Dr. Edward Boshnick maintains a cutting edge practice devoted to the restoration of vision and comfort lost as a result of refractive eye surgery (including LASIK and Radial Keratotomy), keratoconus, corneal transplant surgery, pellucid marginal degeneration, extreme dry eye, corneal dystrophies, corneal trauma and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

Mission Statement: No effort will be spared and no expense avoided in order to provide the best vision care available to our patients.

A few words about Dr. Edward Boshnick and his eye care practice:

Dr. Edward Boshnick maintains a cutting edge optometric practice covering all types of vision care including non-surgical vision improvement, contact and scleral lens care, children's vision and vision rehabilitation for the partially sighted. Dr. Boshnick received his B.A. degree from the University of Miami in 1964 and his doctorate in Optometry from Southern College of Optometry in 1968. He then went on to serve as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps from 1968 to 1970 where he was made chief of the Optometry clinic at the Hunter Army Airfield Hospital. Dr. Boshnick is a member of the American Optometric Association, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and a Fellow of the International Orthokeratology Section of the National Eye Research Foundation. In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Dr. Boshnick was asked by the Department of Defense to take care of the vision needs of the entire National Guard that was stationed in Miami-Dade County. For 6 months following this National disaster, Dr. Boshnick examined and treated over 500 National Guard troops.In 1994, Dr. Boshnick was awarded the George N. Jessen Award during the National Eye Research Foundation's 39th Annual Post-Graduate Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Boshnick has been in private practice at the same location in Miami, Florida since 1970 specializing in contact lens care, children's vision, orthokeratology and vision care for the partially sighted (low vision). Dr. Boshnick has been a clinical investigator for both the FDA and several major contact lens manufacturers for over 20 years. Dr. Boshnick has also lectured extensively and authored a number of professional articles dealing with contact and scleral lenses and orthokeratology. At the 1st Global Keratoconus Congress held in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2007, Dr. Boshnick gave two presentations involving the use of new technologies to treat keratoconus and post-lasik ectasia. At the 2nd Global Keratoconus Congress held in Las Vegas in 2008, Dr. Boshnick gave a presentation involving the use of the Synergeyes Post-Surgical Lens for the restoration of quality vision lost due to refractive eye surgery (LASIK, R-K), transplanted corneas and pellucid marginal degeneration.

In recent years Dr. Boshnick has increased his services to include providing vision care to those children and adults with disabilities and special needs. This includes those who suffer vision loss not only from ocular disease, but who have lost vision from neurological disorders and head trauma. New technologies are here now which allow us to provide visual rehabilitation to those who have lost quality vision from these conditions. We will search the globe to bring the latest and best technologies to our patients.

When Dr. Boshnick was asked in a recent interview about his professional goals and objectives, he responded: "My goal and the goal of my staff is to provide our patients with the highest level of services available utilizing the most advanced technology such as retinal photography, computerized corneal topography, computerized visual field analysis and scanning laser tomography. We will provide our patients with the latest high quality ophthalmic products available including eyewear, contact lens care, and specialty vision aides for the partially sighted. Not all eyes are the same and not everyone can wear the same contact lenses or eyeglass designs. Time and care will be taken to assure our patients that the correct materials will be used for their individual needs in the setting of a private doctor's office, not a clinic."

The following words spoken by Robert F. Kennedy have always guided and inspired me when treating patients who have suffered lose of vision and ocular comfort:

"There are those who look at things and ask why... I dream of things that never were and ask why not?"

State of the Art Equipment:

		Optical Coherence Tomography is a technology that uses light to create a two dimensional cross-section image of the eye from the front surface through the central cornea and onto the back surface of the cornea. The Visante OCT is the first and only instrument specifically designed to analyze and measure the entire anterior segment of the eye. High resolution images allow early detection of many corneal abnormalities. Anterior ocular structures and irregularities can be measured in microns. In addition, a detailed profile view of specialty contact and scleral lenses on the eye can assist us in obtaining a more perfect lens fit.
		Digital Fundus and Retinal Camera and Analyzer — Used to analyze and examine the interior tissues of the eye.
		Zeiss-Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer — Used to detect early visual field loss which could be indicative of glaucoma, or neurological disease.
		Zeiss-Humphrey Computerized Corneal Topographer — Used to measure and map the surface of the cornea in great detail. This instrument helps us design contact lenses specifically to each cornea and to help diagnose early corneal disease.
		This instrument is used for in-depth examination of the optic nerve and surrounding nerve fiber layer. The technology allows us to diagnose glaucoma and the risk of glaucoma years ahead of other technologies. In addition, any progression of the disease can be accurately monitored. The most important parameters that this instrument measures are the optic nerve head shape, optic nerve rim area and volume, and the thickness and contour of the retinal nerve fiber layer. The information received is then used to compare to a normative database and aids the correct classification of individual patients.
		Frequency doubling technology (FDT) offers a rapid method of detecting visual field abnormalities such as glaucoma. This instrument has a high level of sensitivity and specificity allowing us to detect visual field abnormalities at a very early stage.

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