Nader G. Iskander, MD, FACS is a board-certified Ophthalmologist with over 20 years experience as a specialized refractive surgeon. He is the medical director and lead surgeon at San Antonio Eye Specialists in San Antonio, Texas since 2004. He is sought out by colleagues and patients for his esteemed reputation providing compassionate eyecare and exceptional surgical outcomes locally, nationally, and internationally. He trained at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic and the prestigious Kresge Eye Institute in Michigan. He completed his subspecialty fellowship-training in Refractive Surgery with Dr. Howard Gimbel, a pioneer and 2019 inductee into the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Ophthalmology Hall of Fame. Refractive surgery is the science and art of surgical vision correction without the aid of glasses or contact lenses. Dr. Iskander has helped thousands of patients all around the world enjoy life-changing, life enhancing visual freedom.
Dr. Iskander implements laser vision technology to achieve surgical vision correction. It is safe, fast and precise. He proudly houses within his state-of-the-art eyecare center an accredited surgical facility certified by the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF). Dr. Iskander specializes in LASIK, PRK, Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) and laser-assisted cataract removal surgeries, as well as other comprehensive eye services catering to San Antonio, Austin, and South Texas as far as Laredo and Del Rio, Texas. He uses the latest, most advanced diagnostic equipment and laser technology to provide his patients with excellent surgical results and quality eyecare.
Dr. Iskander’s experience in LASIK, LASEK, and PRK dates back to the late 1990’s. Dr. Iskander holds certifications for mastering every excimer laser vision correction platform approved by the FDA, in the USA. More recently, he is one of a few surgeons in San Antonio to offer the revolutionary topography-guided Contoura treatment for his patients. A technological leap that offers personalized “thumbprint” treatment based on individual surface corneal characteristics.
Dr. Iskander continually researches and implements proven technology to help patients receive their best corrected vision. As a Refractive Specialist, he has been performing thousands of intraocular refractive procedures like Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) and Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRI) exceeding 20 years. In fact, Dr. Iskander was one of the earliest US surgeons to be trained in the Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) surgery, dating back to the late 1990’s, during his refractive fellowship training in Canada with Dr. Howard Gimbel, before it was FDA-approved in the USA.
Laser cataract surgery has increased in popularity, over the years, and Dr. Iskander is revered highly for his extensive expertise in Texas. He was the first certified surgeon in Texas on the LENSAR laser cataract technology. Dr. Iskander is also certified on the LenSx laser system. Patients are living longer and seeking active lifestyles so Dr. Iskander combines his refractive training and surgical finesse to help patients achieve spectacle independence. Dr. Iskander is comfortable using different Toric, Multifocal and accommodating intraocular lens technologies. Being on the forefront of Refractive Cataract Surgery in Texas, Dr. Iskander is frequently one of the first surgeons to present new state-of-the-art intraocular lens technologies to his patients. He was the first surgeon to implant the Johnson and Johnson Tecnis Multifocal low-add lenses in South Texas. He was also the first surgeon in South Texas to insert the latest Toric intraocular lens models from Johnson and Johnson and Bausch and Lomb. Dr. Iskander is proud to be one of a few surgeons in San Antonio to offer the Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) by Rx Sight that is rocking the world of ophthalmology. The LAL offers the flexibility in customizing vision after surgical lens implantation to correct for astigmatism, nearsightedness, and farsightedness with the use of a UV Light Delivery Device to refine the prescription of the implanted LAL helping patients see 20/20 or better.
Looking for visual options to improve your vision? Consider consulting with Dr. Iskander. His extensive clinical and surgical skills combined with advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies make him an authority in vision correction. Dr. Iskander co-authored a text book on LASIK, has many publications in peer reviewed journals, and is frequently consulted by his colleagues and patients as an expert in his field for difficult cases, remedying surgical complications and offering a second opinion.
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