Dr. Kugler serves on several national boards, and Kugler Vision is recognized internationally as a center of excellence. Alongside co-founders Dr. Jason P. Brinton and Dr. Greg Parkhurst as well as fellow Dr. Luke Rebenitsch, Dr. Kugler is a founding member of the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA). He was the first president and continues to serve on the executive board. As a world-wide organization made up of 300 of the leading LASIK surgeons from around the globe, the RSA espouses a positive agenda of ethical refractive physicianship, state-of-the-art equipment and post-treatment longevity. Dr. Kugler strives to ensure that these values carry through to both his staff and his entire practice for each and every patient in the Omaha area. He also serves as the RSA’s liaison to the American Refractive Surgery Council.
Additionally, Dr. Kugler served as the director of refractive surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he was in charge of resident education and research programs to advance the field of refractive surgery.
Personal Interests
Dr. Kugler and his wife have five children, which take up the majority of his time. When he does find a free moment, he enjoys skiing, tennis, golf, traveling, fine coffee, and craft beer.
Education
Dr. Kugler is an Omaha native and earned his undergraduate degree from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in computer science.
He then went on to earn his MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduation, he returned to Omaha for residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Following residency training, Dr. Kugler entered private practice.
After practicing ophthalmology in the Omaha area for four years, Dr. Kugler decided to embrace his passion for refractive surgery and began the process of forming Kugler Vision. Read more about the practice history here.
