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Richard C. Rodman, M.D.

Dr. Richard Rodman is a board-certified ophthalmologist, cornea specialist and LASIK surgeon. Dr. Rodman has been performing Laser Vision Correction since 1996, and has completed nearly 2000 excimer laser procedures. In addition, he has performed over 4,000 cataract and intraocular lens (IOL) procedures. Dr. Rodman offers his patients multifocal and accommodating IOL’s  (Restor, ReZoom, and Crystalens) to improve near vision, and Toric IOL’s to correct astigmatism.

Dr. Rodman attended Brown University, in Providence, RI, and Brown University School of Medicine, where he graduated with academic distinction. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. He then entered a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Michigan’s W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, where he was selected to serve as a Chief Resident. Dr. Rodman completed a Cornea & Laser Vision Correction fellowship at the renown Wills Eye Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Rodman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Brown University School of Medicine, where he teaches residents to perform corneal surgery and LASIK. He has lectured extensively in the area of LASIK, refractive cataract surgery, and Laser Vision Correction. Dr. Rodman is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Society of Refractive Surgeons, the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, the New England Ophthalmologic Society, and The Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons.

 

About Crystalens®

Crystalens® is an
accommodating intraocular
lens that, unlike a standard
IOL, can treat both a person’s cataracts and presbyopia- loss of near and intermediate vision.

Crystalens not only treats your cataracts (a clouding or hardening of your lens), but can also reduce or eliminate your dependence on glasses. It does so by recreating accommodation similar to your eye’s natural lens.

Crystalens is designed to allow the optic, or the central circular part of the lens that you see through, to move back and forth as you constantly change focus on images around you. Crystalens flexes as you focus your vision.

To learn more about this product, visit www.crystalens.com.

In the United States, on average over 8000 cataract procedures are performed a day. The cataract procedure is quick, simple and allows for relatively fast healing.

This safe and painless procedure typically starts with eye numbing drops and a micro seal being made at the edge of the cornea. The natural lens is gently washed away and Crystalens is implanted. Crystalens can be implanted quickly and without sensation. Most patients return for a follow-up visit with the physician the day after surgery.