Dr. David Castillejos is a distinguished physician in the field of Refractive and cataract surgery, many of his own patients are physicians within the community. He has been at the cutting edge of the New Technology and is at the Forefront of every new advancement for the correction of the refractive errors. As a physician Dr. Castillejos is compassionate and cares tremendously about his patients. As a Surgeon be has developed new surgical techniques, has designed new surgical instruments and has contributed widely to the advancement of ophthalmology.

With a Fellowship training in Refractive surgery as well as Retina and Vitreous diseases he offers excellent total quality of care that meet each individuals needs. Dr Castillejos has developed new surgical techniques and is the first surgeon in the world to successfully implant the Vision Membrane Intraocular lens and first surgeon in the world to correct simultaneously both distant and near vision by means of implantation of a phakic multifocal intraocular lens. Dr. Castillejos is part of the team of investigators that created the Vision Membrane Intraocular Lens along with other prominent scientists, Dr. Lee Nordan and Dr. Morris, PHD. He is a pionner in the treatment of presbyopia, pionner in the pharmalogical modification of the vitreous structure to assist in the treatment of eye disease, inventor of an implant to reduce the intraocular pressure promising help to people affected with glaucoma.

For information regarding our International services please refer to our International web page. Enrollment into promising clinical trials is available for good candidates upon request.

Dr. David Castillejos is an International physician, only one of the very few in the world, Board certified in America, Canada and Mexico. He is fluent in 4 foreign languages. Fully licensed in California.

Throughout his school years Dr. Castillejos has been awarded many academic honors for being the Top Student in his graduating class, among thie the "High Achievement Award" directly from the President of Mexico for being teh most outstanding student of Mexico at the University level and granted the Gabino Barreds Medal, the highest recognition given to only the best graduating student of the University's Medical School.

Dr Castillejos has had the honor of being a featured surgeon on the Video Journal of Catarat and Refractive Surgery(VJCRS).

Cloudiness of the natural lens.

The natural lens focuses incoming light into retina. In somes cases the lens becomes cloudy, causing blurry vision. The Cloudy lens is known as a cataract.

The treatment for cataract today is very effective and safe in most cases sutures are not even necessary.

Involves the use of premium intraocular lenses and/or techniques to eliminate or decrease the need for distance and near glasses, post cataract surgery.

How it works?

Laser Vision Correction is a procedure that reshapes the cornea with an excimer laser to improve the eye's focusing power. When the overall shape of the eye or the curvature of the cornea is incorrect, the visual images are not in focus. By surgically changing the corneal curvature, most or all of the blur can be eliminated. The excimer laser uses a computer controlled ultraviolet beam of light to sculpt the cornea into the shape required to bring light to focus more directly on the retina, thereby reducing or eliminating a variety of refractive errors.

Type of refractive errors:

The word refraction refers to the way light rays are focused.
Refractive errors include the following: