Manual of Anterior Segment Surgery

About the Author

S. Gregory Smith, MD trained at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis under Dr. Lindstrom from 1979 to 1983, including a fellowship in cornea and anterior segment surgery. He taught surgery and rose to the rank of Attending Surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where he practiced for over 20 years. Dr. Smith has had numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, authored a previous textbook, Complications of Intraocular Lenses and Their Management, and has over 30 patents. He is currently in private practice in Wilmington, DE.


Ryan G. Smith, MD is completing his residency in ophthalmology at Stanford University in California. An avid photographer, this is his first venture in medical photography.


Richard L. Lindstrom, MD completed undergraduate, medical school, and residency training at the University of Minnesota and affiliated hospitals in 1977. He then pursued 2 years of fellowship training in cornea, ophthalmic microsurgery, and glaucoma in Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX, and Salt Lake City, UT. He is Founder and Attending Surgeon at Minnesota Eye Consultants, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota, a University of Minnesota Foundation Trustee, Visiting Professor at the University of California, Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, and Global Chief Medical Editor of Ocular Surgery News.
Dr. Lindstrom is a board-certified ophthalmologist and internationally recognized leader in cornea, cataract, refractive, glaucoma, and laser surgery. He has been at the forefront of ophthalmology’s evolutionary changes throughout his career as a recognized researcher, teacher, inventor, writer, lecturer, and highly acclaimed physician and surgeon. A frequent lecturer throughout the world, he has presented over 40 named lectures and keynote speeches. He has been awarded over 40 patents in ophthalmology and has developed a number of corneal preservation solutions, intraocular lenses, and instruments that are used in clinical practices globally. He has co-edited 7 books and published over 350 peer-reviewed journal articles and 60 book chapters. His professional affiliations are extensive.