Samir Melki MD, PhD

Dr. Melki is a leading authority on laser vision correction. He is a senior instructor with the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, where he teaches physicians from around the world. He is an attending physician at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, where he completed his two-year fellowship training in corneal diseases and laser vision correction. He is also on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School.

He has performed more than 7,000 LASIK, LASEK, and PRK procedures and has authored two textbooks on the subject. Several surgical instruments bear his name for his innovative design. Dr. Melki’s leading role in refractive surgery has been recognized by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery for his award-winning technique of M-LASEK. His clinical practice also encompasses corneal and complex cataract surgery.