Dr. Douglas Rampona

Dr. Rampona has been practicing ophthalmology since 1975. Now planted in the Hampton Roads, he is one of the most experienced surgeons in this area. His experience in surgery encompasses cataract surgery, corneal transplants, ocular plastics, and the various types of refractive surgeries.

Dr. Rampona has always had a deep belief in the importance of preoperative testing in the selection of refractive procedure. He states, “All patients and all eyes are not the same and there is no such thing as a single procedure for every patient.” Some patients will not be good candidates for laser vision correction and Dr. Rampona is prepared to explain and educate the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.

Dr. Rampona is a graduate of Princeton University, received his medical degree from Baylor University, Houston, Texas, and did his ophthalmic residency at Tulane. Dr. Rampona is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and has been elected Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal Society of Medicine. The Research Council of America also has recently named him among America’s Top Ophthalmologists. Dr. Rampona moved to Virginia following 15 years in southern Illinois where he operated and owned a very large, eight offices, five county, medical and surgical practice. Southern Illinois proved to be an excellent location for medical research and pioneering new surgical techniques
On the national level of surgical research, Dr. Rampona was a pioneer of one-stitch and no-stitch small-incision cataract surgery, and advancement that changed the national standard of cataract surgery. Today, he is advancing refractive surgery nationally through Supralase, an all laser procedure to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism.




Doctors – DMR – CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION
· Undergraduate-Princeton University
· Medical School-Baylor University College of Medicine
· Fellowship (specialized training), Pediatric Ophthalmology-Albany Medical College
· Fellowship, Ocular Plastics and Reconstruction Surgery-Albany Medical College

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
· Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
· Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
· Fellow, American College of Surgeons
· Fellow, Royal society of Medicine, England

CERTIFICATIONS
· Radial Keratotomy (RK), 1986
· PRK, 1992
· Radial Keratotomy (RK) Advanced, 1993
· LASIK Fellowship Program, 1996 (one of the first surgeons to be certified in performing the procedure)
· VISX Excimer Laser System, 1996
· Lamellar Refractive Surgery, 1996
· Intacs Surgery, 1999
· Intacs Corneal Ring Segments, 2000
· VISX Excimer Laser System, 2000
· LASEK, 2001
· LTK, 2001  

PUBLICATIONS
· Rampona, D. M.“YAG Technique Removes Deposits from Silicone IOL’s.” Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 9, No. 21, November 1, 1991.
· Rampona, D. M.“Anterior Scleral Pocket Incision for No-Stitch Surgery.” Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 10, No. 2, January 15, 1992.
· Rampona, D. M.“Hard Nucleus Phacoemulsification.” Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 10, No. 12, June 15, 1992.
· Rampona, D. M. and Neatrour, G. P.“Intacs Experience.” Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 19, No. 14, July 1, 2001.
· Rampona, D.M. “The Asymptomatic Dry Eye in Refractive Surgery-Solving the Conundrum.” Refractive Eyecare for Ophthalmologists, Vol. 7, No. 3, March 2003.
· Rampona, D. M. “Making the Case for PRK.” Ocular Surgery News, Vol. 21, No. 8, April 15, 2003.
· Rampona, D. M. “Best Time for Managing Striae is Before They Happen.” Ocular Surgery News, August 1, 2003.
COURSES AND PRESENTATIONS
· Rampona, D. M.“Single Stitch System Seminar.” Allergan Medical Optics Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 1989.
· Rampona, D. M.“Advanced Single Stitch Systems Seminar.” Allergan Medical Optics Meeting, Rosemont, Illinois, 1990.
· Rampona, D. M.“Advanced Single Stitch Systems Seminar.” Allergan Medical Optics Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, 1991 (First lecture introducing no-stitch cataract surgery).
· Rampona, D. M.“Advanced Single Stitch Systems Seminar.” Allergan Medical Optics Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 1991.
· Rampona, D. M.“Transition Single Stitch Systems Seminar.” Allergan Medical Optics Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1991.
· Rampona, D. M.“Phacoemulsification of the Extremely Hard Nucleus.” American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Seattle, Washington, 1993.
· Rampona, D. M. and Neatrour, G. P.“Art of Intacs Enhancement.” American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, April 2000.
· Rampona, D. M. and Neatrour, G. P.“Personalized Nomograms to Improve LASIK Results.” American Society of Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, April 2001.
· Rampona, D. M. and Neatrour, G. P.“LTK and Hyperopic LASIK—Early Results of LTK Compared to Hyperopic LASIK.” American Society of Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California, April 2001.