Testimonials

Foundation Donor and Board Member Benefit From Laser Eye Surgery

By the end of this year one million people throughout the United States will have permanently shed their glasses and contact lenses in favor of a new laser eye surgery known as LASIK. Surgeons at Laser Eye Associates, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Mark Goodson Building have been instrumental in pioneering laser eye surgery in the United States and currently have the most sophisticated state of the art lasers for performing these procedures.

Yaron Rabinowitz, M.D. has participated in clinical trials for both the Autonomous and VISX lasers and is a leading LASIK surgeon at Laser Eye Associates, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Mark Goodson building. Two of his patient success stories include Eye Birth Defects Research Foundation donor Kirk Kerkorian and board member Richard Handwerger, M.D. Ophthalmologist.

Mr. Kerkorian leads a busy life, at 84 years-old he is the CEO of MGM, father of an active two year-old and plays tennis regularly. He wanted to be able to play tennis without wearing his contact lenses. After his successful LASIK surgery he now plays tennis lens free, and his friends concede his game has definitely improved. Mr. Kerkorian is thrilled with the results of the LASIK surgery.

We would like to acknowledge the generous support Mr. Kerkorian has given t he Eye Birth Defects Research Foundation. Our patients are extremely grateful for his generosity and we all wish him many years of enjoyable tennis with his new pair of eyes.

Dr. Handwerger, a cornea specialist actively involved in the management of LASIK patients was nearsighted (myopic). He opted for monovision correction a technique in which one eye is corrected for distance and the other for near, this allows him to see well in the distance as well as read without glasses. "After 35 years of contact lenses, the LASIK procedure is the best thing I have ever done.," says Dr. Handwerger. He now feels more comfortable speaking to his patients about LASIK since he is now one of the few Ophthalmologists who has successfully experienced this procedure.

Dr. Yaron Rabinowitz is a foremost Los Angeles LASIK surgeon who uses advanced techniques to provide all of his patients with the best vision correction results possible. His dedication and impeccable patient care attract numerous patients from throughout the greater Los Angeles area, including LASIK Lancaster and Santa Clarita patients. Dr. Rabinowitz also offers corneal transplants in Santa Clarita, as well as premium IOLs cataract surgery. In fact, he is renowned as one of the leading Los Angeles cataracts surgeons.