Dr. Tyson – Eye Associates
Dr. Tyson of Eye Associates is one of the few surgeons offering IntraLase Blade-Free LASIK for flap accuracy and your comfort. He offers the CustomVue LASIK which is a specific, personalized laser treatment for your eyes. Here's some more about him:
EDUCATION
Poly Prep C.D.S., Brooklyn, NY
1978-1982 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA: A.B. Biology
1982-1987 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA: M.P.H.
1982-1987 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA: M.D.
1987-1988 Internship: Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1988-1991 Residency: Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
1991-Pres: Attending Surgeon: Wills Eye Hospital
HONORS AND AWARDS
1980-1982 Graduated with Honors in Biology
-Dean's List
1982 Captain Men’s Varsity Squash team at University of Pennsylvania
Dana Foundation Fellowship for research in clinical epidemiology
Outstanding Young Men of America
Jackie Robinson Athletic Award:
-Given for excellence in athletics at Penn
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
American Academy of Ophthalmology
COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
1996-Pres: Board of Directors, Cataract and Primary Eye Care Service, Ltd., Wills Eye Hospital
1996-Pres: Treasurer, Cataract and Primary Eye Care Service, Ltd., Wills Eye Hospital
LICENSURE
State of New Jersey
State of Pennsylvania
State of Delaware
CERTIFICATION
American Board of Ophthalmology - October 1992
HOSPITAL STAFF
Wills Eye Hospital, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Active Staff
Virtua Health, West Jersey Health System, Mt. Ephraim & Atlantic Avenues, Camden, NJ 08104, Active Staff
Riverside Hospital, 700 Lea Boulevard, PO Box 845, Willmington, DE 19899, Active Staff
Wills Surgery Center, 408 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, Active Staff
Mediplex Rehabilitation Hospital-Marlton, 300 Brick Road, Marlton, NJ 08053, Consultant Staff
PUBLICATIONS
1998 to present Contributing editor Evidence based eye care
Tyson, S.L., Lessell, S:"Resolution of Optociliary Shunts", Journal of Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology 6 (4): 205-208, 1986.
Tyson, S.L."Topical Anesthesia for Phacoemulsification." Audio Digest of Ophthalmology, Vol. 34, Number 10, May 16, 1996
Tyson, S.L."Techniques of Cataract Surgery." Ophthalmology Secrets, Hanley & Belfus Inc., Philadelphia, PA. In Publication.
RESEARCH
1/87-2/87 Traveled to King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to participate in a trachoma field project. Work done with Dr. Khalid Tabbara, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology. Sponsored by the government of Saudi Arabia.
12/86-1/87 Traveled to University of the Phillipines, Manila to design and implement a hospital based study which evaluated the feasibility of impression cytology in the diagnosis of early xerophthalmia. Work done under the guidance of Dr. Vitaliano Bernardino, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia and Dr. Conrado Lorenzo, Chancellor of the University of the Phillipines, Manila.
9/85-6/86 Worked on a randomized, placebo-controlled trial designed to determine whether 325mg aspirin taken on alternative days reduces the risk of developing cataract. Work done with Dr. Charles Hennekens, Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School.
9/81-1/82 Senior honors thesis involving the elucidation of the DNA binding properties of the ral polypeptides of Haemophilus influenza mutants. Work done with Dr. Sol Goodgal, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.