Dr. Stephen Coleman is a leader in the field of laser vision correction. On June 14, 1996, he performed the very first FDA-approved laser procedure to correct nearsightedness in New Mexico. That patient, Beth Wagoner of Albuquerque, has 20/20 vision in each eye today.

Dr. Coleman received his medical degree in 1986 from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed advanced specialized training in surgery of the eye at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, the primary teaching institution for New York Medical College. Dr. Coleman is among the handful of eye surgeons in the country selected to teach the FDA certification course to other doctors on the use of the VISX laser system. His most recent course was taught at the Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Coleman performs personalized wavefront-guided CustomVue™ LASIK using a VISX STAR S4 excimer laser system with 3-dimensional eye tracking. Along with such prestigious institutions as Johns Hopkins, the University of Miami and Baylor University, Dr. Coleman has been part of an on-going FDA study evaluating wavefront technology since May of 2002 for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. He was instrumental in gaining FDA approval for this technology in May of 2003.

While serving four years as a flight surgeon in Europe, he was the recipient of a total of seven prestigious honors, including the Bronze Star and Air Medal. He also worked directly with the Ophthalmologic Consultant to the Surgeon General on an Army-wide investigation into the use of contact lenses by nearsighted pilots flying attack (Apache) helicopters. Over the years international volunteer efforts delivering medical care have taken Dr. Coleman to such diverse destinations as Thailand and Cambodia. During his most recent expedition he spent six weeks performing cataract and refractive eye surgery in India at the world's largest non-profit eye institution – the Aravind Eye Hospital.

Dr. Coleman is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American College of Eye Surgeons, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery.