Richard J. Duffey, M.D.

Dr. Duffey received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School followed by his ophthalmology residency at the University of South Carolina, where he served as chief resident.  He then completed his sub-specialty fellowship training in cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota with Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the field of excimer laser technology and cataract surgery for the correction of eyesight.  In over 20 years of ophthalmology private practice in Mobile, Dr. Duffey has performed a wide array of corneal and refractive surgeries including radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, refractive cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, and laser refractive surgery.  Dr. Duffey, himself a beneficiary of LASIK laser vision correction, completed extensive training in all aspects of photo-refractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). He was a principal investigator of LASIK laser vision correction for the CRS-sponsored FDA study in the United States. He has written numerous articles and chapters in ophthalmic journals and textbooks, and is recognized as the Gulf Coast leader in laser vision correction and refractive surgery.He currently offers tLASIK (thin-flap LASIK) with both Moria and IntraLase (iLASIK) technology for thin flap creation and faster visual recovery.

Dr. Duffey is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,International Society of Refractive Surgery, and a past member of the Castroviejo Society of Corneal Surgeons.  He presently serves on the National Medical Advisory Board to Laser Vision Centers, Incorporated (LCVI), TLCV, and trains other surgeons, both inside and outside of the U.S., in advanced refractive surgery techniques.

Dr. Duffey has over 20 years experience in all refractive surgeries, including LASIK, Conductive Keratoplasty (CK), Intacs, Phakic Intraocular Lenses, and Presbyopia correcting cataract surgery (Restor, ReZoom, and Crystalens).  In addition to being one of the first surgeons in the United States performing advanced refractive surgical techniques, Dr. Duffey has also served as a teaching surgeon in Mongolia, China, the Sudan, Peru the West Indies, and India with ORBIS International.   He now limits his practice to cataract surgery, laser vision correction and all forms of corneal surgery including transplants.