Munnerlyn is the founder of VISX, Incorporated, once the world's largest manufacturer of laser-based vision correction (LVC) systems.
Surgery | surgery | Coronary artery bypass surgery | plastic surgery | Orthopedic surgery | Plastic surgery | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Cardiothoracic surgery | Oral and maxillofacial surgery | Craniofacial surgery | Tommy John surgery | Telepathic Surgery | Plastic Surgery | Pediatric Surgery | Bachelor of Surgery | Reconstructive surgery | Pediatric surgery | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Eye surgery | Ethicon Endo-Surgery | Vascular surgery | University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | orthopedic surgery | oral and maxillofacial surgery | Microfracture surgery | Dental Surgery | Baltimore College of Dental Surgery | Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery | Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery | American Board of Surgery |
Following the success of the world's first refractive surgery clinic, opened by US-based investors in Toronto (1989), the UK's first ever laser eye surgery clinic was opened at Clatterbridge hospital, Wirral in January 1991.
The planning and analysis of astigmatism treatment in corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery has been outlined by the American National Standards Institute, and was originally described by Australian ophthalmologist Noel A. Alpins in his Alpins Method of astigmatism analysis.
Dr. Machat is recognized as a world-class pioneer in refractive surgery which includes LASIK and PRK for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia.