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Dr. Richard Stiverson
EVP Eye Care
Ophthalmology: High-risk Cataract Surgery, Post-Refractive Cataract Surgery, Advanced Technology IOLs, Surgical Treatment of Astigmatism, Clear Lens Exchange
Parker, Denver, Westminster
Most recent review: 5 days ago
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5.0
213 Ratings
100 Comments
Dr. Richard Stiverson, M.D. is a refractive cataract surgery specialist. Following graduation from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he completed residency training at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology. He was among the first doctors in the United States to insert modern intraocular lenses using ultrasonic removal. Dr. Stiverson was the Medical Director of the first two Medicare-Certified Ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgery Centers to open in Connecticut, which were also among the first in the United States.
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5.0
213 Ratings
100 Comments
Dr. Richard Stiverson, M.D. is a refractive cataract surgery specialist. Following graduation from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he completed residency training at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology. He was among the first doctors in the United States to insert modern intraocular lenses using ultrasonic removal. Dr. Stiverson was the Medical Director of the first two Medicare-Certified Ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgery Centers to open in Connecticut, which were also among the first in the United States.
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Dr. Richard Stiverson, M.D. is a refractive cataract surgery specialist. Following graduation from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he completed residency training at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology. This was followed by six months of daily cataract surgery and teaching. Dr. Stiverson moved to Connecticut where he helped create one of the largest ophthalmology practices in New England. He was among the first doctors in the United States to insert modern intraocular lenses using ultrasonic removal. Dr. Stiverson was the Medical Director of the first two Medicare-Certified Ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgery Centers to open in Connecticut, which were also among the first in the United States.
Given a desire to focus primarily on surgery, Dr. Stiverson returned to Colorado to join Kaiser-Permanente and his former Connecticut partner, Dr. David Litoff. They were among the first ophthalmologists in the U.S. to perform cataract surgery with minimal sedation. Dr. Stiverson has performed over 45,000 cataract procedures including more same-day bilateral surgery than anyone in the United States.
Dr. Stiverson is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the largest group of American and International surgeons in the world focused on this specialty. He served on the Cataract Committee for 5 years and is currently the senior judge for the annual scientific poster competition.
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Excellent. Cares a lot and.explains things clearly.
An excellent doctor. Explained everything that I need to know about my eyes.
Warm personality, professional and courteous. Does not rush and takes his time to thoroughly explain details. Highly recommended. Thank you R.L. Nenadovic
He’s the best, best, best. Kind, patient, very great advisor. Great!
Appointment was very knowledgeable.doctor was superb
LONG wait but he is always well worth it. Great doc!
Knowledgeable Listens Kind
Very informative, offered great options without an agenda and he took his time explaining things.
Great Doc. Does a lot of explaining to help understanding.
Dr. Stiverson is the most thorough Ophthalmologist I’ve ever been to. After several tests administered by a competent employee, Dr. Stiverson reviewed all those tests with me, explaining in detail what each test showed. He then did more testing looking at my eyes with tools that I’ve never seen before. His explanations were complete, and done so the average person could understand. My spouse was with me and told Dr. Stiverson how impressed he was with his thoroughness and explanations. I would highly recommend him to anyone.