Steve Schallhorn

Steve Schallhorn, M.D.,is currently in private practice in San Diego, CA and the Chief Medical Director for Optical Express, UK. He retired from the Navy in February, 2007 as the US Navy’s Refractive Surgery Program Manager where he directed the center at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. He was the founder of the Department of Defense refractive surgery program which now consists of over 20 centers providing mission-enhancing surgery to active duty personnel. He was the first surgeon in the Department of Defense to perform LASIK and PRK procedures and implant phakic intraocular lenses. Doctor Schallhorn has lead studies on the safety and effectiveness of refractive surgery with a special emphasis on evaluating the quality of vision. He routinely receives consultation requests from governmental and civilian organizations around the world and was instrumental in the recent NASA approval of LASIK.