Founder of The Harman Eye Clinic

R. Lee Harman, MD, FACS

 

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In April of 2005, Dr. Harman sustained a cervical disc injury while performing surgery. Soon afterwards he underwent herniated disc surgery and because the nimbleness in his fingers did not return, he has not practiced as an ophthalmologist and surgeon since that time. The high standard of care that he has developed over the years is sustained, as Dr. Harman is our President/CEO and is active in the direction of The Harman Eye Clinic.

Dr. Harman holds "Fireside Chats" by appointment to help educate patients about the risks and benefits of refractive surgery, especially presbyopia-correcting lenses.

Credentials

CERTIFICATION

Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1986


Board Certified, American Academy of Ophthalmology


Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1984


Member, International Society of Refractive  Surgeons


Certified American Board of Eye Surgery - Cataract and Implant Surgery


Member, American College of Eye Surgeons


Member,American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons


Founder of Cascade Regional Eye Center, now The Harman Eye Clinic, 1984


Consistently a leader as ophthalmologist and surgeon

Participant in CRS-USA: an independent national LASIK  study

 

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The difference is the doctor

Dr. Harman is the founder and managing partner of The Harman Eye Clinic. Dr. Harman founded The Harman Eye Clinic in 1984. Over the past twenty-some years Dr. Harman performed advanced refractive and cataract surgical procedures


Dr. Harman is among the first in the Northwest to perform Radial Keratotomy in 1985.

Dr.Harman is among the first to perform Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty in the state of Washington in 1993. He is also among the first 75 surgeons in the U.S. to purchase and use a microkeratome. (The microkeratome was then used to make the flap for ALK and is now used to make the flap for LASIK.)

Dr. Harman is among the first surgeons to perform clear cornea topical anesthesia cataract surgery, which eliminated the need for blocking the eye with anesthesia and thus eliminating the need for wearing a patch after surgeryDr. Harman is one of the first to use single-stitch, then no-stitch cataract surgery.

Dr. Harman is among the first 60 surgeons in the U.S. to use the Allergan Multifocal lens implant after cataract surgery.Dr. Harman is among the first ophthalmologists in the state to own his own Medicare Approved Ambulatory Surgery Center in 1993.

Dr. Harman joined Seattle Eye Surgeons in ownership of a VISX Excimer laser when it was first approved by the FDA. We met our patients in Seattle and performed PRK and LASIK at Northwest Laser Center within Seattle Surgery Center.

Dr. Harman now has possession of the VISX Star S4 Active TrakTM Excimer laser in our Arlington Laser Center across from Cascade Valley Hospital.Over the years, Dr. Harman has been asked to share his surgical insights with his colleagues by such organizations as Chiron, Casebeer International Eye Center, Allergan, PresbyCorp, and Sunrise Technology at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Hawaiian Eye and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons annual meetings.

Dr. Harman has consultant hospital privileges at Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, and Swedish Hospital, Seattle.Dr. Harman is among the first 60 doctors in the United States to use Allergan's Array Multifocal Lens Implants for cataract surgery. This multifocal lens has been improved and is now known as ReZoom multifocal lens. For some patients, this lens may be appropriate and will provide better reading at near, intermediate and far vision after surgery.

Dr. Harman is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. This means that after Dr. Harman was in practice for several years, he had his surgeries scrutinized and deemed excellent. He went before the College Board of Surgeons for examination and found to be worthy of the title, FACS. Whenever you choose a surgeon of any sort and you see these initials after their name, you can be assured they went through the same rigorous process and are judged by their peers to be excellent surgeons. (The American College of Surgeons

Dr. Harman is a graduate of the University of Florida. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Miami Medical School. His Internship and Residency was completed at the Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Among many other interests, Dr. Harman is a pilot who several years ago participated in the World Vintage Air Rally, flying a Cessna 140 from London, England to Brisbain, Australia. He currently flies a RV-8 with the BlackJack Squadron, an Arlington-based precision formation team and has owned and mastered the flying of a Merdian.