Ophthalmologist / SurgeonProfileSpecialties: Cornea Surgery, Cataract Surgery, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Dr. Polack is a fellowship trained specialist in cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery. His primary interests are diseases and surgery of the cornea, including LASIK laser vision correction surgery and corneal transplants, as well as small-incision cataract surgery. He is also a LASIK patient himself, having undergone the procedure in May, 2000. Dr. Polack, who is originally from Gainesville, joined Ocala Eye in August of 1996. He is a graduate of Stetson University and the University of South Florida College of Medicine. After completing an internship at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, he was awarded the Dyson Foundation Research Fellowship at Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Polack then returned to Florida for a year, studying corneal diseases with his father, Frank M. Polack, MD, an internationally known cornea specialist. He returned once again to New York where he completed his ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, where he was a chief resident. Following his residency, he obtained a cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at the University of South Florida. Dr. Polack is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and other international cornea societies. Dr. Polack has lectured on corneal diseases and teaches courses on corneal transplant surgery to other ophthalmologists. Besides publishing several abstracts and papers, he coauthored an ophthalmology textbook. Contact Informationppolack@atlantic.net |