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Portland LASIK Eye Surgeon Frederick “Rick” W. Fraunfelder, M.D.
 

Appointments:

Portland:(503) 494-3937

Toll free: (800) 842-3937

Address:

Casey Vision Correction Center
Casey Eye Institute - Marquam Hill
3375 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97239

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Trusted LASIK Surgeons
Frederick "Rick" Fraunfelder, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Casey Eye Institute

 

 

Website:

Casey Vision Correction Center

To contact Dr. Fraunfelder's office directly through his contact form, please click here: Contact Dr. Fraunfelder's office

 
 

 

Credentials and Qualifications

Dr. Frederick “Rick” W. Fraunfelder has extensive qualifications that we estimate place him among the top LASIK eye and refractive surgeons in the United States.

For your convenience, these credentials and criteria have been grouped by Experience, Patient Care and Credentials. In addition, Dr. Fraunfelder has included some additional career highlights that while not used by Trusted LASIK Surgeons in our screening process, clearly supplement his highly distinguished career.

Dr. Fraunfelder 's qualifications and credentials as one of the top LASIK surgeons include:

Experience

  • Over 10 years experience in laser vision surgery, including LASIK
  • Over 10 years experience in refractive surgery (laser vision, lens implants and RK)
  • Performed over 5,000 LASIK and laser vision procedures
  • Co-Investigator for 1 FDA study for laser manufacturers (Nidek)
    • FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel –Chairman
  • Casey Eye Institute of the Oregon Health & Science University, where Dr. Mather's practices, was one of the first laser eye centers in Portland having introduced laser eye surgery to the Portland area in 1994
  • Casey Eye Insitute had the first Intralase in Portland and was the first laser eye surgery center to perform laser incision PKs in the area

Premier Patient Care

  • Use of Intralase system for “All-Laser” or “Bladeless” LASIK
  • Use of Wavefront Based (“Custom”) LASIK and PRK
  • Offers complete refractive surgery care, including All Laser LASIK and PRK, Limbal Relaxing Incisions, and cataract lens implants procedures
  • Management of complications of surgery for new patients who had problems from a LASIK or other vision correction procedure performed by another doctor
  • Other eye surgeons, optometrists, opticians, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation or their family members have had their LASIK and other refractive surgeries performed by Dr. Fraunfelder
Professional Credentials

Additional Career Highlights

  • Collins Medical Trust: Decreased Tumor Recurrence After Excision and Cryotherapy For Surface Eye Tumors
  • Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship Award
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Medical Student Fellowship
  • Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research. John C. Morrison, M.D. and Frederick W. Fraunfelder, B.A. - "Corrosion Casting & Scanning Electron Microscopy of Aqueous Outflow Pathways of the Adult Rat Eye."
  • Ophthalmology Research Assistant: Keith Green, Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia. Research project: Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers on Rabbit Corneal Endothelial Function
  • Research Assistant for John C. Morrison, M.D., Casey Eye Institute & Oregon Regional Primate Center, Portland, Oregon
  • Supporter of Orphans Over Seas and local Public Schools

Education

Frederick " Rick" Fraunfelder, M.D., director of the Casey Laser Center, brings a broad range of experience to Casey Eye Institute. After an intensive education that took him from the United States to Australia to Sweden, Dr. Fraunfelder returned to Portland. “At Casey Eye Institute, I have the opportunity to work with the best,” he says.

Dr. Fraunfelder decided to become an eye surgeon because he loves helping people see better. “Eyesight is so precious,” he says. During his medical training, he demonstrated his commitment to helping others. After earning his M.D. from Oregon Health & Science University, Dr. Fraunfelder worked as a medical resident at Providence Medical Center in Portland. He then spent a year as an emergency room physician in the Australian outback, caring for the Aboriginal population. “I wanted to care for patients in underserved areas,” says Dr. Fraunfelder. On his return to the U.S., he completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

After completing his residency, Dr. Fraunfelder returned to Casey Eye Institute for a fellowship in cornea, external eye disease, refractive surgery and eye cancer. He then arranged an additional, very specialized six-month fellowship to study the side effects of medications on the eye. During this time, Dr. Fraunfelder spent time at the World Health Organization in Sweden, drug companies in the United States and the United States Food and Drug Administration in Maryland. He then completed further training in eye cancers at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, where he specialized in tumors on the surface of the eye.

Dr. Fraunfelder has a long-standing interest in medication side effects and interactions. He directs the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects (www.eyedrugregistry.com), the only database designed to gather data on the side effects of drugs on the eye. Dr. Fraunfelder and his father, Frederick T. Fraunfelder, M.D., a former chairman of Casey Eye Institute have co-authored three books together. In addition, he has published more than 100 articles in medical journals and many chapters in medical textbooks. He is a leader in using cryotherapy (freezing) for diseases on the eye’s surface, and also does corneal transplants using the latest advanced techniques.

Despite his busy practice, Dr. Fraunfelder is known for a lighthearted, easygoing outlook his colleagues and patients enjoy. A voracious reader, he also likes to build remote-controlled model airplanes and watch college football. He and his wife, Wendee, have four young children: Mikayla, Frederick Jacob (Jake), Gracie Anne, and Sara Jane.

View Portland LASIK Surgeon Frederick "Rick" Fraunfelder's Curriculum Vitae

Call (503) 494-3937 today for your consultation with a trusted expert LASIK eye surgeon and vision care specialist. You now have accurate information and a direct contact to an exceptional surgeon. Dr. Fraunfelder and his exceptional staff are looking forward to meeting with you. Your questions and concerns are welcome. Thank you for visiting us at Trusted LASIK Surgeons.

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