“Had an amazing experience with Dr. Machat and his team. They are extremely friendly and help you feel at ease throughout the entire process. The procedure itself is so quick and painless and my only regret is I wish I did it sooner!! I was…”
LASIK surgeon
Jeffery J Machat, M.D., FRCSC, DABO
Dr. Machat is a double board-certified LASIK pioneer with 33+ years of experience and 108,000+ procedures, including LASIK on 600+ eye doctors.
- 108,000+Procedures performed
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About Dr. Machat
Dr. Machat is one of the true pioneers of laser eye surgery with over 33 years of experience, having performed over 108,000 procedures including laser eye surgery on over 600 eye doctors. He has developed surgical instruments and authored two textbooks on laser vision correction: Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery: Practice and Principles and The Art of LASIK.
Dr. Machat has undergone laser eye surgery himself, and genuinely appreciates what each patient he treats is experiencing. Beyond his world-class expertise, it is his warm and compassionate bedside manner that his patients’ value most.
Dr. Machat gained experience with LASIK in Bogota, Colombia, where the procedure was first developed and began performing LASIK in Canada 5 years before FDA approval in the USA. He is recognized in the industry as one of the original LASIK pioneers and innovators in the field of laser refractive surgery.
Dr. Machat has been a researcher, investigator and/or a certified trainer on 23 different excimer laser models and 16 different femtosecond laser systems. He has trained over 1,000 surgeons in various laser vision correction techniques and has lectured in over 24 countries on five continents.
Dr. Jeff Machat is a highly respected eye surgeon recognized for excellence in Medicine by Findatopdoc.com.
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Combined from the Memphis and Charlotte centers where Dr. Machat performs surgery.
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“I had a great experience with Dr. Machat and his team. From my initial consultation everything was efficient, professional, and well organized. The recovery process has been exactly as they described, and I’ve had no complications whatsoever. Every member of the team was knowledgeable, friendly,…”
“LVI has been the most wonderful place from my consultation to the surgery. The front desk ladies, the optometrists and the dr were all very patient and friendly. Everything was explained and left very few questions left unanswered. They made sure I was comfortable at…”
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