James S. Lewis, MD

Date of Birth: May 3, 1956

Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1989
Affiliation: Wills Eye Surgical Network
Subspecialty: Corneal Surgery, Cornea and External Disease
Experience: 5500 LASIK procedures since 1998

Offices:

Elkins Park 8380 Old York Road Suite 110A Elkins Park, PA 19027

Phoenixville 286 Griffen Street Phoenixville, PA 19460

Kremer Surgery Center King of Prussia 200 Mall Boulevard King of Prussia, PA 19406

Wills Surgery Center in Bucks County 401 North York Road Warminster, PA 18974

PA College of Optometry Salus University 1200 West Godfrey Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19141

Education:

Flinders Medical Centre,
Adelaide, South Australia. 1986-1987;
Cornea, External Disease, and Anterior Segment Surgery Fellowship.

Duke University Eye Center,
Durham, North Carolina. 1983-1986;
Ophthalmology Residency.

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center,
San Francisco, California. 1982-1983; Internship.

Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1978-1982; MD.

Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey. 1974 –1978; AB. Mathematics.

Professional Experience:

Private Practice Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery,
Cornea and External Disease, Cataract and Intraocular Lenses,
1990 - Present.

Director of Cornea and External Disease and
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology,
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1987-1990.

Director of Ophthalmic Cornea and External Disease,
Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1987-1991.

Papers:

Sulcus Fixation without Flaps, Ophthalmology. 1993;100:1346-1350.

Corneal Argyrosis Associated with Silver Soldering,
MW Scroggs and AD Proia. Cornea. 1992; 11(3): 264-9.

Ab Externo Sulcus Fixation, Ophthalmic Surgery. 1991;22:692-695.

Chapters:

New Techniques and Instruments for Lens Implantation.
Current Opinions in Ophthalmology 1995, 6;1:46-52
with I. Howard Fine, MD. (update published in 1997).

Courses:

Refractive Surgery using Toric Intraocular Lenses, ASCRS, Philadelphia, 2002.

Sutured Posterior Chamber IOLs, American Academy of
Ophthalmology annual meeting, San Diego, CA, May 1998.

Sutured Posterior Chamber IOLs, Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium of
Cataract & Refractive Surgery, New York, NY, 1995 & 1996.

Sulcus-Fixated PC IOLs in Cataract Surgery and Corneal Transplantation
(Without a Scleral Flap),ASCRS Physicians Courses # 1102,
San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.

New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications:
Time Elapsed IOL Decentration; The Role of Capsular Contraction and Capsulorrhexis.
ASCRS Physicians Courses, San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.

New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications:
Suture-Fixation of PC IOLs. ASCRS Physicians Courses, San Diego, CA, April 1, 1995.

Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery with an Absorbable Tangential Suture,
ASCRS Physician’s Program 2-B, San Diego, CA, April 2, 1995.

The Fine, Self-Sealing, Clear Corneal Tunnel Incision,
STAAR Surgical Seaport Symposium, Mystic, CT, July 23 - 24, 1994.

Sulcus Fixation of PC IOLs in Cataract Surgery and
Corneal Transplantation Without a Scleral Flap,
Wills Eye Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 21 - 23, 1994.

Transscleral Suture Fixation of PC IOLs in the Absence of Capsular
Support--Double Pass--No Flap Technique. New Concepts in the Management of Anterior
Segment Surgical Complications, ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.

Second Generation Suture Fixation of PC IOLs. ASCRS, Boston, MA, 1994.

Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery with a Tangential Suture,
ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.

Is There a Role for Foldable IOLs in Patients Without Capsular Support,
New Concepts in the Management of Anterior Segment Surgical Complications?
ASCRS, Boston, MA, April 9 - 13,1994.

What Does Ophthalmology Want? Co-management Conference,
The Better Vision Institute and Vision Exposition, New York, NY, March 10-13, 1994.

Wound Construction and Closure, Great American Ophthalmic Conference and Exposition,
Alcon Surgical, July 30 - August 1, 1993.

Transscleral Sulcus Fixation, ASCRS, 1993 and 1992.

Sulcus Fixation without Flaps, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Dallas, TX, Nov 8-12, 1992.

Intraocular Implant Lens Update--1992, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Dallas, TX, Nov 8-12, 1992.

Small Incision Non-Phacoemulsification Symposium, Storz Ophthalmics, Inc.,
Philadelphia, PA, September 23, 1989.

Excimer Laser Corneal Contouring and the Triple Procedure, with Jeff Mandel, MD,
Second International Workshop on Laser Corneal Surgery, Boston, MA, Oct 14-15, 1988.

Awards:

ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL, and Refractive Surgery, 1994,
Best Paper of Session. Second Generation Fixation of Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses.

ASCRS Film Festival 1992, Best New Surgical Maneuver (runner-up):
Double Transscleral Sulcus Fixation.

Hymen A. Menduke Prize in Research, 1982.

Other Publications:

Absorbable Plugs, Management of LASIK induced dry eye.
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, March 2002; 30, 31.

Second Generation Sulcus Fixation, Proceedings of the Annual Ocular Surgery News
Symposium of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 1995 & 1996.

EYE-TV-OD Volumes 1 and 2: Therapeutics and Co-management [video journal], 1995.

How To Be a Video Star, Review of Ophthalmology, June 1995; 84-90.

An Absorbable Tangential Suture to Strengthen the Clear-Corneal Wound,
Maintain Astigmatic Neutrality, Ocular Surgery News, June 15, 1995; 13 (12); 41.

Second Generation Sulcus Fixation,
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, [video] 1995.

Second Generation Techniques in Sulcus Fixation,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1994.

Tangential Suturing Techniques for Clear Corneal Incision,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1993.

Sulcus Fixation of a Posterior Chamber Implant,
Video Journal of Ophthalmology, [video] 1991.

Sulcus Fixation,
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, [video] 1991.

Excimer Laser Corneal Contouring and the Triple Procedure,
with GN Foulks and J Mandel, Lasers and Light in Ophthalmology, 1989; 2(4), 259-62.

Surgical Management of Giant Retinal Tears,
Pakistani Journal of Ophthalmology, with Brooks McCuen, MD, 1987.

EPS: Epidemiologic Patient Simulations in Pediatrics,
Elsevier, 1985(computer software).

EPS: An Epidemiologic Patient Simulator,
Symposium of Computer Applications in Medical Care, 1981.

Research:

Morcher GmbH Level One FDA Core Investigator, endocapsular ring, 1999.

Chiron Intraoptics Phacotemesis Level One FDA Core Investigator, 1993.

Iolab, SI-20NB, Level Two FDA Core Investigator, 1990.

Devices:

Visitec:Manipulating Hook, Keratoplasty Suture Adjuster, 1992, Suture Cutter, 1992.

Alcon: Lewis Pair Pack II Fixation Suture [suture] and
Lewis Sulcus Fixation Using a Double Transscleral Suture [video], 1991.

Organizations:

International Society of Refractive Surgeons, 1999 - Present.

American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1983 - Present.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 1987 - Present.

Better Vision Institute, 1993 - Present.

Co-management Task Force, 1993.

Peer Reviewer:

American Academy of Ophthalmology. Surgical Education Series, 1997.

American Journal of Ophthalmology. Print and Electronic Media 1993 & 1994.

On-line Surgical Consultant:

Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery,
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 1996 - Present.

Cataract and Corneal Surgery, Intraocular Lens Complications,
Ocular Surgery News, Slack, INC, 1995 - Present.

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