Following Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Surgery. AAO Refractive Surgery Session, New Orleans, 2004. Lahners W. Update on Corneal Surgery 2004. Manasota Optometric Society Quarterly Meeting, Sarasota, 2004. Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Washington D.C., 2005. Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Washington D.C., 2005. Slade S, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Speaker M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; Lisbon, Portugal, 2005. Lahners W. All Laser LASIK Using Intralase: Safer Surgery, Better Results. Manasota Optometric Society Quarterly Meeting, Sarasota, 2005. Salz J, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Mixed Astigmatism. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting/ISRS, Chicago, 2005. Gailitis R, Brint S, Durrie D, Hakim O, Kreuger R, Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Salz J, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting/ISRS, Chicago, 2005. Lahners W. All Laser LASIK: How Does it Compare to Conventional LASIK. Senior Friendship Center Annual Health Symposium, Sarasota, 2005. Salz J, Brint S, Durrie D, Gailitis R, Hakim O, Kreuger R,
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 14 Lahners WJ, Magruder B, Jr, Meister R, Slade S, Speaker, M. Wavefront Guided CustomCornea LASIK versus Conventional LASIK for Hyperopia and Astigmatism. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, 2006. Lahners W, Shoemaker D. Clinical Results with the ReSTOR Multifocal Intraocular Lens. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, 2006. Lahners W. Modern Presbyopia Correction. Manasota Optometric Society Quarterly Meeting, Sarasota, 2006. Lahners W. Refractive Surgery: How to See Clearly Without Glasses. PBS Women s Health Symposium, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sarasota, 2006. Lahners W. Ocular Trauma and Refractive Surgery: How Experience With Trauma Pioneered the Development of Refractive Surgery. Suncoast Case Management Series Symposium, Sarasota, 2006. Lahners W. An Introduction to Intralase Enabled Keratoplasty. Manasota Optometric Society Quarterly Meeting, Sarasota, 2007. Lahners W. Patient Selection and Marketing. Roadmap to Success Course, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Sarasota, 2007. Lahners W. Breakthroughs in Refractive Surgery: Multifocal Lenses. PBS Women s Health Symposium, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sarasota, 2007. Lahners W. Patient Selection and Marketing. Roadmap to Success Course, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Chicago, 2007. Lahners W. IntaLase Enabled Keratoplasty: Results and Pearls. Intralase Users Group Meeting, New Orleans, 2007. Lahners W. Matching Patient Visual Needs to Multifocal Lens Technology. Eyeworld Symposium: Custom Cataract Surgery, Selecting Premium Lens Technologies
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 15 to Optimize Patient Refractive Outcomes, American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2007. Lahners W. Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses: Refractive Surgery. PBS Women s Health Symposium, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sarasota, 2008. Lahners W. Matching Patient Needs to Premium Lens Design. Manasota Optometric Society, Spring, 2008. Lahners W. Premium Channel: Practice Team Strategies for Success. Winter Invitational Refractive Symposium. Telluride, February, 2008. Lahners W. Mixing and Matching Premium Lenses. Winter Invitational Refractive Symposium. Telluride, February, 2008. Lahners W. Patient Selection and Premium Lenses. Aspen Summer Invitational Refractive Symposium. Aspen, July, 2008. Lahners W. Business Strategies for Developing New Markets and Introducing Technologies. Summer Invitational Refractive Symposium. Aspen, July, 2008. Lahners W. Patient Optimized Staged Implantation of Presbyopia Correcting Lenses. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, American Medical Optics, Atlanta, November, 2008. Lahners W. Why I Switched BACK to the Allegretto Laser. Alcon National Sales Meeting, Naples, January 2009. Lahners W. Patient Selection for Premium Lenses. EyeWorld Symposium, ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery. San Francisco, 2009. Lahners W. Maximizing Success with Presbyopia Correcting IOLs. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, AMO Booth. San Francisco, 2009. Lahners W. Why I Switched and then Switched Back to the Allegretto Laser. ASCRS Symposium on Cataract,
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 16 IOL, and Refractive Surgery, Alcon Booth. San Francisco, 2009. COURSES TAUGHT: C-LASIK: An Introduction to LASIK. Phillips Eye Institute, July 8-9, 2000. LASIK: My Personal Technique. Filmed at the Phillips Eye Institute for SpecialtyMD, December 10,2000. LASIK Complications Workshop: My Best Save. CLAO Meeting, Las Vegas, February 14, 2001. VISX Star S3: PRK Course. Phillips Eye Institute, June 9, 2001. Phacoemulsification: An Introduction. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, November 12, 2001. Lamellar Surgery with a Microkeratome. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, November 13, 2001. Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Orlando, October 21, 2002. Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Orlando, October 22, 2002. Care of the Post-Operative Refractive Surgery Patient: Special Contact Lens Modalities. CLAO/CLES Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 24, 2003. The Future of Phakic Intraocular Lenses. CLAO/CLES Meeting, Orlando, FL, January 25, 2003. LASIK: Surgeon Training Course. Alcon Refractive, Miami, FL February 22, 2003.
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 17 Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Anaheim, November 17, 2003. Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2004. Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course: LASIK. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2004. Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago, 2005. Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course: LASIK. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago, 2005. Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Las Vegas, 2006. Roadmap to Success: Patient Selection and Marketing Premium Intraocular Lenses. Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Sponsored Symposium, Sarasota, 2007. Roadmap to Success: Patient Selection and Marketing Premium Intraocular Lenses. Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Sponsored Symposium, Chicago, 2007. Eyeworld Symposium: Custom Cataract Surgery: Selecting Premium Lens Technologies to Optimize Patient Refractive Outcomes. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, New Orleans, 2007. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Volunteer Faculty: Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida. Teaching responsibilities include instruction of ophthalmology residents in clinic and in surgery, 2002- present
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 18 Private Practice: Director of Laser Vision Services, Center For Sight. Instructor for cataract surgery and LASIK courses at major meetings (CLAO and American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting), 2001-present Fellowship: Laser Vision Centers, Inc. instructor for LASIK, PRK, and Intacs. Provided faculty coverage for surgery and trauma call for the University of Minnesota ophthalmology residents at Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN, 2000-2001 Ophthalmology Residency: Teaching responsibilities included instruction of emergency medicine residents, internal and family medicine residents, and visiting medical students, 1997-2000 Kaplan Education Centers: Instructor for Chemistry section of MCAT preparation course, 1998 LSU Medical School: Tutor in Gross Anatomy, Histology, and Neuroanatomy, 1993-1994 University of New Orleans, Department of Chemistry: Teaching Assistant and General Chemistry Lab Instructor, 1991-1992 University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biochemistry: Tutor in Physics, 1987-1988 Operation Upgrade, Jesuit High School: Volunteer Summer math camp for underprivileged children, 1987 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: American Board of Ophthalmology: Diplomat American College of Surgeons: Fellow American Board of Eye Surgery: Diplomat International Society of Refractive Surgery American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS 19 American Academy of Ophthalmology: Fellow SPEAKER BUREAU: Alcon Pharmaceuticals (Fort Worth, TX) Santen Pharmaceuticals (Napa Valley, CA) Alcon Refractive (Orlando, FL) Abbott Medical Optics (Santa Ana, CA) Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, NY) Vistakon Pharmaceuticals (Langhorne, PA) Allergan Pharmaceuticals (Irvine, CA) PHILANTHROPY: Florida Winefest and Auction, Grants Committee. Florida Winefest is one of the largest contributors to children s charities in Florida. Mission Cataract U.S.A. Center For Sight has participated for the last seventeen years and donates cataract surgery and the gift of sight to individuals without insurance who demonstrate need. INTERESTS: Weightlifting, Windsurfing, Flying, Boating, Fishing, Reading, and Tennis