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Bonnie An Henderson

Bonnie An Henderson MD

Ophthalmology
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Bonnie An Henderson is an internationally-recognized expert in cataract and refractive surgery, specializing in complicated anterior segment surgery. She is currently a partner at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and a Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Henderson is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery and Associate Editor for Eyeworld for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

She serves on the editorial advisory board of Eyenet Magazine of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and serves on the editorial boards of Ocular Surgery News, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, and Advanced Ocular Care. She serves on a number of committees for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Society. She will serve as the President of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2017.

Dr. Henderson has authored over 125 articles, papers, book chapters, and abstracts and has delivered over 275 invited lectures worldwide. She has published 4 textbooks in cataract and refractive surgery with her 5th book due out in 2015. Her textbook, Essentials of Cataract Surgery, is one of the most commonly used textbooks to teach cataract surgery in the United States.

Dr. Henderson's principal research involves cataract surgery outcomes and innovative methods of teaching, including the development of a digital-based method for teaching cataract surgery, supported by a Department of Defense TATRIC grant. She has invented and commercialized a number of medical instruments including the modified capsule tension ring, astigmatism correcting markers, and a capsule polisher, for which she donates her interests to charity.
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