World-class laser surgeon:
- Harvard & MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude)
- One of the few cataract and LASIK surgeons who holds a PhD in laser physics
- Published a major paper in the world renowned journal "Nature"
- Implanted the state's first new premium lens for cataract surgery
- Trained in 3 of the nation's top 4 ophthalmic institutions (Harvard Medical School (MD, magna cum laude), Wills Eye Hospital (ophthalmology residency), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (corneal fellowship))
- Board member, Prevent Blindness Tennessee, a 501c(3) non-profit charity
- Among 3 leading centers in US for FDA clinical trial to treat presbyopia
- The ONLY exclusively bladeless all-laser LASIK center in Tennessee
- TN's FIRST and ONLY center that offers laser cataract surgery
- TN's FIRST & ONLY smart eye surgery
- 100% bladeless LASIK since 2002 (longer than 99% of the surgeons in the US)
- Over 55,000 LASIK and cataract procedures (including on over 4,000 doctors)
- Former panel consultant to the US FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel
- The first in the world to perform a 3D image-guided high-definition LASIK
- The first in the world to perform a 3D image-guided laser cataract surgery
- The first surgeon in the US to perform a new Intacs surgery to treat severe keratoconus
- Founding director of Vanderbilt Laser Sight Center
- Founded a 501c(3) non-profit charity: Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration
- Helped patients from over 40 states and 55 countries
- Five US patents for inventions of corneal imaging and treatments
- Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Harold Lamport Award for Biomedical Research, Harvard Medical School & MIT
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Chinese Physicians
- Four major textbooks in the cataract/cornea/LASIK field. Learn more...
World-class technology:
- TN's ONLY 3D LASIK and 3D cataract surgery technology for you to see your best. Learn more...
- TN's FIRST and ONLY center that offers laser cataract surgery.
- International referral center for treating cataract/LASIK complications. Learn more...
- Forever Young Lens™ for presbyopia and cataract surgery. Learn more...
World-class quality of care:
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| About Dr. Wang |
| drwang@wangvisioninstitute.com |
A 501c(3) charity that has helped patients from over 40 states in the US and 55 countries, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free of charge.












