Frank A Bucci, Jr, M.D.


Frank A. Bucci, Jr., MD is an internationally recognized expert in refractive and cataract surgery. He has been a pioneer in refractive surgery, having performed the first RK, AK, PRK and LASIK procedures in Wyoming Valley. He will soon have performed almost 8,000 refractive surgeries, in addition to performing almost 22,000 other microsurgical ophthalmic procedures.

Dr. Bucci has given hundreds of presentations related to his research. The following is a list of only the major ophthalmic meetings in which Dr. Bucci was an invited lecturer. He has also published approximately 25 articles in the peer-reviewed medical literature. His most recent and most significant contribution form freeing patients from a lifetime of bifocals occurred with his landmark presentation on December 2, 2005 in Las Vegas. At this meeting of the Las Vegas IOL Symposium, Dr. Bucci was the first ophthalmic researcher in North America and Europe to demonstrate that mixing and matching the Multifocal implants both achieved the highest levels of spectacle independence and patient satisfaction. Dr. Bucci has been invited to share his results at world-wide ophthalmic conferences.

In 1998, Dr. Bucci founded the Bucci Cataract & Laser Vision Institute dedicated solely to correcting eye disorders through the pursuit of excellence in eye surgery. Dr. Bucci performs LASIK procedures at his LASIK Suite in Kingston. It houses the latest state-of-the-art LASIK technology which includes the only free standing excimer laser in Luzerne County featuring Wavescan and CustomVue laser vision applications from VISX .

In 2000 Dr. Bucci founded the Angelina Theresa Bucci Eye Surgery Center, which offers the latest technology and highly trained ancillary staff. The Center is not only licensed by the PA Department of Health, but also Medicare Certified and Accredited by the AAAHC.

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