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Meet Dr. Richard Burns
Medical Director, NVISION Palm Desert
Palm Desert, CA
72-650 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 106
Richard Burns, M.D., Medical Director, NVISION Laser Eye Centers, Palm Desert, California.
Dr. Burns has performed more than 20,000 refractive and cataract procedures and believes in helping his patients reduce their dependency on glasses by using laser vision correction procedures to help them attain their best possible vision.
Prior to joining NVISION, Dr. Burns served as the clinical instructor of ophthalmology for the University of California, San Diego, where he previously completed his residency and served as chief resident. He was also the chief of ophthalmology at Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, where he treated patients for more than eight years.
He received his M.D. from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons as well as the International Society of Refractive Surgery. A pioneer in LASIK procedures for patients of all ages, Dr. Burns has been a board-certified ophthalmologist for 25 years.
In addition to his expertise in ophthalmology, Dr. Burns has conducted investigational studies with leading pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. He has also conducted evaluations of pharmacological solutions for the long-term treatment of patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders.
Dr. Burns is renowned for his success working with other ophthalmologists as well as optometrists, always with the goal of helping patients attain their best vision possible through laser procedures. A frequent lecturer on refractive and cataract procedures, Dr. Burns has also appeared on many television and radio programs sharing information about laser vision correction.