An informational brochure developed by
Bobby Maddox, M.D.
©1994-2001 Robert M. Maddox, M.D.
Last Revision May 5, 2001
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The Maddox Laser Eye Centers have two Excimer Laser systems -- one in El Paso, Texas and one in Juarez, Mexico -- allowing us to better serve refractive surgery patients on both sides of the border.
Our El Paso center is equipped with the Alcon Summit Autonomous LADARVision Excimer Laser System, "the future of laser vision correction," that combines the first patented eye tracker with unique, small-spot shaping to provide a smooth corneal surface and the potential for an early return to visual stability.
In Juarez, we use the LaserSight LSX Excimer Laser System.
Our two laser systems have enabled us to expand our treatment parameters to all modalities of refractive error, including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism.
Dr. Bobby Maddox, an ophthalmologist practicing in El Paso, Texas, since 1975, has always been a pioneer in bringing new technology to benefit his patients. He routinely chose small incision phacoemulsification surgery for his cataract patients more than a decade before other surgeons in the area. In 1982, he established the first in-office outpatient surgery center in El Paso specifically designed for phacoemulsification of cataracts with intraocular lens implant, a procedure now widely used throughout the world as the procedure of choice for cataract surgery. He pioneered the Excimer Laser into Mexico in January, 1992, having brought the first Excimer Laser into the country of Mexico.
Dr. Maddox was born in Austin, Texas, and has spent most of his life in El Paso. As one of the great football legends of the El Paso High Tigers, he received the prestigious Ralph Marmolejo award from El Paso High for his outstanding performance at quarterback, punter, and safety. Along with his athletic prowess in football and track-and-field at El Paso High, Dr. Maddox competed in bodybuilding competitions as well, once capturing third place in the Mr. El Paso contest. Dr. Maddox has continued his lifelong interest in maintaining a strong physical fitness as well as a strong spiritual fitness. He and his family have dedicated themselves and their work to the honor and glory of God through His Son, Jesus Christ. His office is filled with reminders that God is there to carry us through our difficulties and to show us His love, if we would only ask Him, in Jesus' name.
Dr. Maddox received his medical training and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston, Texas. After a rotating internship in Austin, he completed a 3-year Residency program in Ophthalmology at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was then awarded a Fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health to participate in a study of laser surgery for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, or retinal bleeding, which can lead to blindness. The year he spent treating and following the progress of diabetic patients at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston provided him with an invaluable experience in laser eye surgery that he continues to use for the benefit of his patients. His love for the border and the international culture of El Paso brought him back to El Paso, where he established his private practice in 1975. In 1981, Dr. Maddox was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Because of his commitment to use his profession to serve God, he has always found time to take care of the indigent citizens of El Paso and many communities in Mexico. His dedication to assist the poor has resulted in his receiving special commendation from several governmental authorities and media organizations in Mexico, and culminated in his being presented the Conquistador Award by the Mayor and City Council of El Paso -- the highest honor the city can bestow on an individual. His reputation for quality in the care of his patients resulted in his being invited to become a member of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare, a national organization of highly skilled eye surgeons, and was recently chosen to be a Fellow of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare as well as being invited by the International Institute for Advanced Laser Surgery to become a member of its five-member International Advisory Board for Excimer Laser Surgery. In 1999, Dr. Maddox was recognized as a "Pioneer in Refractive Surgery" by Summit Technology at the annual meeting of the International LASIK Society.
Dr. Maddox is also an internationally recognized educator, having addressed the 8th Congress of Ophthalmology in Lima, Peru, and the Third National Symposium of Optometry in Juarez, Mexico. In 1984, he participated in instructing other ophthalmologists, including some of his own former instructors, at an intensive course on Advanced Techniques in Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification, jointly sponsored in Philadelphia by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Hahnemann University, Temple University School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, and Wills Eye Hospital. His publications include articles detailing his technique for removing difficult cortical material during cataract surgery, published in Ocular Surgery News, as well as extensive patient educational materials. Dr. Maddox discovered a new and very important post-LASIK syndrome called Sands of the Sahara, or SOS. He has also served on physician educational panels, and he has contributed videos of his own surgical techniques to be used as instructional videos for the libraries of several major suppliers of ophthalmic surgery products. He has in the past conducted a nationwide series of physician certification seminars in postoperative care following Excimer Laser Photorefractive surgery.
His love of his profession and his dedication and commitment to the well-being of his patients has always led Dr. Maddox to be a pioneer in bringing his patients the best medical advances and medical technology science has to offer. He began offering Radial Keratotomy to his patients in 1982. In 1989, when he learned of the exciting results of early European and FDA studies of the Excimer Laser for correcting nearsightedness, he wanted to bring this revolutionary technology to his patients. All 46 clinical sites designated for the FDA studies in the U.S. were already assigned, and no new sites were being allowed. So Dr. Maddox sought to take advantage of the international character of El Paso and began an intensive 2-year process to receive a medical license in Mexico and to establish a clinical study for Mexico similar to the FDA study in the United States.
Dr. Maddox began working with the federal regulatory agencies in Mexico City in December, 1989, to establish an Excimer Laser Center in Mexico for the purpose of performing excimer laser surgery for the correction of myopia and corneal abnormalities. Dr. Maddox made a commitment to establish all aspects of the laser center in complete accordance and compliance with the laws of Mexico. In order to be totally within the regulations of the Ministry of Health and all other governmental agencies of Mexico, Dr. Maddox chose to apply for a license to practice medicine in Mexico. After fourteen months, he fulfilled all of the requirements for licensure and, in January, 1991, he was granted his licence to practice ophthalmology. The final step to establishment of the excimer laser center was completed in August, and the Excimer Laser Center began operations in January, 1992. After Dr. Maddox was awarded his license to practice ophthalmology in Mexico, he was also granted a permit by the Ministry of Health to establish an excimer laser site in Juarez, using the excimer laser system manufactured by Summit Technology, Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts. Both the Ministry of Health and the Mexican Society of Ophthalmology in Mexico approved Dr. Maddox to perform excimer laser surgery and to conduct clinical studies for the Ministry of Health, as well as the protocol developed by Dr. Maddox for the studies to be conducted. These studies substantiated for Mexico the safety, predictability and efficacy of the 193-nanometer excimer laser in correcting refractive insufficiency of the cornea, as previously established in other worldwide studies. Millions of patients have undergone excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy surgery in countries throughout the world.
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