Otis BennettWaltonIVMDMBA

Ophthalmology • Bellaire, TX

Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Cataract, LASIK, Cornea & Glaucoma Surgeon

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Office
6800 West Loop S
Ste 400
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone+1 281-944-8020

Fax+1 281-849-7505

Summary

Dr. Otis Bennett Walton IV is a Refractive (LASIK, EVO ICL) and Cataract (with emphasis in advanced IOL optics and advanced Laser Cataract Surgery techniques) specialist at Bennett Walton Vision, which he founded in 2023. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in private practice since 2015, the first year of which was a private practice fellowship. He is experienced in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis), and glaucoma and related disorders.

Education & Training

Slade & Baker VisionFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2015 - 2016
Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2012 - 2015
Methodist Hospital (Houston)Internship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2011
Rice University, Jones Graduate School of BusinessMBA
Vanderbilt UniversityBS, Psychology with an Emphasis in Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2018 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

40 Under 40 Ophthalmology Management, 2022
Editorial Advisory Board Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today
Editorial Advisory Board Millennial Eye
Rising Stars List Texas Super Doctors, 2018
�One to Watch� � Rising Star in Ophthalmology (Millennial Eye) 2017
First Place prize Baylor College of Medicine Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference, 2015
First Place Houston Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference, 2015
Everett L. Goar Award � 1st place, outstanding research 2015
Everett L. Goar Award � 2nd place, outstanding research 2014
Jones Scholar Rice Business School, 2010
Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society 2010
Scholarship Rice Business School, 2008
Phi Beta Kappa 2006
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society 2006
Honors Scholar Vanderbilt College of Arts and Sciences, 2003
Vanderbilt Dean�s Select Scholarship 2002
National Merit Finalist Scholarship Vanderbilt University, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Practice Development: Matching Experience and Expectation
Walton OB, Millennial Eye., 1/1/2017
The Psychology of Choice Paralysis
Walton OB, Millennial Eye., 1/1/2017
Evaluation of Automated Teleretinal Screening Program for Diabetic Retinopathy
Walton OB, Garoon RB, Weng CY, Gross J, Young AK, Camero KA, Jin H, Carvounis PE, Coffee RE, Chu YI., JAMA Ophthalmology., 1/17/2015
Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Wear Particle Isolation Under Roughened Oxidized Zirconium and Cobalt-Chromium Femoral Components
Walton OB, Gevaert, M, DesJardins J, LaBerge M, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Symposium on Innovative Biomaterials Science and Engineering., 1/1/2004
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Books/Book Chapters

Femtosecond Laser Surgery
Chapter: Incorporating the Femtosecond Laser Into Clinical Practice
Walton OB, Slade SG.Editors: Dick B, Gerste R, Schultz T.2018

Lectures

Cataract Surgical Pearls
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2019
IOL Considerations
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2019
Too Many Choices
1/1/2019
Descemet�s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in Fuchs� Endothelial Dystrophy
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Pearls in Cataract Post-Operative Management.
1/1/2018
Intraocular Lenses: When, Which, Where, Why and How.
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
When the Options are PRK, LASIK, SMILE, Clear Lens and ICL!
1/1/2018
Why I Started Femto Cataract Surgery in My Practice
1/1/2018
White Glove Service: The Psychology of Choice Paralysis.
1/1/2018
White Glove Service: Matching Experience Expectation
1/1/2018
Astigmatism Considerations in Cataract Surgery
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery.
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Special Tools for Complex Cases
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Preoperative Evaluation & Planning
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2018
Phakic IOLs: Pearls for success.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2017
IOL Choices and Refractive Considerations.
Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2017
Getting creative with Xen.
1/1/2017
Patient with history of ocular HSV desires laser vision correction
1/1/2017
Advances in Intra-Ocular Lens Technology
Houston, TX - 1/1/2016
Grand Rounds: Advanced Cataract Planning
Houston, TX - 1/1/2016
Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Eye Diseases.
Birmingham, AL - 1/1/2016
SMILE versus LASIK for myopia
Miami, FL - 1/1/2016
Ocular Surface in Refractive Surgery.
Houston, TX - 1/1/2016
Topographically Guided LASIK for Irregularity After Wavefront Optimized LASIK
1/1/2016
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Other

New Horizons: What I�ve Changed in the Last Year.
Walton OB, Millennial Eye Live
Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
Recommending Surface Ablation
Walton OB, Informed Consent: Getting to Yes
1/1/2018
The Psychology of Patient Satisfaction
Walton OB, Millennial Eye Live
Nashville, TN - 1/1/2017
ICL Removal at Cataract Surgery
Walton OB
https://eyetube.net/video/gpfen/
miLoop in Brown Cataract with Posterior Plaque
Walton OB
https://eyetube.net/video/uumfdoh/
Pearls for SMILE
Walton OB
https://eyetube.net/video/uufhbob/
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