CataractPhiladelphia - James S. Lewis, MD

CataractPhiladephia introduces a superior surgical experience for our PanOptix and Light Adjustable Lens patients.
We are the first and only practice in the region to offer cataract surgery for both eyes on the same day.

James S. Lewis, MD, is a local surgeon specializing in cataracts, premium intraocular lenses, and MIGS (micro-invasive glaucoma surgery). He is a graduate of Princeton University, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, and Duke University Eye Center. He is board certified and fellowship trained in cornea. For the last 30 years Dr. Lewis has lectured nationally and internationally on advanced surgical techniques including LASIK and complex cataract surgery.

Dr. Lewis’s main office is in Elkins Park and he operates at the Fort Washington Surgery Center. He is the first surgeon in Pennsylvania to use the Hydrus Microshunt for glaucoma, the first to insert the Visian Intraocular Lens as an alternative to LASIK, and the first to provide the Light Adjustable Intraocular Lens to cataract patients. Dr. Lewis has performed over 50,000 successful cataract surgeries and has been involved in several FDA clinical trials. He is an adjunct professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry now known as Salus University.