Richard Abbott

A former AAO President and recipient of the AAO Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, Richard Abbott specializes in corneal and external diseases. He currently chairs the AAO Task Force for LASIK Quality of Life Outcomes and is the principal investigator of the proposed FDA study researching LASIK patient outcomes.

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Richard Abbott

Richard Abbott

The 100 most influential people