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Dr. Brint was the first physician in the United States to perform the Lasik procedure in June 1991, after working with Dr. Lucio Buratto in Milan to perfect the technique. He was the medical monitor of the first US FDA Lasik study and has been a lead investigator for both the Alcon Custom Cornea Lasik procedure as well as the Medical Monitor for all of the US FDA Wavelight Allegretto Wavefront Optimized and Custom Studies. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and completed his residency there as well in 1977, continuing to serve as Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. In addition to his vast Lasik experience of over 30,000 Lasik procedures, many with the Intralase All Laser Lasik technique, he is a renowned catraact/lens surgeon, having participated in the FDA clinical trials of the new intraocular lenes including ReSTOR and ReZOOM, which typically allow the patient to have excellent vision both distance and near without glasses after cataract or lens extration.

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has been recognized as “The Best Doctor in New Orleans” by New Orleans Magazine, and has been selected by his peers for the 2000-2007 editions of The Best Doctors in America. Dr. Brint is a leading Vision Correction Lecturer and the author of the three definitive textbooks on Lasik including the most recent Custom Lasik.

Dr. Brint performs surgery and lectures around the world including, Europe, Russia, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Africa and South America.

Dr. Brint has a passion for educatiion and research, and has always been at the forefront of leading-edge vision correction technology, and his patients are the fortunate beneficiaries of this. He is dedicated to helping his patient’s achieve the best vision possible with the highest level of care and safety.

                                      FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana - 1977-present

                                       BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Ophthalmology - May 20, 1979

                                   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Ophthalmology - July 1979
American College of Surgeons - October 1985
American College of Eye Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
International Society of Refractive Surgery
Lousiana State Medical Society
Orleans Parish Medical Society
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society

                                   HONORS AND ADWARDS
The Best Doctors in America, all editions. (Woodward White). Only Louisiana ophthalmologist among a total of 34 cataract and refractive surgery specialists in the United States to be recognized.
Best Doctors in the Southeast, All editions
Recognized in New Orleans Magazine, August 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2006 as one of the “Best Doctors in New Orleans.”
Who’s Who in America
Received American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award 1995
Outstanding Eye Alumnus 2001, Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
 INNOV8 2000
Recognized for performing the first LASIK procedure in the United States (June 1991) and has been instrumental in rapid advances and acceptance of the technology.
Best Paper of Session, “Measurement of Ocular Aberrations with Wavefront Sensing” given at the ASCRS 2001 Meeting
The Kritizinger Award for achievement in Refractive Surgery November 2006
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