Cataract Surgeon Paul Koch, M.D. |
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Paul Koch, M.D. is a Cataract Surgeon in Warwick, Rhode Island where he is the Medical Director of Koch Eye Associates. He performs Cataract Surgery in Warwick at the St. James Surgery Surgery Center for Cataract patients throughout the greater Providence area as well as throughout Rhode Island. Dr. Koch received his Medical Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed a Residency in Ophthalmology at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
Dr. Koch provides his patients with advanced techniques of Cataract Surgery in Rhode Island that require only a very tiny incision, no patches and only eye drops for anesthesia-the “no stitch, no patch, no needle” Cataract Surgery procedure-so that his patients can benefit from very quick visual recovery times with minimal interruption in their daily routines.
Dr. Koch is the recipient of numerous awards and honors in the field of Ophthalmology and in particular in the areas of Cataracts, Cataract Surgery & Lens Implants. He has been selected as one of the Top 100 Ophthalmologists in North America by Ophthalmology Times and has been cited in each issue of Doctors in America. His awards including the Mericos H. Whittier Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Honor Award, David Kelman Foundation's Golden Hands Award, the Irish-American Ophthalmology Top-Gun Phaco Award, the Hoffer Award and the International Film Festival of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Award.
Dr. Koch is a well known Cataract Surgeon as well as educator in the areas of Cataracts, Cataract Surgery & Lens Implants. He has written six textbooks about Cataract Surgery that are standard reading material for training new Cataract Surgeons in Ophthalmology residency programs in the United States and internationally. Further, he is the author of many journal articles, book chapters, and specialty editorials. He has been instrumental in the development and integration of numerous advances in Cataract Surgery, including techniques that permit Cataracts to be removed comfortably without anesthetic injections and with vision recovery beginning only a short time after the operation is completed. Dr. Koch is Chief Medical Editor of Ophthalmology Management magazine, a monthly publication for the ophthalmic community.
Dr. Koch is committed to helping patients with Cataracts achieve their vision correction goals after Cataract Surgery. To help his Cataract patients achieve greater independence and possibly eliminate the need for eyeglasses, reading glasses or bifocals after Cataract Surgery, Dr. Koch routinely recommends aspheric lens implants for those Cataract patients requiring the sharpest distance vision in dim lighting conditions, astigmatism correcting toric lens implants for those Cataract patients with significant amounts of astigmatism and near vision presbyopia correcting lens implants, such as the Crystalens® Lens Implant, the ReZoom™ Lens Implant and the AcrySof® ReSTOR® Lens Implant for those Cataract patients wishing to have their distance, arm's length and near vision corrected after Cataract Surgery without eyeglasses.
He is Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society, the International Lens Implant Society, the New York Intraocular Lens Society, the Rhode Island Medical Society, the Landmark Medical Center Medical Staff, the Kent County Medical Society and the Kent County Memorial Hospital Medical Staff.
Rhode Island Cataract patients wishing to learn more about their Cataracts, Cataract Surgery, the St. James Surgery Center or Lens Implants will find that Rhode Island Cataract Surgeon Paul Koch, M.D. at Koch Eye Associates provides a thorough examination and consultation and is conveniently located for patients from Bristol, Coventry, Cranston, Kingston, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Smithfield, Warwick and Woonsocket Rhode Island.
Cataract Surgery today is one of the most common and successful types of surgery performed in the United States. As with any surgery, it is important to fully understand its risks, benefits and complications. Please call Paul Koch, M.D. at Koch Eye Associates to arrange at Cataract Examination and Consultation by phoning 401.738.4800.
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