Dr Goldberg had to apply for and receive special clearance from the FDA to perform a rare corrective surgery using a custom designed Aniridia lens implant.  The Aniridia lens is only approved by the FDA for compassionate use, and is reserved for trauma surgeries where damage to the iris is so severe, traditional methods of corrective surgeries can not be considered.   

According to Dr Goldberg, the patient suffered from malignant glaucoma in her right eye, which caused damage to her iris and rendered her legally blind in that eye.  To correct her vision, Goldberg implanted the custom designed Aniridia Lens and performed a corneal transplant.  The surgery was a remarkable success, and the patient has since had vision restored to her right eye. 

Dr Goldberg is one of a handful of eye surgeons who are skilled in implanting a custom designed Aniridia Lens.  Goldberg says that most doctors will never use this technique in their practice because of the process involved to gain clearance and the rarity of such severe eye diseases.  As an experienced corneal transplant surgeon, Dr Goldberg has extensive experience in rehabilitating desperately damaged eyes and was confident he could help her.  “Nothing else would have worked for her, and I knew we could greatly improve her vision with this procedure,” said Goldberg. 

To learn more about laser vision correction, visit Dr Goldberg’s website at http://www.goldberg4lasik.com/

About Dr Daniel Goldberg

Dr. Daniel Goldberg specializes in comprehensive refractive surgery including LASIK eye surgery and refractive intraocular lens and cataract surgery.  As a member of the elite team of doctors who performed clinical trials of LASIK in its early stages, Dr Goldberg was named by other eye physicians as one of the best doctors in America.  His initial research and findings led to the FDA approval of LASIK. Dr Goldberg has 25 years of experience in refractive surgery and has performed over 10,000 LASIK surgery procedures.  He recently became the first New Jersey eye surgeon to use the implantable contact lens (ICL) – a new technology to correct nearsightedness in individuals with extremely high prescriptions. 

More information on Dr Goldberg is available at http://www.goldberg4lasik.com/about-dr-goldberg/