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James C. Syverud, M.D., S.C.
Dr. Syverud received his M.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison. Following an internship in Salt Lake City, he trained at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida, and then served four years as a Naval Flight Surgeon with air wings of the Navy's Pacific Fleet, including two Vietnam combat tours aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Dr. Syverud received his training in Ophthalmology at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco and Oakland Naval Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has been involved in ophthalmic surgery outreach programs, performing and teaching new techniques in Ethiopia and Mexico.
A co-founder of Valley Eye Associates, Dr. Syverud's primary surgical emphasis is on small-incision, no stitch cataract / lens implantation surgery. He has performed over 10,000 cataract procedures, and performed the first foldable acrylic lens implant in the State. He introduced argon and krypton lasers into the Fox Valley, and has extensive experience in their use for the treatment of diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, and wet macular degeneration. In addition, Dr. Syverud is now offering the more recent advances of laser PDT, Avastin, and Lucentis for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. Dr. Syverud began performing refractive surgery in 1987 and continues to perform LASIK, iLASIK, CK, PRK, and Astigmatic Keratotomy for the treatment of refractive disorders.
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Michael P. Vrabec, M.D., F.A.C.S., S.C.
Dr. Vrabec, a native of Wisconsin, graduated with honors (A.O.A.) from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he also completed his residency training in Ophthalmology. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, as well as the American Board of Eye Surgery.
Dr. Vrabec completed fellowships in corneal transplantation at the University of Iowa and refractive surgery (LASIK, iLASIK, RK, PRK, CK, INTACS, ICL, and Refractive Lensectomy, including PRELEX) at the Hunkeler Eye Center in Kansas City, MO. For six years, he directed the corneal transplant and refractive surgery service at the University of Vermont earning tenure in 1994. In the Fox Valley since that time, he maintains an active practice in small incision, no stitch, no shot cataract surgery, refractive surgery (including laser vision correction for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism), corneal transplantation and various types of laser surgery. He has performed over 10,000 refractive surgical procedures and is board certified in LASIK and cataract surgery by the American Board of Eye Surgeons (www.aces-abes.org). He was the first doctor in Wisconsin to perform blade-free LASIK (IntraLase), INTACS, ECP laser treatment, and the Verisyse Phakic Intraocular Lens, demonstrating his commitment to bringing the best eye technology the world has to offer to his patients.
The author of over 50 professional journal articles and two textbooks, Dr. Vrabec belongs to numerous professional societies. He has lectured and taught extensively on medical and surgical aspects of eye care to doctors in five continents and twenty-six countries around the world. He received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award in 1997.
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Colleen M. Corbett, M.D.
Dr. Corbett graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, where she obtained both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her internship at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee. Dr. Corbett completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Kentucky, where she served as chief resident during her final year of training.
Dr. Corbett is Board is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is also a member of the Wisconsin State Medical Society.
Dr. Corbett provides comprehensive eye care to both children and adults. She has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration and cataracts.
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