- Harvard & MIT (MD, magna cum laude);
PhD (laser physics) - Over 25,000 LASIK and cataract procedures (including on over 3,000 doctors)
- Introduced bladeless all-laser LASIK to the state
- Implanted the state's first new premium lens for cataract surgery
- Was the first surgeon in the US to perform a new Intacs surgery to treat severe keratoconus
- Helped patients from 40 states and 55 countries
- International referral center for cataract surgery and treating LASIK complications
- Read Dr. Wang's book: LASIK Vision Correction
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Lance J. Kugler, MD
Wang Vision Cataract and LASIK Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- 1997 - BA, Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude), DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
- 2001 - Doctor of Medicine (MD), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
- 2002 - Internal Medicine Internship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- 2005 - Ophthalmology Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- 2005-2009 - Comprehensive Ophthalmology Practice, First Eye Associates, P.C., Omaha, Nebraska
- 2009 - 2010 - Fellow, Cornea/Refractive Surgery, Wang Vision Institute and University of Tennessee
- 2006 - Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
Dr. Kugler earned his MD from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Kugler entered private practice in the Omaha area, specializing in cataract and refractive surgery. He also served as a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Nebraska and helped teach cataract surgery to residents. After four years of practice he decided to become a specialist in advanced Cornea and Refractive surgery, including advanced lens/cataract refractive procedures, and came to Nashville to learn from Dr. Wang as a fellow. Dr. Kugler is active at the national level through his involvement in the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the YO (Young Ophthalmologist) YO-info subcommittee and is a graduate of the prestigious AAO Leadership Development Program. Dr. Kugler is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
