J. Rex Parent, M.D.

Dr. Parent is the only doctor performing LASIK in Northeast Indiana who has been selected by his peers as one of the "Best Doctors in America®" and listed as one of "America's Top Ophthalmologists". He is listed in the first and second editions of the Best Doctors in America Midwest Region.

Dr. Parent has lectured nationally and internationally and has authored numerous medical journal articles on advanced cataract and refractive surgical techniques. He has also been involved in several approval studies for various cataract surgery devices.

Dr. Parent is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, an initial member of the Intraocular Lens Implant Society, as well as the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgical Society and Society For Excellence in Eyecare. He is also a member of the Fort Wayne Medical Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Parent has received the American Medical Association's Physician Recognition Award. He has also participated in early scientific exchanges between China and the U.S., and has done teaching and humanitarian work in Guatemala and Honduras. For his frequent participation in medical humanitarian missions abroad, he has been presented a "Tribute from the Heart" award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America.

Dr. Parent provides: 

• Cataract removal with lens implantation
• LASIK laser refractive surgery
• Laser surgery
• Refractive Lens Exchange for those with bifocal or reading glasses to correct vision at both near and far distances.
• Diabetic Eye Disease