Innovative Achievements by Dr. Birchansky

Dr. Birchansky is an innovator in his field.  He is credited with bringing numerous Surgical Advances to Cedar Rapids and Iowa. 

1991 – Introduced No-Stitch Cataract Surgery. Brought back Corneal Transplantation after 20-year absence in the area.

1992 – Dr. Birchansky introduced eye drop anesthesia for cataract surgery.

1993 – Introduced Temporal (Side-Incision) Cataract Surgery.

1994 – Introduced Clear Corneal Cataract Incision.

1995 – Introduced Acrylic Foldable Lens technology.

1996 – Intracameral Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery.

1996 – Introduced office-based Excimer Laser technology.

1998 – Outpatient Cataract Surgery performed in office/surgery center setting, rather than a hospital setting.

1998 – Introduced multifocal (bifocal) lens implants.

1999 – Introduced a new generation microkeratome that has no gears and is computer driven.

1999 – One of the first surgeons in the U.S. to introduce Intacs to correct mild nearsightedness.

2000 – Introduced the one- piece foldable acrylic lens implant and the copolymer lens implant.

2001 – Introduced Iowa’s only Sunrise LTK Holmium Laser.

2001 – Dr. Birchansky receives board certification in LASIK surgery by the American Board of Eye Surgery. He is the only A.B.E.S.-certified surgeon in Iowa.

2001 – Acquires Alcon Autonomous LADARVision 4000 Excimer Laser.

2003 – LADARWave Custom Ablation acquired.

2004 – Surpassed 12,000 no-stitch cataract surgeries

2005 – Introduced ReSTOR multi-focal lens for cataract and clear lensectomy patients. Dr. Birchansky is now offering the Alcon ReSTOR lens implant. This multi-focal lens is available for cataract patients and clear lensectomy patients who wish to be independent of glasses. It offers a high level of freedom from reading glasses or bifocals. It can also provide a full range of vision at all levels of light.

2005 – Introduced Epi-Lasik procedure to Iowa

2006 – Dr. Birchansky offers the ReZoom multifocal lens implant to compliment the ReSTOR lens implant.