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NVISION Eye Centers - Newport Beach
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About this Doctor
Dr. Tooma's passion is to deliver life changing outcomes combined with the best patient experience anyone can have in a medical setting. As one of the most experienced refractive surgeon in the Western United States having performed more than 150,000 refractive surgeries, including hundreds of optometrists and ophthalmologists. He firmly believes that the combination of experience and technology gives his patients the safest, most predictable surgical outcomes possible in the world.
Dr. Tooma has been a principal investigator in the field of vision correction. He has participated in multiple FDA clinical trials to approve vision correction related technologies in the United States.
Dr. Tooma received his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, where he also completed his internship in internal medicine and residency in ophthalmology. He then completed a fellowship in Corneal Surgery and Refractive Surgery at Emory University, Department of Ophthalmology. He initially served in both private and academic practice performing complex anterior segment reconstruction surgeries. In 1995, he decided to dedicate his career to Refractive Surgery.
For Dr. Tooma, helping patients achieve their vision goals is his passion. feel privileged and blessed to participate in what is a life-changing experience for my patients, he said. In his spare time, Dr. Tooma serves on medical teaching missions to Romania, Bulgaria, China and Fiji, helping to teach local ophthalmologists new surgical techniques. In 2008, he and his wife, Marta Tooma, DDS, founded the Mission at Natuvu Creek in Fiji through the Tooma Family Foundation. The Mission offers free medical and surgical care to the Fijian people. Thousands of patients are served annually with medical, dental and eye care needs provided by visiting physicians.
Languages Spoken
- English
Certification and Association
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- International Society of Refractive Surgery
- Castroviejo Corneal Society
Education
- M.D. - Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Internship, Internal Medicine - Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Residency, Ophthalmology - Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Fellowship, Cornea and External Disease - Emory University, Department of Ophthalmology
- Board Certification 1984 - American Board of Ophthalmology
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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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