Dr. Paul F. Olson M.D.
Ophthalmologist
1055 North 300 West Suite 204 Provo Utah, 84604Rating
5/5
About
Paul F. Olson, MD, works for the Utah Valley Eye Center in Provo, Utah. He specializes in cataract surgery, LASIK surgery, and intraocular lenses. Dr. Olson was the first surgeon to perform INTAC surgery in Utah, and is also one of the founding members of the Physicians Laser Center in Salt Lake City. The primary investigator in multiple research trials on vision correction, Dr. Olson has also lectured nationally on these and other topics.
Education and Training
University of Utah College of Medicine
Univ of Ut Sch of Med, Salt Lake Cty Ut 1979
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Characterization and expression of the laminin gamma3 chain: a novel, non-basement membrane-associated, laminin chain.
- WHAT THE WAR TAUGHT ABOUT AMPUTATIONS.
- What the war taught about amputations.
- Amputations during the war and after.
- Iris transillumination defect and microhyphema syndrome.
- The Terry keratometer.
- Clinical experience with the Nd:YAG laser.
- Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
- Secondary implantation of intraocular lenses.
- Peroxidasin: a novel enzyme-matrix protein of Drosophila development.
- Drosophila acidic ribosomal protein rpA2: sequence and characterization.
- cDNA cloning and characterization of sciellin, a LIM domain protein of the keratinocyte cornified envelope.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Taught Classes in the Past for the American Academy of Ophthalmology -
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology, International Society of Refractive Surgery, Utah Medical Association, Utah Ophthalmologic Society
Articles and Publications
- Authored and co-authored Several Chapters in Textbooks on Ophthalmology
What do you attribute your success to?
- Pleasure he Gets from Treating his Patients, Being able to Contribute to Improving the Quality of their Vision
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