Lasik Manteca, Laser Eye Surgery Tracy, Modesto

 

Amin Ashrafzadeh, M.D. (Dr. Ash)

• Undergraduate: Boston University, College of Arts & Sciences
• Medical School: Boston University, School of Medicine
• Internship: Internal Medicine
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston (Tufts University)
• Residency: Ophthalmology
  • Boston University
• Fellowship: Cornea and Refractive Surgery
  • Tufts University
  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
• Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology (Board Certification)
• Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Member, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery  

 

Dr. Ashrafzadeh (Dr. Ash as referred to by most) was born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts.  He has been in private practice in Stanislaus County since 2002.  He joined Daniel Lee, MD at the Turlock Eye Physicians, where he is now a partner.  Dr. Ash has been performing LASIK eye surgery since 2001 and has performed LASIK eye surgery at several different LASIK centers.  In November 2005, Northern California Laser Center was opened to bring patients not only the highest level of medical and surgical care, but also to be a state of the art advanced LASIK surgery center with the most technologically advanced equipment available.

Dr. Ash, a specialist in LASIK eye Surgery and Corneal Surgeries, has brought some of the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices to the Central Valley.  He acquired Visante Anterior Segment OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) which allows Ultra-high resolution images of the front portion of the eye.  This device creates images that allow unique ability to evaluate and manage LASIK patients.  Additionally, the IntraLase femtosecond laser has brought the safety of LASIK Eye surgery to new levels.

Dr. Ash has specialized training in performing LASIK eye surgery and other Corneal procedures such as corneal transplantation and anterior segment reconstruction.  He is one of few corneal surgeon that has performed many newer techniques in corneal transplant surgery such as Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK).  By incorporating IntraLase femtosecond laser into his practice, he brings a revolutionary change in corneal transplant surgery technique with IntraLase Enabled Keratoplasty (IEK).  He has created the first center in Northern California to offer IEK, well ahead of most academic centers.  In fact, Dr. Ash is the first surgeon to perform IEK (laser assisted corneal transplant surgery) in Northern California.

He was one of the very first surgeons to perform the revolutionary presbyopia correcting Cataract Surgery with ReSTOR, ReZoom, Tecnis Multifocal and CrystaLens implants.  He also uses the AcrySof Toric IOL, to perform astigmatically correcting cataract surgery. He is one of very few surgeons that performs implantation of intraocular contact lens, Verisyse.

Dr. Ash remains involved academically and serves as a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of California, Davis.  He has been invited to speak at many different events nationally and internationally, such as the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.  His research work has been published in different peer-reviewed journals including Ophthalmology the official publication of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.  Dr. Ash is also a consultant to Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, CA, makers of many highly technical ophthalmic instruments.  Additionally he has created a patient and professional education website www.AskDrAsh.com teach others about eye diseases and how Visante omni is essential in their evaluations.

Dr. Ash finds the greatest joy in helping patients obtain the best possible vision and restoring sight.  He finds the greatest complement in referral of other patients by his current patients.  He is fluent in Farsi and Spanish. 

Certification / Licensure:

Medical Board of California
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
LADARVision 4000
LADARWave
Visx Star S4 with Iris Registration
CustomVue
IntraLase
IntraLase Enabled Keratoplasty 

Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Cornea Society
Stanislaus Medical Society
California Medical Association

Community Involvement

• Board of Directors
  • California State University, Stanislaus
    • Foundation Board (2008 - Present)
  • Emanuel Medical Center (2005 - 2008)
  • Northern California Surgery Center
    • Member 2004 - 2007
    • Vice President - 2009 to Present
  • Turlock Surgical Properties (2004 - Present)
• Chief of Medical Staff - 2008
  • Emanuel Medical Center
• Vice Chief of Medical Staff - 2007
  • Emanuel Medical Center

• Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology,
  • University of California, Davis

Research and Publications

    Dr. Ash is currently involved with many projects.  Below are list of his published works. 

	Dr. Agarwal's Textbook on Corneal Topography, Including Pentacam and Anterior Segment OCT, 2nd Edition Amar Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Soosan Jacob Chapter 10, Evaluation of Patients for Refractive Surgery with Visante Anterior Segment OCT and the Combined Datalink with Atlas Corneal Topographer.  Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert ISBN 978-81-8448-861-6 Published 2010
	Refractive Surgery, 2nd Edition  Amar Agarwal, Athiya Agarwal, Soosan Jacob  Chapter 6, Visante Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Evaluation of Patients for Refractive Surgery.  Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert ISBN 978-81-8448-412-0  Published 2009
	Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Roger F. Steinert MD; David Huang MD, PhD Chapter 3, Evaluation of LASIK Flaps. Roger F. Steinert, Amin Ashrafzadeh 2 Cover Image Credits and 3 Image Credits Chapter 14. ISBN 13 978-1-55642-808-1  Published 2008
	Ophthalmology  June 2007:  Results of phototherapeutic keratectomy in the management of flap striae after LASIK before and after developing a standardized protocol: long-term follow-up of an expanded patient population. Amin Ashrafzadeh, Roger F. Steinert
	Ophthalmology April 2004:   Results of phototherapeutic keratectomy in the management of flap striae after LASIK. Roger F. Steinert, Amin Ashrafzadeh, Peter S. Hersh
	International Ophthalmology Clinics Winter 2003:   New modalities in the treatment of ocular allergy. Amin Ashrafzadeh, Michael B. Raizman

	Anatomical Records March 1999:   Zyxin and vinculin distribution at the cell-extracellular matrix attachment complex (CMAX) in corneal epithelial tissue are actin dependent. Kathy K. Svoboda, Dan Orlow, Amin Ashrafzadeh, Guy Jirawuthiworavong
	Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Supplement September 2008 Visante OCT Version 3.0 Linking Placido and OCT for Comprehensive Topography By Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD CRST's Insert PDF file
	Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition July 10, 2008 Anterior Segment OCT useful in preop, postop evaluations of refractive surgery patients by Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD and Roger F. Steinert, MD www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rid=29428
	EyeWorld Magazine November 2007: PTK on patrol by Richard L. Lindstrom, MD Technique helps to target visually significant striae and improve visual results. Interview with Amin Ashrafzadeh and Roger F. Steinert.
	Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today Supplement August 2007 The Versatility  of the Visante OCT By Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD http://www.crstoday.com/PDF%20Articles/0807/0807_supp.pdf

 

Lasik Manteca, Laser Eye Surgery Tracy, Modesto

The physicians of Northern California Laser Center are renowned Stockton and Modesto lasik eye surgeons. They are also considered Lasik Stockton and Modesto cataract surgery specialists. These physicians treat lasik Stockton and cataracts patients from their Modesto offices.

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