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Kris Karlen, MD
"One of my greatest rewards as a refractive surgeon is watching my patients’ dreams come true. I will never forget one of my patients who told me this was the first time she could remember seeing her feet in the shower!" |
Background
- Kris Karlen,M.D. specializes in refractive and cataract surgery.
- He is a Senior Ophthalmology Physician at Kaiser Permanente, Milpitas.
- Dr. Karlen has received extensive training in laser vision correction and was one of the first Ophthalmologists at Kaiser Permanente to perform refractive surgery.
- Underscoring high level of patient satisfaction he was voted by the Bay Area Consumer’s checkbook as one of the area’s “outstanding Ophthalmologists.”
With more than a decade of general ophthalmology experience, Dr. Karlen performs many different types of specialized Ophthalmic surgical procedures. Dr. Karlen also provides clinical leadership through ongoing lectures for Kaiser Optometrists treating laser vision correction patients.
Dr. Karlen has done a considerable amount of charity work in Nigeria, the Turk Islands and Ghana. Dr. Karlen visits Ghana each year to teach surgical techniques to local Ophthalmologists and work in eye clinics. Dr. Karlen is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He also holds the distinction of serving as the past President of the Kaiser Permanente Ophthalmology Society and he was previously the Medical Director of TLC Laser Eye Centers in Silicon Valley.
Education:
Residency, Ophthalmology, Boston University Hospital.
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
BA, California State University at Fresno
Professional Appointments and Affiliation:
Chief Ophthalmologist at Milpitas,
Previous President, Kaiser Permanente Ophthalmology Society
Previous Medical Director, TLC Laser Eye Centers of Silicon Valley
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
