Monday, April 4, 2011

JoAnn Chang, M.D. Appointed LASIK Editorial Advisor

JoAnn C. Chang, M.D. a Cornea, Cataract and LASIK Surgeon at D'Ambrosio Eye Care which serves greater Boston and central Massachusetts has been appointed as an Editorial Advisor for the LASIK patient information and education web site www.seewithlasik.com. As an advisory board member she will provide assistance with article review, topical guidance and clinical input regarding laser eye surgery, LASIK and new procedures and techniques for LASIK Eye Surgeries. Dr. Chang earned her medical degree at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, then completed an Internship in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a residency in ophthalmology at The University of Chicago Hospitals, Department of Ophthalmology followed by a Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. Dr. Chang is a corneal specialist with expertise in the diagnosis & treatment of corneal disease, cornea trauma and surgical complications including the corneal transplantation techniques of Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK), Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK), Decemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Decemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK). In addition, Dr. Chang provides cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation (IOL) with advanced technology lens implants for the correction of astigmatism and near vision after cataract surgery.