Why should I choose Dr. Rapuano to perform my LASIK surgery?
Dr. Rapuano is the co-director of the refractive department at Wills Eye and has been performing refractive surgery since 1992. At that time, he was instrumental in reintroducing radial keratotomy (RK) to Wills Eye. That year he also began performing PRK as part of the VISX FDA trials at Wills. He has been performing LASIK since 1997. Drs. Rapuano has extensive experience in many forms of refractive surgery and can advise patients as to their best options. As corneal specialists, they receive many referrals of patients who experience problems after refractive surgery, so they are quite experienced in complication management. Drs. Rapuano’s surgical results are comparable with the published studies from the best refractive surgeons in the country. Above all, Drs. Rapuano is a compassionate physician. They will personally discuss your particular refractive surgery options with you prior to surgery; after surgery, they will spend time examining you and discussing the results of your proce
