Dr. David A. Wallace
Practice
- Currently he is the medical director and surgeon for LA SIGHT
Education/Training
- Graduated from the UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Internship at UCLA
- Ophthalmology Residency at USC Medical Center's Doheny Eye Foundation
Memberships/Certifications
- Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Awards & Honors
- Has been named one of "LA's Best Doctors" by Los Angeles Magazine
- Quoted in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Business Week magazine
Contribution to high-tech Medical Instrumentation
Co-invented and developed three computer-based diagnostic instruments now used by eye-care professionals worldwide. The instruments are:
- Tono-Pen Tonometer, measures eye pressure, important in diagnosis and management of glaucoma
- Pach-Pen Pachymeter, measures corneal thickness, critical in many refractive surgery procedures and in monitoring certain corneal disease states
- Bio-Pen, A-scan (ultrasonically measures internal dimensions of the eye to help calculate lens implant strength before cataract surgery).
