Education
Doctor Jeffery J. Machat, Doctor of Medicine, FRSCS, DABO received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Toronto in 1986 and his Royal College of Canada Certification in Ophthalmology in 1990 from the University of Toronto. Doctor Machat was board certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 1991. Doctor Machat is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AA0), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery(ASCRS), the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons), the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (CRCRS), and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Doctor Machat has lectured extensively at the AAO, ASCRS, European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, and the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
Career
Doctor Doctor Doctor Doctor Machat is recognized as a world-class pioneer in refractive surgery which includes LASIK and PRK for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. Doctor Machat was one of the first ophthalmologists in North America to perform laser vision correction in 1991 and the first to perform wavefront-guided LASIK in Canada on March 6, 2000. Doctor Machat was also the first refractive surgery to use the Intralase femtosecond laser for flap creation in March 2003.
Doctor Machat was instrumental in the development of software, techniques and surgical instruments for LASIK and PRK. He is the originator of the Acoustic Shockwave model to explain Central Island formation and the pretreatment technique to counteract their occurrence.
Doctor Machat has been quoted in Ophthalmology Times, Ocular Surgery News, Eyeworld, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and has been featured on the Cable News Network evening news. Doctor Machat’s patients have included (Terry Meeuwsen (Anchor 700 Club), Bob Rae (former Ontario Premier), Dan Meyers (PresidentNorth America Ophthalmics -Chemical Industries Basel Vision Corporation), Michael Wilson (former Finance Minister), Doctor Anthony Sensoli, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor Brad Britton, Doctor Scott Jaben, Doctor John Mitchell, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor Randel Rabon, National Basketball Association Basketball star Emanuel Davis, and National Hockey League Hockey star Bob Rouse.
Doctor Machat"s philanthropic efforts include founding the CCV Eye Mission work which provides medical eye care to remote areas of Honduras.
Membership
Doctor Machat is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AA0), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery(ASCRS), the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons), the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (CRCRS), and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
