Dr. Thomas Turner

Dr Turner’s interests outside of providing excellent ophthalmic care to his patients are focused

on his wife Shawn, with whom he loves to travel. He has two grown children, TC and Thetis.
He has one grandchild, Elizabeth Claire. He is active in First Presbyterian Church, Midland,
and Community Bible Study. When time permits, he enjoys fly fishing in Colorado and Montana.

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Board certified in General Ophthalmology in 1981, American Board of Ophthalmology

Dr Turner’ s interests are Premium IOL and refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, Lasik surgery, and treatment of external disease.

Serving the Permian Basin through private practice in ophthalmology since 1981.

Education

Fellowship in Intraocular Lens Surgery 1981-84 with Dr John Sheets of Odessa, Tx

Ophthalmology Residency

UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute 1977-1980

Internship

UCLA Department of Surgery 1976-1977

Medical School

University of Texas Health Science Center Dallas, Texas (Parkland Hospital) 1972-1976

Moss Scholar of Cardiology 1973-1974

Presented paper to American Academy of Cardiology 1975 0n effects of Pulmonary

Hypertension on Cardiac Output

Undergraduate

University of Texas at Austin 1968-1972

Graduated High Honors with BS in Biological Sciences

Phi Beta Kappa

Varity Swimming letterman 1969-1972

Tejas Club

Certifications

Alcon Allegretto for Topographic Lasik treatments and Regular treatments

Visx Lasik Certification

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Ophthalmology 1981 to present

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons 1984 to present

American Medical Association

Texas Medical Association

Texas Ophthalmological Association

Ector and Midland County Medical Associations