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Anita Nevyas-Wallace, MD practices with a special interest in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, and

keratoconus. An innovator in the field of refractive surgery, Dr. Nevyas-Wallace has designed and patented

instrumentation to make refractive procedures safer and more precise.

Dr. Nevyas-Wallace is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she had the honor of being named a

University Scholar for undergraduate and medical education. After her graduation from the University of

Pennsylvania School of Medicine, she completed her residency in Ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute of

the University of Pennsylvania, followed by fellowship training at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr.

Nevyas-Wallace has held faculty appointments at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and at the University of

Pennsylvania.

Dr. Nevyas-Wallace has invented techniques and instrumentation which make refractive and cataract surgery

safer and more precise. She has taught refractive surgery since 1993, and she is senior instructor for hands-on

training in cataract surgical technique for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Nevyas-Wallace has authored peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters, and presents at national

and international meetings. She has been recognized by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

for her innovative work. She has performed charitable surgery and taught surgical techniques internationally. Dr.

Nevyas-Wallace is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American

Academy of Ophthalmology.