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Mark E. Whitten, M.D. - Regional Medical Director

Dr. Mark E. Whitten is a board-certified ophthalmologist who has performed more than 75,000 LASIK procedures

Dr. Whitten's skill in refractive surgery has won him the respect of his patients and colleagues. His expertise is frequently sought by the medical profession for their own vision correction needs and those in their families.

Dr. Whitten has practiced ophthalmology in Washington, D.C. for more than a decade. He is the past Chairman of the Medical Society of D.C., former President of the Washington Ophthalmological Society, and former council member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is Senior Attending Clinical Instructor at the Washington Hospital Center, teaching the latest surgical techniques to ophthalmologists.

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L. Edward Perraut, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Edward Perraut, Jr., is a board-certified ophthalmologist affiliated with TLC Laser Eye Centers in Charlottesville, Richmond and the Washington, DC Metro Area. He has served as the Chairman of the Board for the Washington National Eye Center, as president of the Washington DC Ophthalmological Society and president of the Ophthalmology section of the Washington DC Medical Society.

Dr. Perraut has taught at numerous medical centers including Georgetown University Hospital, George Washington University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center and Children's Hospital National Medical Center.

Dr. Perraut is a graduate of Princeton University and received his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School. He served as Chief Resident of the Ophthalmology Department at the Washington Hospital Center and completed his Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Recently Dr. Perraut was named one of the area's top 12 LASIK surgeons by Washingtonian Magazine.