Dr. John G. Oster, MD, FACS

John G. Oster, MD, FACS, is a board-certified ophthalmologist with extensive training in refractive surgery. He has been recognized as one of the top five percent of refractive surgeons nationwide.

Dr. Oster earned his medical degree from the Albany Medical College and was Chief Resident during his ophthalmology training at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Oster continued with sub-specialty training and completed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the distinguished New England Eye Center in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, Dr. Oster was appointed as a clinical instructor in ophthalmology at the Tufts University School of Medicine and began using the Excimer Laser to treat corneal disorders in 1995.

Dr. Oster has been a participant in the CRS multi-center study to evaluate LASIK for the surgical treatment of myopia. Additionally, he was chosen to be a principal investigator for the LaserSight FDA LASIK clinical trial for myopia or hyperopia, with and without astigmatism. Dr. Oster has been named a VISX Star Surgeon based on performance as a refractive surgeon. Additionally, Dr. Oster practices as a cornea specialist accepting referrals for corneal transplantation and cataract surgery.

Dr. Oster has taught several courses on laser vision correction and has lectured at national meetings. He serves on TLC’s surgeon pillar advisory board and also serves as a proctoring surgeon for other TLC surgeons.

Dr. Oster is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and The Colorado Ophthalmological Society