Dr. James J. Salz
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Dr. James J. Salz, M.D, has over 30 years of experience in corneal refractive surgery and has been honored with the Barraquer Award, the most prestigious honor awarded by the International Society of Refractive Surgery to a refractive surgeon, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. Both are among the top international honors that are awarded to eye surgeons for their contributions to the field of refractive surgery.
Dr. Salz has been and still is one of the principal investigators for the FDA trials involving the use of lasers to successfully and safely correct most vision problems. As a leading spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Salz has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, PBS, TV news programs and has been quoted extensively in major ophthalmology publications and other national magazines (such as Newsweek and Life) in the USA and abroad.
Because of his conservative philosophy to refractive surgery, his opinion is routinely sought by other laser vision and cataract surgeons for patients in their own practices.
He was chief editor for 2 books on refractive surgery and has contributed numerous book chapters for ophthalmology publications, He has also published over 80 scientific articles on the subjects of refractive and cataract surgery.
He has served as a volunteer surgeon and lecturer on Project Orbis, the flying eye hospital, in Yugoslavia, India and Cuba and recently was a volunteer surgeon for Liga, The Flying Doctors of Mercy, in El Furerte, Mexico.
As a highly respected international lecturer and educator, he has been an invited lecturer and instructor to over 220 eye meetings nationally and internationally.
Dr. Salz received his medical degree from Duke University and completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at the University of Southern California (USC) L.A. County Medical Center where he continues to volunteer as Clinical Professor of Opthalmology.