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Dr. Rex Hamilton, M.D.

 

D. Rex Hamilton, MD, is known throughout the United States and internationally as a leader in vision correction surgery. As noted below, he pioneered many new surgical techniques during his 15 years as Professor and Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center at the Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles.

Dr. Hamilton was valedictorian of his high school class. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College with an undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics, Dr. Hamilton earned a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.

After working for several years in marketing and product planning for MRI systems at Siemens Medical Systems, Dr. Hamilton decided to pursue a career in medicine. He continued his education at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree and received numerous academic awards and scholarships, culminating in his graduating at the top of his class.

He began performing cataract, refractive and corneal transplantation surgeries during his Residency in Ophthalmology at the Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, recognized as the top ophthalmology training program in the Western United States. Following this, he spent an additional year completing a fellowship in Cornea, Cataract, Refractive and Glaucoma surgery at Minnesota Eye Consultants, under the directorship of Dr. Richard Lindstrom, one of the founding fathers of modern cataract and refractive surgery.

He then returned to the Stein Eye Institute, where he became a professor and the Medical Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center. During his 15 years of service there, he trained over 1000 residents and fellows from the United States and countries throughout the world on advanced cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Hamilton has authored 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, given more than 50 scientific presentations at national meetings, and delivered more than 200 lectures across the country and internationally. He has also served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Preferred Practice Pattern Committee for Refractive Surgery. He currently serves on the Refractive/Cataract Clinical Subcommittee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, where he and his colleagues on the Committee have published multiple articles teaching the finer points of new and emerging technologies for cataract and refractive surgery.

In 2020, Dr. Hamilton opened the Hamilton Eye Institute, now located in Beverly Hills, California. This concierge level practice utilizes state of the art diagnostic and treatment modalities to focus on providing customized, innovative solutions for adult patients of all ages seeking vision correction. We look forward to welcoming you and creating a treatment plan to provide you with the best vision possible!

LASIK Beverly Hills
LASIK Beverly Hills

Dr. Rex Hamilton, M.D.

D. Rex Hamilton, MD, is known throughout the United States and internationally as a leader in vision correction surgery.

As noted below, he pioneered many new surgical techniques during his 15 years as Professor and Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center at the Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles.

Dr. Hamilton was valedictorian of his high school class. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College with an undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics, Dr. Hamilton earned a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.

After working for several years in marketing and product planning for MRI systems at Siemens Medical Systems, Dr. Hamilton decided to pursue a career in medicine.

He continued his education at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree and received numerous academic awards and scholarships, culminating in his graduating at the top of his class.

He began performing cataract, refractive and corneal transplantation surgeries during his Residency in Ophthalmology at the Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, recognized as the top ophthalmology training program in the Western United States.

Following this, he spent an additional year completing a fellowship in Cornea, Cataract, Refractive and Glaucoma surgery at Minnesota Eye Consultants, under the directorship of Dr. Richard Lindstrom, one of the founding fathers of modern cataract and refractive surgery.

He then returned to the Stein Eye Institute, where he became a professor and the Medical Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center.

During his 15 years of service there, he trained over 1000 residents and fellows from the United States and countries throughout the world on advanced cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Hamilton has authored 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, given more than 50 scientific presentations at national meetings, and delivered more than 200 lectures across the country and internationally.

He has also served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Preferred Practice Pattern Committee for Refractive Surgery. He currently serves on the Refractive/Cataract Clinical Subcommittee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, where he and his colleagues on the Committee have published multiple articles teaching the finer points of new and emerging technologies for cataract and refractive surgery.

In 2020, Dr. Hamilton opened the Hamilton Eye Institute, now located in Beverly Hills, California. This concierge level practice utilizes state of the art diagnostic and treatment modalities to focus on providing customized, innovative solutions for adult patients of all ages seeking vision correction.

We look forward to welcoming you and creating a treatment plan to provide you with the best vision possible!

Achievements

 

  • Board Certified Ophthalmologist
  • Fellowship “Specialty” Trained in Cornea/Refractive Surgery
  • Specializes in Premium Cataract Surgery and Refractive Surgery
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • Has performed over 12,000 cataract and refractive surgery procedures
  • Served as Clinical Professor and Director, UCLA Laser Refractive Center,
  • Stein Eye Institute for 15 years (2003 – 2018)
  • Performed First SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction: “Flapless LASIK”) Refractive Surgery procedure on the West Coast (March 2017)
  • First surgeon to perform Visian ICL (now EVO ICL) at Stein Eye Institute in 2006
  • Performed First Extended Depth of Focus (“Symfony”) Lens Implantation for Cataract Surgery in Los Angeles (August 2016)
  • First surgeon at UCLA Stein Eye Institute to utilize Intraoperative
  • Aberrometry (ORA) for Cataract Surgery (2012)
  • First surgeon at UCLA Stein Eye Institute to perform Laser Cataract Surgery (2010)
  • First surgeon at UCLA Stein Eye Institute to implant an Accommodative
  • Intraocular Lens (“Crystalens”) for Cataract Surgery (2004)
  • First surgeon at UCLA Stein Eye Institute to perform Custom Wavefront Guided LASIK (2003)
  • Authored more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and book chapters
  • Delivered more than 50 presentations at national and international scientific meetings
  • Delivered more than 200 scientific lectures in the United States and around the world
  • Voted one of 300 Premier Refractive Cataract Surgeons in US, Ocular Surgery News (2016)
  • Member of Refractive Cataract Surgery Clinical Committee for American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) since 2012

Education

 

  • Bachelor of Arts: Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, Physics and Mathematics (Double Major)
  • Master of Science: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical Doctorate: The University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
  • Medical Internship: Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California
  • Ophthalmology Residency: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute
  • Ophthalmology Fellowship: Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Cornea-External Ocular Disease, Refractive Surgery, Glaucoma

Memberships
 

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • International Society of Refractive Surgery
  • American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgeons
  • California Medical Association

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Following the completion of his residency, Dr. Hamilton spent an additional year of training as a fellow in refractive, cornea, anterior segment, cataract and glaucoma surgery at Minnesota Eye Consultants under the directorship of Dr. Richard Lindstrom, uniformly recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern cataract and refractive surgery. He then returned to the Stein Eye Institute, where he became the Medical Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center. During his 15 years on the faculty at the Stein Eye Institute, Dr. Hamilton trained over 100 residents and fellows from the United States and countries throughout the world on the art and science of premium cataract and refractive surgery.

With his highly technical background, Dr. Hamilton is a true physician-scientist. During his many years conducting clinical research, Dr. Hamilton has become well known in the academic community for his expertise in the areas of premium intraocular lenses (toric, multifocal and extended depth of focus) for cataract surgery, corneal biomechanics, and corneal imaging. He has authored 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, given more than 50 scientific presentations at national meetings and has delivered more than 150 invited lectures across the country and internationally. He has served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Preferred Practice Pattern Committee for Refractive Surgery, a publication that sets the standard of care for refractive surgery in the United States. He currently serves on the Refractive/Cataract Clinical Subcommittee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Since 2013, Dr. Hamilton and his colleagues on the Committee have published four articles teaching the finer points of new and emerging technologies for cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Hamilton looks forward to meeting you, evaluating your eye health and discussing a customized treatment plan that will offer you the best chance of meeting your individual visual needs.