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Milan Eye Center - Cumming
Office Hours
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- 8:00AM - 5:30PM
About this Doctor
Dr. Justin Needham is a board-certified Ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract and many refractive surgeries, including the Implantable Collamer Lenses.
Originally a native of Colorado, Dr. Needham has a degree in Biology from Whitman College. His studies included a year abroad in New Zealand and he has been traveling the globe ever since. After college, he was selected to attend our nation military medical school, Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, earning his medical degree and graduating near the top of his class. Dr. Needham then completed his internship at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Upon completion of his internship, Dr. Needham was trained as an Army Flight Surgeon and stationed in Ansbach, Germany providing primary medical care to the pilots and families of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. While in Germany, Dr. Needham was selected ahead of his peers to attend ophthalmology residency at the most sought after Army program, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA. At Madigan, he trained under some of the most experienced cataract and refractive surgeons in the military.
Following residency training, Dr. Needham was immediately selected for a teaching position at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. In addition to providing comprehensive refractive surgery in the clinic, he also delivered lectures and taught refractive surgery to the ophthalmology residents.
His military service continued when he was promoted to Major and assigned as the Chief of Ophthalmology and of the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program at Fort Stewart, GA. While assigned to Ft. Stewart, Dr. Needham has performed thousands of cataract and refractive surgery procedures on soldiers, retirees and family members from Ft. Stewart, Ft. Jackson, Ft. Benning, and surrounding military bases.
As both an Ophthalmologist and refractive surgery patient himself, Dr. Needham, fully understands the incredible life-changing benefits of refractive surgery. He is truly passionate about ensuring that each and every patient gets the appropriate surgery to match his or her lifestyle and vision goals. He creates a highly customized treatment program for every patient to ensure the safest and most accurate possible results.
Now a veteran, Dr. Needham is excited to start as an associate at the Milan Eye Center. He is looking forward to setting down some roots and spending time with his wife, Tristan, and two children, Ivy & Oliver.
Certification and Association
- Board Certified Ophthalmologist
Education
- BS from Whitman College
- Medical Degree from Uniformed Services University in Bethesda
- Internship at Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Army Flight Surgeon stationed in Ansbach, Germany
- Ophthalmology Residence at Madigan Army Medical Center
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References
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2. Martínez-Plaza E, López-Miguel A, López-de la Rosa A, et al. Effect of the EVO+ Visian Phakic Implantable Collamer Lens on Visual Performance and Quality of Vision and Life, Am J Ophthalmol 2021;226:117-125.
3. Packer M. Evaluation of the EVO/EVO+ Sphere and Toric Visian ICL: Six month results from the United States Food and Drug Administration clinical trial. Clinical Ophthalmology. 2022;16:1541-53.
4. Parkhurst GD. A prospective comparison of phakic collamer lenses and wavefront-optimized laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis for correction of myopia. Clin Ophthalmol. 2016;10:1209-1215.
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6. Naves J.S, Carracedo G, Cacho-Babillo I, Diadenosine nucleotid measurements as dry-eye score in patients after LASIK and ICL surgery. Presented at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2012.
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8. Lee, Jae Bum et al. Comparison of tear secretion and tear film instability after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery , Volume 26 , Issue 9 , 1326 - 1331.
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The EVO Visian ICL Lens is intended for the correction of moderate to high nearsightedness. EVO Visian ICL and EVO Visian TICL surgery is intended to safely and effectively correct nearsightedness between -3.0 D to -15.0 D, the reduction in nearsightedness up to -20.0 D and treatment of astigmatism from 1.0 D to 4.0 D. If you have nearsightedness within these ranges, EVO Visian ICL surgery may improve your distance vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses. Because the EVO Visian ICL corrects for distance vision, it does not eliminate the need for reading glasses, you may require them at some point, even if you have never worn them before.
Implantation of the EVO Visian ICL is a surgical procedure, and as such, carries potentially serious risks. Please discuss the risks with your eye care professional. Complications, although rare, may include need for additional surgical procedures, inflammation, loss of cells from the back surface of the cornea, increase in eye pressure, and cataracts.
You should NOT have EVO Visian ICL surgery if:
- Your doctor determines that the shape of your eye is not an appropriate fit for the EVO Visian ICL
- You are pregnant or nursing
- You have moderate to severe damage to the optic nerve caused by increased pressure (glaucoma)
- You do not meet the minimum endothelial cell density for your age at the time of implantation as determined by your eye doctor
- Your vision is not stable as determined by your eye doctor
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