PACIFIC VISION - Key Persons

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• Contributions to the Field of Refractive Surgery

Dr. Faktorovich is a juggernaut in the field of vision correction. She is the Chair of the annual San Francisco Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery Symposium, where over 100 nationally and internationally-renowned specialists have taught advanced procedures in vision correction. She and her practice are the first choice for other physicians, surgeons, CEOs, and industry leaders in the Bay Area and beyond. With an international base of clientele, she is a recognized leader in a highly-competitive field. Dr. Ella Faktorovich founded Pacific Vision Institute in 1998. Her commitment to advancing refractive options for patients has led her to being recognized as one of the world's leading ophthalmologists. She is one of the first surgeons in San Francisco to have performed LASIK vision correction and is also first surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area certified by the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance. To date she has performed tens of thousands of procedures. Dr. Faktorovich has made significant contributions to the refractive surgery field with award-winning research on corneal healing following laser vision correction. In addition to publishing numerous articles, abstracts and book chapters on corneal transplantation and laser and refractive surgery, she is often called upon to lecture on her advanced techniques, both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Faktorovich authored the definitive textbook on the use of femtosecond laser technology in all-laser LASIK or IntraLASIK The book has been reviewed in the American Journal of Ophthalmology and received praise from fellow surgeons as "a necessary book to read for any refractive surgeon"

Dr. Faktorovich, Educator Dr. Faktorovich is the founder and Chair of the annual San Francisco Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery Symposium and the Pacific Vision Institute Research Foundation.