PERSONAL:
| DATE OF BIRTH: | August 27, 1949 | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | Torrance, California | |
| CITIZENSHIP: | U.S.A. | |
| BUSINESS ADDRESS: | The Wright Eye Center 2485 E. Pikes Peak Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80909 |
PROFESSIONAL:
| GRADUATE OF: | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, IL | 1977. | |
| INTERNSHIP: | Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital, Tulsa, OK | 1977-1978. | |
| RESIDENCY: | Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital - Ophthalmology, Tulsa, OK | 1979-1982. | |
| Metropolitan Hospital - Ophthalmology, Grand Rapids, MI | 1978-1979. | ||
| LICENSER: | Colorado. | ||
| CERTIFICATIONS: | Diplomate of the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners. | ||
| The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery | July 10, 1986. | ||
| Fellow - The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. | May 4, 1996. | ||
| Certified in Lasik and Cataract Surgery By American Board of Eye Surgery. | August 4, 2001 | ||
| BOARD MEMBER:: | American Board
Of Eye Surgery 2001 - Present American College Of Eye Surgery - February 7, 2002 |
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| ADDITIONAL COURSES: | Basic Science
Course in Ophthalmology Stanford Medical School Palo Alto, CA |
July & August 1980. |
| POST-GRADUATE COURSES: | ||
| 1984 | Radial Keratotomy Course, Houston Eye Clinic, Houston, Texas | |
| 1985 | Radial Keratotomy Course, Bores Eye Institute, Phoenix, Arizona | |
| 1985 | Radial Keratotomy Course, Moscow Research Institute of Microsurgery, Moscow, Russia (Professor Fyodorov) | |
| 1986 | Glaucoma Surgical Techniques, American Academy of Ophthalmology - Special Focus Course | |
| 1986 | Radial Keratotomy Course, Neuman Eye Institute, Orlando, Florida | |
| 1986 | Radial Keratotomy Course, Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| 1989 | PRK Course, Berlin, Germany (Theo Seiler, M.D.) | |
| 1990 | Partial Excimer Trabeculectomy, Summit Technology | |
| 1990 | PRK, Summit Technology, Training performed in Colorado Springs | |
| 1992 | ALK Course, Dallas, TX (Antonio Luis Ruiz of Bogota, Columbia) | |
| 1993 | ALK Course, Berkeley-Slade Refractive Institute, Houston, Texas | |
| 1998 | Maverick Technologies BioMask Training Course - Certified Trainer | |
| 1998 | Laser Phaco Course, Paradigm | |
| MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology |
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. |
| American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology |
| International Society of Refractive Surgery. |
| American College of Eye Surgeons. |
| El Paso County Medical Society. |
| HONORS: |
| Volunteer Physician of the Year - El Paso County Medical Society. |
| Awarded the Presidential Achievement Award - American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology - May 4, 1996. |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE: | ||
| El Paso County Medical Society Credentials Committee | 1999 - present | |
| Silver Key Senior Services, Board of Directors | 1997 - present | |
| HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
| Penrose-St. Francis Health Systems, active. |
| Colorado Springs Eye Surgery Center, active. |
| Memorial Hospital, active. |
| RESEARCH: | ||
| 1989-1995 | Principal Investigator for Summit Technology (Laser Manufacturer) | |
| Partial Excimer Trabeculectomy | ||
| PRK Phase III FDA Clinical Trials | ||
| PRK Low Fluence Clinical Trials | ||
| PRK Hyperopia Clinical Trials | ||
| 1998 | Principal Investigator for Paradigm Laser Phaco Clinical Trials |
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| 1999 | Principal Investigator for the Maverick Technologies BioMask Study | |
| Research with the United States Air Force to evaluate the strength of eyes following PRK. | ||
PRESENTATIONS:
Wright, J.R.: Results of 100 RK Re-Operations. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Free papers, Washington D.C., April 25, 1989.
Wright, J.R.: Comparison of Single Piece Silicone Lenses Inserted Through a 3.5mm Incision with Two Looped Silicone Lenses Inserted Through a 4.0mm Incision. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Free papers, Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 1990.
Wright, J.R.: Nine-Month Results of Partial Excimer Trabeculectomy. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Free papers, Boston, MA, April 10, 1991.
Wright, J.R.: Six-Month Results of Photorefractive Keratectomy at 6,000 Feet Altitude. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Free papers, San Diego, CA, April 15, 1992.
Wright, J.R.: LASIK/ALK PEARLS: Avoiding the Pitfalls. American College of Eye Surgeons. Free papers, Orlando, FL, Feb 16, 1996.
Wright, J.R.: Modified Lens Tumble, American College of Eye Surgeons, Free papers, Orlando, FL, Feb 17, 1996.
Wright, J.R.: PRK/LASIK: Avoidance of Complications, American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Tampa, FL, May 4, 1996.
Wright, J.R.: “Advanced Lasik Techniques”. EENT Society Fall Conference, September 13, 1997.
Wright, J.R. : Phaco Flip/The Learning Curve. American College of Eye Surgeons,
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, February 12-14, 1998.
Wright, J.R.: Challenging Cases/Lamellar pocket technique for correction recurrent epithelial ingrowth. ASCRS, San Diego, California, April 18-22, 1998.
Wright, J.R.: Results of 4000 LASIKS. Mountain States Congress of Optometry/Colorado Optometric Assn. Snowmass, Colorado, August 2, 1998.
Wright, J.R.: Avoiding the Pitfalls of LASIK. American College of Eye Surgeons, Orlando, FL.,
March 13-15, 2000.
Wright, J.R.: “Intralase – Is Now the Right Time?” American College of Eye Surgeons, Orlando, FL., February 15, 2003.
Wright, J.R.: “Lasik Enhancements” American College of Eye Surgeons, Orlando FL. , May 4, 2006.
| FACULTY: |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1995 & 1996. |
| Dillman Phacoemulsification Course, Wetlab Instructor. |
| Lasik course by James Rowsey, M.D., University of South Florida, 1997. |
| Presented "Lasik
Complications" and Astigmatic Correction Using Lasik with T-cuts. |
| EENT Society Fall
Conference, September 13, 1997. Presented "Advanced Lasik Techniques". |