Vision Surgery and Laser Associates of Columbus
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Our LASIK Surgeons

 
David Castellano, M.D.

David Castellano, M.D.

David Castellano, M.D. is a LASIK Surgeon in Ohio and is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio where he provides LASIK in Columbus for patients seeking LASIK in Ohio. He is the Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at The Ohio State University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Castellano is a Comprehensive Ophthalmologist and LASIK Surgeon in Columbus. He is responsible for patient care, physician education and clinical research involving LASIK, Laser Eye Surgery, and Lasik Eye Surgery & Custom Lasik Eye Surgery at OSU. He has extensive experience in Laser Eye Surgery in Ohio including LASIK Surgery in Columbus & Custom Wavefront LASIK using excimer laser systems and Intralase in Columbus. Dr. Castellano has performed over 5,000 refractive surgical procedures including LASIK Eye Surgery and Custom LASIK Laser Eye Surgery.

Dr. Castellano serves as a staff member at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio and as a Consultant for the Columbus Ohio Veterans Medical Center. Dr. Castellano received his Medical Degree from Dartmouth College. He also holds a Masters of Science degree and is the recipient of several teaching and research awards including the Rolf C. Syvertsen Award, the Hitchcock Foundation Research Award and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Research Award. In addition to his extensive clinical experience, Dr. Castellano is actively involved in the training of ophthalmology residents at The Ohio State University and is the Director of the LASIK Surgery certification course at OSU to instruct eye surgeons in Ohio Blade Free LASIK and All Laser LASIK techniques using Intralase in Ohio. He is currently developing computerized teaching programs to assist in training residents and practicing ophthalmologists. Dr. Castellano's ongoing research includes corneal topography and refractive surgery. Dr. Castellano is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Ohio Ophthalmologic Society, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

In addition to providing LASIK, Dr. Castellano is an experienced cataract surgeon in Columbus where he performs cataract surgery in Ohio using presbyopia correcting intraocular lens implants (IOL) such as the ReSTOR Lens Implant, to help cataract patients in Ohio eliminate the need for bifocals.

For patients seeking LASIK Eye Surgery in Columbus or consultation for LASIK surgery in Ohio, Dr. Castellano is known for having a patient care philosophy of providing LASIK Eye Surgery patients with individualized and personalized care at every step of their LASIK Surgery or Custom LASIK Surgery experience.

Richard H. Keates, M.D.

Richard H. Keates, M.D.

Richard H. Keates, M.D. is a Corneal & LASIK Surgeon in Columbus at The Havener Eye Institute-Dublin at OSU Vision Surgery & Laser Center. Dr. Keates received his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College and copleted a Residency in Ophthalmology at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital. In addition he attended a Heed Fellowship in Corneal and External Disease. Dr. Keates is a Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmolgy at The Ohio State University Medical Center and prior to returning to Ohio he served as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at UC-Irvine. He is a repected clinican and researcher in the areas of corneal disease and surgery and laser eye surgery.