Dr. Harvey L. Carter III, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Harvey Carter as a top ophthalmologist in Dallas because of his long surgical record, his early role in laser vision correction, and his board certification. He earned his medical degree at Louisiana State University and completed his ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Georgia, after undergraduate study at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Carter is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He was the first FDA investigator in North Texas to perform LASIK, and the first surgeon in the United States to perform Crystalens surgery after its FDA approval. Those firsts show a surgeon who helps bring new procedures to Dallas.

What sets Dr. Carter apart is the range of care in his independent office. He returned to Dallas in 1986 to open what is now Carter Eye Center. His work focuses on modern cataract surgery and refractive procedures such as LASIK, LASEK, and PRK. He also provides glaucoma laser surgery, diabetic laser treatment, corneal transplant surgery, and dry eye care. Dr. Carter belongs to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Harvey Carter among the top three ophthalmologists in Dallas.