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Richard Levine, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist and surgeon, and Medical Director of the Cliffside Laser Eye and Cataract Center in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Since graduating with highest academic honors as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, he received his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and ophthalmology training at the University of Pennsylvania Eye Institute. Dr. Levine has been in private practice for 25 years and has been recognized as an expert and innovator in cataract surgery. He was among the first doctors in the New York area to perform refractive cataract surgery and the multifocal lens implant procedure, one of the first in the nation to perform MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery), and is one of the New York areas most experienced LASIK specialists.Hes established the Cliffside Laser Eye and Cataract Center to provide state-of-the-art medical and surgical therapy for correcting vision, in a friendly, inviting, patient-centric practice. Dr. Levine supervises a staff that performs more than 8,000 patient visits, and 3,000 eye surgeries annually.As a featured cataract and LASIK specialist, hes appeared on the MDTV Medical News TV Network, local affiliates of CBS, NBC, and was named one of Americas Top Doctors by Consumer Health Magazine.He has performed charitable surgical missions twice to Sinaloa Province, Mexico, and this past year to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.Dr. Levines professional affiliations include:Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Diplomate of American Board of Ophthalmology Fellow of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellow of American Board of Eye SurgeonsMember of SEES (Society for Excellence in Eye Surgery)LASIK Laser Vision Correction SpecialistDr. Levines areas of specialty include:Refractive Cataract Surgery and Multifocal Lens ImplantationLaser Vision Correction (LASIK)Diabetic eye care Dry eye therapyGlaucoma testing and therapyMIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery)Retinal disease treatment