Jeffrey M. Couch, M.D., FACS
Jeffrey M. Couch, MD, FACS, first published as an author in medical literature while he was still in medical school. His first publication was a result of his work as a Research Fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute, John Hopkins Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Yale Eye Center, Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Following residency, Dr. Couch pursued further training at the Queen Victoria Hospital in England where he completed a Fellowship in Corneal Transplantation and Oculoplastic Surgery. Dr. Couch's research activities at the Blond McIndoe Research Center at Queen Victoria Hospital led to five years of transatlantic cooperation with facilities in the United States.
While in England Dr. Couch began his activities as an educator, lecturing at the Royal Society of Medicine and training the English Registrars for their certification examinations. He also began teaching an annual course on advanced corneal surgery at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Invited to return to Yale, Dr. Couch became an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Yale Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale School of Medicine. He has held numerous research grants and was on the research teams that made it possible to use Ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic) and Rimexolone (a Post-Surgical, anti-inflammatory medication) on the eye.
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Richard Ortiz, M.D.
When I decided to evaluate LASIK, I went to see Dr. Couch and now I can see the Kansas City Skyline out of my office window. I wouldn't trust my eyes to anyone else, but Dr. Couch.
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An educator on a national level, Dr. Couch has taught surgical courses in New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, Phoenix, Miami, and New Orleans. He was one of the surgeons in a national study group that provided data on radial keratotomy.
The author of numerous articles, Dr. Couch has also written a chapter in one of the most widely used refractive textbooks. As an invited lecturer, he has delivered papers throughout the country and was the first American author ever to be invited to address the European Corneal Congress at Cambridge University, England. Dr. Couch's new book on LASIK for patients is now available. His co-author is a nationally recognized expert on LASIK and was a prior student of Dr. Couch's at Yale.
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G. Douglas Dunham, Pilot
A year and a half ago I had laser correction surgery done to my eyes by Dr. Jeff Couch. He was a very conscientious practitioner, treating my eyes as if they were his own. He took whatever actions were necessary to ensure that I was satisfied with my vision.
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The recipient of various awards, Dr. Couch recently received the highly regarded Professional Achievement Award from the Ohio State University for outstanding career accomplishments and contributions to his profession. Dr. Couch was recognized by VISX as a "Star Surgeon" placing him in the top percentage of VISX laser surgeons nationwide. He is now President and Medical Director of the Vision Correction Center and Laser Surgery Center of Kansas City.
Vision Correction Center
One Hallbrook Place
11150 Overbrook Road, Suite 210
Leawood, Kansas 66211
Phone: 913.529.5600
Facsimile: 913.529.5601
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