Because of our doctors' reputations as leaders in the field of ophthalmology, the media routinely seek them out for interviews. Recognized for their superior skills, innovation and wealth of knowledge, our physicians can be seen on morning television shows, sharing information on the evening news, and selected as top doctors in numerous magazines.
Consumers Digest
Wavefront
LASIK: Seeing Is Believing
"Dr. Roy S. Rubinfeld is one of a growing number of LASIK surgeons who has become a specialist in correcting complications people have suffered from other surgeons. Patients should have an opportunity to ask their surgeons any questions they have prior to the procedure."
"Dr. Neil F. Martin, a refractive and cataract surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD., is one of a handful of doctors in the United States who uses the Crystalens® for both cataract and refractive patients."
Television Appearances by Our Doctors
Dr. Marwa Adi
Dr. Neil Martin
Dr. Roy Rubinfeld
Dr. Neil Martin
USA Today
"'If you promote it as if it's a haircut, then you're not being genuine. That's one of the reasons there are more lawsuits, simply because people's expectations are that it's low-risk,' says Dr. Roy Rubinfeld of Chevy Chase, Md., who has had the procedure himself."
Newsweek
Zapping the Eye
"Laser vision correction could soon free millions from their glasses. The new procedures are safe, but only if you have a competent surgeon..."
The Washington Post
Online Discussion
Dr. Rubinfeld participates in a live online discussion about laser eye surgery and how it has changed over the years.
» Online Discussion Transcript & Related Article
Our doctors interviewed in the following articles:
- "Maturity Becomes Lasik - New Approaches Create a Larger Pool Of Candidates for Elective Eye Surgery"
- "More Clarity Wanted"
- "Your Eyes Aren't Deceiving You – What You See in LASIK Ad Isn't Always What You'll Get"
- "LASIK Patients, Seeing Red – As Laser Eye Surgery Spreads, So Do Lawsuits Over Outcomes, Disclosure and Bad Practices"
- "A New Vision for Police Work"
Washingtonian Magazine
- "Throw Away Your Glasses?"
- "Goodbye, Glasses"
"...[one] of Washington's biggest names in LASIK..."
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Washington Post - Parade
Cataracts Replaced With New Flexible Lenses
"'The new flexible 'accommodative' Crystalens® is designed to mimic the seamless focusing of a 20-year-old,' says Dr. Neil Martin of Chevy Chase, Md."
"It works with the eye's own muscles to change focus naturally from..."
Bottom Line Retirement Magazine
Medical Breakthroughs For Aging Eyes
"A number of new drugs and lens technologies are making it much easier to treat a variety of age related eye ailments."
Washington Consumer Checkbook
Four Outstanding Physician Specialists
Our doctors have been named "outstanding physician specialists since the 1990s"
Gazette/Montgomery Magazine
Dr. Martin interviewed in the following articles:
- "New Laser Treatment May Improve Eyesight"
- "Aging Eyes may benefit From Laser Vision Correction"
"Laser vision correction is the most technologically advanced method available today for treating the common visual problems or farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism."
Washington Senior Beacon
No glasses needed with vision correction
"Dr. Neil Martin of Chevy Chase, Md., has performed about 20 Crystalens®; implants over the past four months, all but one on patients with cataracts."
"Lens implants can offer permanent, wide-ranging improvements in vision. "
Cooking Light – Better Health
Dr. Martin interviewed:
Laser-Sharp Eyes
"Since the advent of radial keratotomy in the early 1980s, over a million people have undergone surgery to correct nearsightedness. Nowadays, the knife has phased out in favor of the less-invasive laser..."
Men's Health
Can laser surgery turn our four-eyed editor into a man of vision?
"One of the most prolific laser jockeys in the country."
Men's Journal
Vision Quest:
Laser-zapping the eye in pursuit of perfect sight
"The one opthalmologist that nailed my surgery ."
Prevention
Bye-Bye, Bifocals - Reading the fine print without glasses
"More than 93% had 20/32 vision near, far, and in-between - a year after surgery. They could pass their driver's license exam, read, and work at the computer without glasses"
Business Week
Dr. Martin interviewed:
Eye Surgery: It's
Getting Sharper
"LASIK has improved, and newer techniques can fix trickier
vision problems."
October 18, 2004
Point of View
Should I Have My Eyes Zapped?
"You've probably heard about this too-good-to-be-true eye surgery that's supposed to leave you with vision that would make an eagle jealous."
Fitness Swimmer
Swim Briefs: LASIK
"Nearsighted swimmers, imagine this---seeing the black hash marks of a pace clock, noting the five-o'clock shadow of your swim coach, deciphering the handwritten set on the chalkboard across the deck..."
Post-Gazette - Health
"New types of surgery for age-old vision problems seek market in boomers"
