Dr. Hersh and a team of eye surgeons visited Bogota, Colombia to perform surgery and review patients treated with a new LASIK procedure. This procedure combines LASIK with corneal collagen crosslinking. While LASIK vision correction surgery reshapes the cornea to improve nea...

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Dr. Hersh was invited to lecture at the International Congress of Corneal Cross-Linking in Geneva, Switzerland on December 7-8, 2012. He has had the honor of lecturing at this event multiple times. He discussed U.S. Crosslinking Clinical Trials, Corneal Biomechanics in Crosslinking and Pre...

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Many laser centers have more than one surgeon who performs corrective eye surgery. We are proud to say that Dr. Peter Hersh is our ONLY LASIK surgeon.

Here at The Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, we thrive to give our patients the best care possible. We feel that it is very important to know the surgeon who will be performing surgery on your eyes. It is equally important for the surgeon to know you, as a patient.

From your first visit to your last visit, Dr. Hersh will be here to answer any questions you may have regarding your laser vision procedure. He is here to go over your pre-operative results with you and to explain the procedures to you.

By having your LASIK surgery performed at The Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, you can be assured that you are in good hands with Dr. Peter Hersh!

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Dr. Hersh and colleagues have begun to analyze data from their patients who underwent CXL as part of an FDA clinical trial in order to devise a CXL algorithm. The article below was published in the June 1, 2012 issue of Ophthalmology Times.

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At the CLEI Center for Keratoconus, Dr. Hersh and his staff are involved in a number of educational programs for keratoconus doctors and patients. In the Fall of 2012, we will sponsor our 8th Annual Keratoconus Patient Symposium in association with the National Keratoconus Foundation. In a very successful program last year, nearly 150 keratoconus patients attended. The symposium was enjoyed by all. Through ongoing programs such as this, we hope to bring the latest in information regarding the state of the art in our scientific understanding of keratoconus and treatment options. Background, diagnosis, and contact lens and surgical approaches to keratoconus management will be addressed in detail.

If you are interested in attending our patient educational seminar, please RSVP to: info@vision-institute.com. More information will be available as the event date nears.

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Dr. Hersh visited Moscow hospital this week to review results of new corneal crosslinking technique.

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In the June issue of Journal of Refractive Surgery, Dr. Hersh's article, "Effect of Topographic Cone Location on Outcomes of Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia." Corneal collagen cross-linking is a treatment designed to decrease the progression of keratoconus and corneal ectasia. The purpose of the article is to assess the effect of preoperative topographic cone location on 1-year outcomes of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL).

To read the compete article, please click on the link below. If you have keratoconus or corneal ectasia and are interested to see if CXL would benefit you, please call The CLEI Center for Keratoconus at 201-883-0505.

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Dr. Hersh discusses positive early outcomes for cross-linking with a corneal implant for keratoconus and ectasia in an article for Ocular Surgery News. At the American Academy of Opthalmology meeting, Dr. Hersh presented his early results iof patients who were treated with Intacs and CXL in...

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Dr. Hersh will be giving a lecture entitled "Clinical Timecourse of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking" at the annual meeting of the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology on Wedneday May 9.

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As you get older, it becomes harder and harder to read without glasses. In some cases, LASIK can help. Even if you have had LASIK before, it often can be retreated to improve your vision further. Dr. Hersh has been performing laser vision correction for 20 years and has had many...

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