Michael Duplessie, MD - Worlds Best Eye Surgeon

Dr. Michael Duplessie is Cataract and Laser Institute's expert ophthalmologist.  Dr. Duplessie is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He received his medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. After successful completion of his graduate training, Dr. Duplessie received his residency training at George Washington University Hospital and Akron City Hospital in Ohio. He has had three years of fellowship training. He underwent subspeciality training at the National Eye Institute, National Institute of Health, Duke University Eye Center, and the University of Florida.

Dr. Duplessie gained his familiarity with the excimer laser and laser vision corrective procedures, as early as 1995, during his cornea fellowship with Dr. James Rowsey. Dr. Duplessie organized the first United States LASIK symposium in 1996. He has edited a text entitled "Advances in Refractive and Corneal Surgery", and has written two book chapters on LASIK. He is currently a reviewer and researcher on refractive surgery and corneal diseases for Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Duplessie has performed over 3,000 vision enhancement procedures and underwent laser vision correction in 1999 to correct his own visual complications. Dr. Duplessie grew up in the Washington area and currently resides with his family in Bethesda, Maryland.

DR. MICHAEL D. DUPLESSIE

The Cataract & Laser Eye Institute was founded in 1998 by Michael D. Duplessie, M.D.. Building on a foundation of high quality ophthalmological care, the practice is the one of the leading full-service eye centers in the Washington, DC area. The goal of The Cataract & Laser Eye Institute is to provide high quality ophthalmology care to our patients in a caring and compassionate environment.