Brock K. Bakewell, MD, FACS

Specializing in small-incision premium cataract surgery and refractive surgery, Dr. Bakewell is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Brock K Bakewell, MD graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Jefferson College. He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College and served his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Virginia before completing a fellowship at the University of Utah in Anterior Segment eye disease. During his fellowship, he concentrated on the medical and surgical aspects of both corneal disease and glaucoma.

Dr. Bakewell joined Dr. William Fishkind in practice in 1989 in Tucson. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and was the Chairman of the ASCRS Government Relations Committee from 2010 to 2019. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Utah and a Clinical Instructor at the University of Arizona enabling him to teach and mentor residents. He was chosen by his peers as a Best Doctor® starting in 2007 and is also one of Tucson’s Top Doctors as published annually in the Tucson Lifestyles. Dr. Bakewell has lectured nationally and internationally, including in China and Japan, and has also contributed multiple articles and several book chapters on various aspects of cataract surgery.

Dr. Bakewell specializes in small-incision refractive cataract surgery utilizing monofocal, toric, multifocal, and extended depth of focus lenses including the Light Adjustable Lens and the IC-8 Apthera lens. He is active in clinical research regarding new lens implants and has been involved in 6 FDA studies that have resulted in the approval of Multifocal, Toric, and the IC-8 Apthera lens implants. He also has an interest in MIGs devices for glaucoma.

In addition, Dr. Bakewell specializes in refractive surgery. He has been performing LASIK and advanced surface ablation refractive surgery since 1997. He performed the first ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) for myopia in Southern Arizona in 2006.

Although currently not his practice focus, Dr. Bakewell has significant experience in corneal transplantation surgery, being the first to perform DMEK (Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) for Fuch’s Dystrophy in Southern Arizona in 2012. He also has performed full-thickness corneal transplants as well as DSAEK (Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty), and DALK (Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty).

Outside of practicing ophthalmology, Dr. Bakewell is an avid golfer and carries a single-digit handicap. He enjoys spending time with his adult sons Kyle, Luke and Brett as well as his life partner, Ashley.