YOUNG EYE INSTITUTE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Medical Director
• Certified Member of the American Board of Ophthalmology

Dr. Young is one of the nation's most experienced board certified cataract surgeons, having personally performed over 50,000 cataract procedures during his 35+ years of medical practice. Dr. Young is a Board Certified Member of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgical Society, Oklahoma State Medical Association and Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology. He has served as a past President of the Comanche-Cotton-Tillman Medical Association and is a past recipient of the Physician's Recognition Award from the American Medical Association. Dr. Young has once again been recognized as one of "America's Top Ophthalmologists" by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2020. As Founder & Medical Director of the Young Eye Institute, Dr. Young has been instrumental in bringing advanced vision care procedures to Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas residents. This includes being one of the first in the state to perform one-stitch, no-stitch and no-shot cataract surgery.

Job Titles:

• Clinical Services Director
• Clinical Services Director for over 25 Years With the
• Member of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians

Dr. Hopkins has served as the Clinical Services Director for over 25 years with the Young Eye Institute. He specializes in ocular diseases, pre- and post-operative surgical care and anterior laser microsurgery. After receiving his Bachelor Degree in Biology from Oklahoma State University, Dr. Hopkins received his Doctorate of Optometry from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. He graduated with honors, and due to his outstanding scholastic achievements, Dr. Hopkins was awarded membership in the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Fraternity. Dr. Hopkins is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians, the American Optometric Association, and has served as a Clinical Examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. He is licensed by the State of Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry in Anterior Segment Laser Certification. Dr. Hopkins remains very active with professional optometric organizations, and is a past President of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians.