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S. Gregory Smith, MD
S. Gregory Smith, MD

    S. Gregory Smith, MD, is a renowned eye surgeon who is trained in a range of refractive surgical procedures and corneal transplantation. He has been performing eye surgery since the early 1982 and boasts more than 30 years of experience. Throughout the course of his prolific career, Dr. Smith has traveled the world educating other eye surgeons, including more than 500 physicians in Southeast Asia and has lectured around the world.. In addition to helping Delaware and Wilmington Lasik patients enhance their vision, Dr. Smith is an Attending surgeon at the famed Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, where he has been taught surgery for more than 20 years.

    Dr. Smith has been performing and teaching phacoemulsification cataract surgery since 1982. He authored the first book on complications of intraocular lenses with his mentor, Dr. Richard Lindstrom. He was the first to describe the management of capsulorhexis tears. He completed core work on several new techniques including foldable intraocular lenses and multifocal intraocular lenses in 1985. In addition, Dr. Smith was invited to travel to Germany and Hungary to study the latest surgery techniques with the world's leading ophthalmologists.

    Dr. Smith is involved in the latest research and ophthalmic advancements. He has served as a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies and is frequently asked to lecture at national and international meetings and events. Dr. Smith has authored numerous articles, books and book chapters on subjects pertaining to eye surgery and eye health. He holds over 20 patents in a variety of fields. His patent for the first accommodating IOL issued in 1989.

    Dr. Smith has been honored by his peers with several awards by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the Cornea Society

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