Dr. Joseph King has over 10 years of clinical
experience correcting the vision of thousands of patients.
He has personally performed 50,000 laser vision correction
procedures.
Dr. King and his wife Holly have two young
children, William and Lucie. When he is not performing
LASIK, he enjoys spending time with his family, kayaking,
hiking, waterskiing, swimming and skiing.
Dr. King graduated from the University of British
Columbia School of Medicine in Vancouver, Canada. He
completed his postgraduate medical and surgical internship
in Victoria, British Columbia. A dual U.S. and Canadian
citizen, Dr. King's Ophthalmology specialty training
was performed at Case Western Reserve University, St.
Luke's Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio, where he
served as Chief Resident. Following completion of his
Ophthalmology residency, Dr. King completed an additional
year of training in ophthalmology, which included specialized
training in laser vision correction at the University
of South Florida Eye Institute.
Based on his experience of performing over 50,000
laser vision correction procedures, Dr. King is regarded
as one of the most experienced laser eye surgeons in
North America. Dr. King has served as Medical Director
of leading laser refractive surgery centers in Canada,
California and Washington state. He is a co-founder
of Clearly LASIK.
A leader in the field of laser vision correction,
Dr. King was the first surgeon in Western North America
to use the Bausch and Lomb Z-100 laser. This laser is
among the technology now offered at Clearly LASIK. Dr.
King was the first surgeon in the Northwestern US and
Canada to use the Bausch and Lomb Zyoptix XP microkeratome
and he performed the first surgery using Zyoptix-TS
in Western North America. He is certified and has performed
surgery on most leading laser systems including Bausch
and Lomb, VISX, Alcon LadarVision, NIdek, and Intralase.
Dr. King has trained many other LASIK surgeons and has
performed laser vision correction for many other physicians
and their families.
Associations and Professional Membership
- Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
- U.S. Board certified by the American Board of
Ophthalmology
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgeons
