Will Vision and Laser Centers Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

In 1998, Will Vision and Laser Centers became the first surgeon owned center in the United States to open its doors specializing exclusively in laser refractive surgery.  Equipped with the most advanced VISX Star excimer laser system available, our initial procedures were performed at our flagship center located in Vancouver, Washington.  Growing exponentially from this early beginning, Will Vision and Laser Centers ranks amongst the top 3% of laser centers nationally and Dr. Will has attained international recognition for his contributions to the field of refractive surgery.

A significant ingredient to our success is our uncompromising commitment to delivering only state-of-the-art LASIK in an environment of personalized care.  Moreover, throughout the course of these ten years we have lead the way for laser vision correction innovation in the region including the:


  • First center dedicated exclusively to refractive surgery in the Pacific Northwest
  • First excimer laser to incorporate advanced “smoothing” technology in the Pacific Northwest – now considered the “gold standard”
  • First excimer laser treatment for farsightedness in the Pacific Northwest
  • First excimer laser treatment for farsightedness with astigmatism in the Pacific Northwest
  • First small spot scanning excimer laser system in the Pacific Northwest – now considered the “gold standard”
  • First eye tracking excimer laser system in the Pacific Northwest – now considered the “gold standard”
  • First to introduce Tracey Wavefront Visual Performance Analysis to the Pacific Northwest
  • First LASIK performed on a patient with nystagmus (uncontrolled erratic eye movement) in the world
  • First Femtosecond laser by Intralase in the Pacific Northwest – the new “gold standard”
  • First "5th generation" iFS femtosecond laser in the Pacific Northwest
  • First IntraLASIK procedure in the Pacific Northwest
  • First Wavefront Customized laser vision correction procedure in the Pacific Northwest
  • First Wavefront Customized IntraLASIK procedure on the West Coast of the United States
  • First Iris Recognition enabled tracking Wavefront Customized laser vision correction IntraLASIK procedure in the Pacific Northwest
  • Only refractive surgeon in the Pacific Northwest elected to Best Doctors in America
  • Recognized as world-class author and speaker with numerous accomplishments to his credit.  Specific “firsts” that he has authored include:


  • First in the world to author a chapter in a textbook on LASIK describing the technique of performing LASIK on patients with nystagmus
  • First in the world to author a chapter in a textbook on LASIK describing the physiology and pharmacological aspects of LASIK
  • First in the world to demonstrate the physiologic relationship between topical anesthetics and epithelial trauma during LASIK
  • First in the world to describe the relationship between lamellar keratitis and topical anesthetics
  • First in the world to correctly describe the underlying etiology and pathophysiology of Grade 4 Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis and Central Toxic Keratopathy
  • First in the world to suggest the linkage between control of corneal interstitial fluid pressures and corneal physiology and healing following laser refractive surgery



Dr. Will’s commitment to leading edge technology is a natural result of his absolute passion for delivering the highest level of surgical precision and safety for his patients.  His dedication to a “zero-defect” surgical paradigm embodies the belief that there can be no tolerance for avoidable surgical error in refractive surgery.

Dr. Will is the only refractive surgeon in the Pacific Northwest recognized by as his peers as one of the Best Doctors in America – an honor attained by only the top 5% of physicians nationwide.  He holds academic teaching appointments at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and at the Pacific University School of Optometry.  He is Councilor for the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Science Center in Loma Linda, California.  In these roles he has lectured and taught surgical technique to LASIK surgeons and eye doctors at every major ophthalmic scientific meeting during the past 9 years.

As a result of these accomplishments and accolades, thousands of patients have experienced the Will Vision and Laser Centers advantage.  In our tenth year we completed our 35,000th laser vision correction procedure and our extensive base of satisfied patients continues to provide a strong word of mouth referral network.