Dr. Bucci

History

Dr. Frank Bucci is an internationally recognized expert in LASIK, Multi-Lx Elite™ and cataract surgery. He has received more than 100 invitations as an invited speaker at major international ophthalmology meetings, published over 80 trade journal articles and contributed 25 research papers to peer-reviewed medical literature.

His most recent and most significant contribution for freeing patients from a lifetime of bifocals occurred with his landmark presentation on Dec. 2, 2005 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. At this meeting, the Las Vegas IOL Symposium, Dr.Bucci was the first ophthalmic researcher in North America and Europe to demonstrate that mixing and matching the two new multifocal implants achieved the highest levels of spectacle independence, patient satisfaction, and high quality uncorrected vision. Since presenting this landmark paper, Dr.Bucci has been invited to share these results at major ophthalmic conferences in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Montreal, New York City, Fort Lauderdale, London and Rome. He has accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker this August in Boston at the prestigious Summer Refractive Congress of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Dr. Bucci identified complementary and synergistic characteristics of the two leading multifocal implants and showed that patients achieved excellent distance, intermediate and near vision under a multitude of circumstances. The combination resulted in excellent reading in both bright and dim light and excellent distance vision both during the day in bright light and with oncoming headlights in the evening. It results in excellent intermediate vision and freedom from spectacles during intermediate tasks, such as, using the computer. Dr.Bucci's patients are achieving spectacle independence at a rate of 99 percent when taking his recommendations with regard to appropriate choices for multifocal lenses.

These multifocal lenses are implanted during a procedure called Multi-Lx Elite™. Both cataract and pre-cataract patients older than 40 years of age who are dependent on bifocals or reading glasses are likely candidates for this groundbreaking combination of multifocal lenses. Bifocal patients who have these lenses implanted prior to developing cataracts will never need cataract surgery in the future. Dr. Bucci has implemented nearly 1,500 multifocal intraocular lenses in his career. Most recently, more than 100 patients received the combination lenses and achieved the greatest degree of spectacle freedom. Many of the patients are thrilled to share their experiences with those considering these life-enhancing surgeries. No needles, no stitches and no patches are required during this painless microsurgical procedure. Full activity without restrictions is permitted in less than one day.

Dr. Bucci offers free consultations for patients considering the Multi-Lx Elite™ and LASIK procedures. He councels them personally one-on-one prior to surgery, and offers one year of free postop care to demonstrate his commitment to their vision.

Surgeries for implanting these new multifocal implants are performed on both cataract and Multi-Lx Elite™ patients in Dr. Bucci's state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center, the Angelina Theresa Bucci Eye Surgery Center, which was established in 2000 and offers upscale service with the latest technology and highly skilled ancillary staff. Free consultations for prospective Multi-Lx Elite™, LASIK, and cataract patients can be performed at Bucci Laser Vision in Wilkes-Barre or at one of seven satellite offices in Hazleton, Scranton, Pittston, Stroudsburg, Old Forge and Nanticoke.

In addition to providing the latest technological advances with regard to multifocal lens technology and implantation techniques, Dr. Bucci offers patients a private LASIK suite in Kingston which houses the latest state-of-the-art LASIK technology. This includes the only freestanding excimer laser in Luzerne County featuring the WaveScan and CustomVue laser vision applications from VISX. CustomVue LASIK provided by Bucci Laser Vision includes individualized laser treatments which are as unique as each patient's fingerprint. This space-age technology identifies delicate imperfections in the eye and collects 1,000 data points which allows the individualized laser treatment to frequently achieve vision better than what the patient experienced with their glasses or contacts prior to their Custom LASIK.

Custom LASIK at Bucci Laser Vision, performed exclusively by Dr. Bucci, takes approximately five and one-half minutes and is completely painless. He often tells patients that at 9 p.m. on the same night of surgery, they will be able to read the news ticker on CNN when standing more than 10 feet away from the TV. More than 99 percent of Dr.Bucci's Custom LASIK and Multi-Lx Elite™ patients choose not to wear distance glasses following these delicate microsurgical painless procedures. Dr. Bucci's diverse experience with LASIK, MultiLx Elite™ and cataract procedures are unparalleled in Northeast PA. He is approaching 22,000 microsurgical eye procedures, including 15,000 lens implant surgeries and 8,000 refractive surgeries. He also is an accomplished corneal transplant and glaucoma surgeon and has been very innovative in Northeast PA in performing the first RK, AK, PRK, LASIK and no-stitch cataract surgery procedures.

Dr. Bucci has further demonstrated his commitment to serving the community of Northeast PA by founding the Hospice of the Sacred Heart which serves terminally ill patients in both Luzerne and Lackawanna County.

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* Individual results may vary.