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Joseph Ling, MD, Ophthalmology, San Jose, CA

JosephLingMD

Ophthalmology • San Jose, CA

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Refractive Surgery

Refractive Surgeon, Medical Director

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  • Office

    606 Saratoga Ave
    San Jose, CA 95129
    Phone+1 408-984-1010

Summary

  • Joseph Ling, MD is a fellowship-trained refractive surgeon specialized in the full-spectrum of vision correction. He is the medical director and refractive specialist at the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley.

    Dr. Ling received his undergraduate degree from the Emory University majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology. Prior to graduate school, he was a researcher at the Harvard School of Medicine in the Department of Genetics studying neuronal transcription factors. Following his research, Dr. Ling received his medical degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine. His internship was at the Emory School of Medicine, followed by ophthalmology residency at the University at Buffalo. He completed additional surgical training in Kota, India at the D.D. Eye Institute, where he focused on complex cataract surgery. Thereafter, he completed his refractive surgery training with William Wiley and Shamik Bafna at the Cleveland Eye Clinic.

    Dr. Ling is widely published in scientific and clinical journals for his work in ophthalmology and molecular biology. He was also involved in clinical trials, including ICL, IOLs, and refractive laser. Dr. Ling has presented at research symposiums and conferences for his work in the field of ophthalmology.

    Having had SMILE vision correction himself, Dr. Ling is an advocate for elevating the patient experience and introducing vision correction to more people. He was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for his compassion and philosophy on patient-centered care.

    Aside from refractive surgery, Dr. Ling enjoys competitive ballroom dancing, having competed for the Harvard Ballroom dance team. He also enjoys rowing, as a former intercollegiate rower for the Emory College Crew team. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife, Julia, and sons, Jayce and Jensen.

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Eye Clinic
    Cleveland Eye ClinicCorneal, Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2020 - 2021
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloResidency, Ophthalmology, 2017 - 2020
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2016 - 2017
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
    Morehouse School of MedicineClass of 2016

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Gold Foundation, 2019

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Combining Corneal Cross-linking  
    JOSEPH LING, MD; WILLIAM F. WILEY, MD, Corneal Physician, 7/1/2021

Abstracts/Posters

  • Visual Outcome with Irrigation of the Interface in Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction
    Joseph Ling, M.D., William F Wiley, M.D., Shamik Bafna, M.D., Ashraf Ahmad, MD, Andrew Yazji, Jeffrey Augustine, O.D., American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, 7/27/2021
  • Combined viscodilation and Schlemm’s canal microstent implantation with cataract extraction in open-angle glaucoma
    Joseph Ling, MD, Kayla L. Karpuk, OD, Tanner J. Ferguson, MD, William F. Wiley, MD, Shamik Bafna, MD, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, 7/26/2021
  • Long term clinical outcomes of a post-operative adjustable intraocular lens
    Joseph Ling, M.D., Andrew Yazji, Shamik Bafna, M.D., William Wiley, M.D., Kayla Karpuk, O.D., American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 7/26/2021
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Press Mentions

  • LASER EYE CENTER PERFORMS THE FIRST EVO ICL PROCEDURE TO CORRECT NEARSIGHTEDNESS AND ASTIGMATISM IN THE BAY AREA
    LASER EYE CENTER PERFORMS THE FIRST EVO ICL PROCEDURE TO CORRECT NEARSIGHTEDNESS AND ASTIGMATISM IN THE BAY AREAApril 27th, 2022

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin)

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