Dello Russo Laser Vision The Legacy Leader in LASIK

Opened an additional location in Dumont, NJ. Dello Russo opened an additional location in Dumont, NJ which was an immediate success as a full service ophthalmology practice.

Dr. Dello Russo became a fellow in the American College of Opthalmology in 1972. Dr. Dello Russo was a frequent & lead lecturer, teaching Phaco-emulsification with Dr. Kelman at his foundation at Manhattan Eye & Ear, NY. He later became one of the founding members of the American and International Intra-Ocular lens implant societies. He also Purchased a medical building in Bergenfield, NJ to consolidate the practices.

Opened the first Optical Dispensary associated with an ophthalmology practice in 1974. Opened the first Optical Dispensary associated with an ophthalmology practice.

Performed the first Phaco Emulsion, cataract procedure and first Small Incision cataract surgery in NJ in 1975. The first YAG laser was performed in New Jersey, and he purchased the 4th YAG laser sold in the United States. Performed the first phaco-emulsification cataract procedure and first small incision cataract surgery in NJ. The first YAG laser was performed in New Jersey, and Dr. Dello Russo purchased the 4th YAG laser sold in the United States.

Dr. Joseph Dello Russo opened the first multi specialty practice with a cataract specialist, Glaucoma, Retina, and Optometry in New Jersey. Dr. Joseph Dello Russo opened the first multi-specialty practice with cataract, glaucoma, retina, and optometry in New Jersey all in one convenient location named New Jersey Eye Center.

Dr. Dello Russo opened the first Ambulatory Surgery Center in the United States and became the first medicare approved outpatient surgery center in the country. Dr. Dello Russo was also in the Book of World Records for performing cataract surgery on the oldest patient in the world. At 102, his patient was able to read his newspaper the next day.

Dr. Joseph Dello Russo advanced cataract surgery to small incision, foldable lens, ambulatory cataract surgery first in the Northeast in 1979. Dr. Joseph Dello Russo’s advanced cataract surgery to small incision, foldable lens technique was first used at New Jersey Eye Centers ASC.

Dr. Dello Russo was chosen to be one of the ten principal FDA investigators in the country whose research led to the FDA approval of laser vision correction. In that role, he performed more surgeries than any other center from 1990-1996. In 1996, Dr. Dello Russo opened the first, private laser vision center in the world and what we know today as Dello Russo Laser Vision.

Dr. Dello Russo was named the Top Laser Vision Correction Surgeon in the United States at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery on April 18, 1998. He also was a participant and speaker at the Aegean, Corneal Conference where the first LASIK procedure was performed in 1998.

Dello Russo Laser opens their present location, a 40,000 square foot medical building dedicated to the practice of ophthalmology. Dr. Joesph Dello Russo opened his prestigious anterior segment refractive fellowship, of which Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo became a fellow.

Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo performed the first Bladeless LASIK procedure in the country in 2002. He and Dr. Joseph Dello Russo are only a handful of LASIK surgeons who perform bladeless LASIK, a safer and more precise method that eliminates most LASIK complications. Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo was also named an FDA test site for the new J4J Fenton, bladeless LASIK. Dello Russo Laser Vision has performed their 190,000 LASIK & PRK procedures, more than any surgeons in the metro area.

Dello Russo Laser Vision now the largest family-owned LASIK practice in the country has performed over 190,000 successful procedures since 1990. Now headed by Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo, he continues the legacy of excellence in eye care and refractive surgery. Dello Russo currently has nine convenient locations throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.