Great person, doctor and surgeon! We took our adult son to "Dr. K" after being referred by our regular optometrist, Dr. Lauer (whom I also highly recommend). Our now 35 year old who was born very premature (27 weeks) in 1987 developed retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) as an infant, and after two surgeries, was left completely blind in one eye (retina detached) and very near sighted vision in the other. At 35 he developed a very dense cataract on his "good eye," which we found out is not uncommon for people who suffered with ROP as an infant. Dr. Lauer spoke extremely highly of Dr. K (even though they had never met) saying that Dr. K's qualifications are off the charts, he has a reputation of a highly successful and skilled surgeon, and he spends time getting to know his patients and is very personable. This was SO important to us because our son is slightly disabled and has a difficult time communicating, and with only one eye to begin with, we wanted the most qualified and experienced surgeon available. Dr. K was everything we had heard he was and more. His staff was very nice and professional, and Dr. K spent a LOT of time with us, explaining everything in great detail in language we could understand, and assuring us that he felt very confident that not only could the cataract be safely removed and replaced with an artificial lens, but our son would likely have greatly improved vision over what he had before.
Dr K also took every precaution -- sending us to a retina specialist for a second opinion on surgery, and having secondary pre-op appointments, double and triple checking measurements/pressure/etc. The surgery was a breeze -- twenty minutes--and the results life changing. Our son does not even need glasses anymore, and he is thrilled about that, and can see better than he ever has. Throughout the process (several months) we continued to be impressed with how optimistic and positive Dr. K was, and to find that he is a Christian who prays to God before every surgery. He has our highest recommendation! read more