Alison Tendler, M.D.
She earned her medical doctorate, graduating with honors, and completed her internship at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. She continued her training with a three-year ophthalmology residency at the University of Minnesota.
Following completion of her residency, Dr. Tendler completed a one-year corneal and anterior segment fellowship with Michael Belin, MD with the Cornea Consultants of Albany, Albany Medical College, in Albany, New York. Her work has been completely devoted to the focusing elements of the eye.
The LASIK procedure is the right answer for most patients who are considering refractive surgery to improve their vision. However, in patients with higher degrees of nearsightedness or farsightedness, the cornea may be too thin to allow full refractive correction.
In these cases, surgical implants may be the best alternative. These special devices are placed in the eyes to improve their focusing ability.