Firsts
1963
1st Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory
___1979
1st Sub-Specialty Cornea Practice
___1981
1st Refractive Surgery
___1989
1st Sub-Specialty Uveitis Practice
___1994
1st American Board of Ophthalmology Examiner
___2000
1st Certified Ophthalmic Executive
___2002
1st Ocular Clinical Research Department
___2002
1st Best Doctors in America Award
___2004
1st EVMS Faculty Venture Start-Up Funding
___2005
1st Family Centered Ophthalmic ASC
___2006
1st Academic Lectures in People's Republic of China
___2006
1st MD News Ophthalmology Cover
___2007
1st Canaloplasty Glaucoma Surgery
___2007
1st Academic Lectures in France & England
___2008
1st Lux Cyclosporine Implant Procedure
___2009
1st Academic Lectures in Germany
___2009
1st Trabectome for Glaucoma Surgery
___2011
1st Alcon FS200 Laser for LASIK
___2011
1st Charter Member American College of Ophthalmic Surgeons
___2011
1st Top Women Executives in Hampton Roads
___1976
1st Ophthalmology Residency Faculty
___1980
1st Eye Bank Medical Director
___1982
1st Astigmatic Arcuate Keratotomy
___1993
1st Competitive NEI Grant, Orphan Drug Program
___1997
1st Endowed Ocular Research Lab
___2001
1st Optometric Services Coordinator
___2002
1st Retisert Steroid Implant
___2003
1st Academic Network Referral Optometrist
___2004
1st Crystalens Procedure & Technolas Excimer Laser
___2005
1st Academic Lectures in Puerto Rico & Mexico
___2006
1st Alcon Center of Surgical Excellence
___2006
1st Endothelial Lamellar Keratoplasty
___2007
1st Posurdex Posterior Segment Implant
___2008
1st Academic Lectures in Italy, Poland, Turkey & Jordan
___2008
1st SECO Keynote Speaker, Atlanta, GA
___2009
1st ReSTOR 3.0 Multifocal Lens Implant
___2010
1st Alcon Allegretto WaveLight Excimer Laser
___2011
1st LenSx Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery (13th in the nation to have this technology)
___2012
1st World Ophthalmology Congress Original Research Paper
___2012
1st World Ophthalmology Congress Original Research Paper