What's
Happening in the World of Eye Care
Siepser Laser Eyecare is the
official Laser Eyecare Center of the
Philadelphia Soul
Siepser Laser Eyecare has partnered with the Philadelphia Soul to bring our great city the best in vision correction and care joined with the best in arena football.
76ers
Coach and Center
Have
Laser Vision Correction
Coach Larry
Brown is pacing the sidelines this year without his familiar
steel-rimmed glasses.
Center Matt
Geiger won't have to worry about a lost or dislodged contact
lens as he muscles his way inside the paint.
Both had the LASIK procedure
by Dr. Siepser in September 1999...and both are enjoying excellent
vision without corrective lenses.
Coach Brown
was Dr. Siepser's 2,000th LASIK procedure.
Matt's sister-in-law,
Kristen, had LASIK by Dr. Siepser in November, and he
intends to bring his mother to Dr. Siepser for the same procedure.
Sixer's fitness coach, John Croce, had laser vision correction some
time ago. His wife, Christine, recently had LASIK by Dr.
Siepser.
Dr.
Siepser Now Certified for
Two New Eye Surgeries
Dr. Siepser
is among the first surgeons in the country certified to perform
the KeraVision INTACS corneal ring procedure. This new
outpatient procedure involves implanting transparent plastic
segment inside the cornea. For patients with mild myopia, this
is an alternative to laser vision correction. This new
procedure is currently receiving national media attention.
Dr. Siepser
performs the procedure at the Wills Eye Surgery Center in Plymouth
Meeting.
He has also
qualified for a new Glaucoma surgical procedure to aid
patients with difficult-to-manage Glaucoma.
Times
Herald Readers
Vote Dr. Siepser No. 1
In its annual
Readers' Choice competition, Dr. Siepser was once again named
the top ophthalmologist in the area by the Times Herald.
He received 30% more votes than all other in the category.
"My dedicated
staff members deserve much of the credit for this honor," Dr.
Siepser said, "Their compassionate care of patient needs,
as well as their organizational skills at handling hundreds
of patient
visits each month, make this kind of recognition possible."
This is the
4th time Dr. Siepser has been selected for this honor by the
readers of the Times Herald.
Dr.
Siepser Earns
VISX "Star" Award
Excimer
laser manufacturer VISX, incorporated named Dr. Siepser one of
the top laser vision correction surgeons in the country
based on his LASIK procedure volume in 1998. Only 100 refractive
surgeons were so honored.
Dr
Siepser accepted the award at the VISX Stars reception in Seattle,
held in conjunction with the 1999 meeting of the American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
