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Contact Name: MARCH 2020 | EYEWORLD | 17 Driving back to the practice, Dr. Sorenson explains that most of the East Bay area is comprised of small practices, similar to Sorenson & Sorenson, MDs, which sits next to the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. Recently re- modeled, the practice features a comfortable waiting room, 10 exam rooms, rooms for imaging and minor procedures, and an optical shop. Dr. Andrew Sorenson works with his brother, Dr. Robert Sorenson, father Lionel Sorenson, MD, and niece Rebecca Sorenson Janik, MD. Dr. Robert Sorenson specializes in general ophthalmology and cataracts and began practicing in 1984, joining the practice with his father and his father's previous partner. He initially kept an open mind in medical school but kept coming back to ophthalmology. Dr. Janik joined the practice more recently after completing a general ophthalmology residency. She explored other options in medical school but also kept coming back to ophthalmology, with the unique influence of growing up seeing her grandfather, father, and uncles practicing. "As a new ophthalmologist straight out of train- ing, it's invaluable to have the mentorship," she said. As we walk into the practice, we meet Dr. Lionel Sorenson, who founded the practice in 1952 and who, at the age of 92, sees established patients in the office three mornings a week. Dr. Lionel Sorenson's last three patients of the morning have diabetes, glaucoma, and cataracts. Dr. Lionel Sorenson said that although he stopped doing cat- aract surgery about 20 years ago, he will still do some laser procedures in the office for glaucoma. Having practiced in the area for so long, Dr. Lionel Sorenson has seen his share of changes and new technolo- gies and implanted one of the first intraocular lenses in the region in 1975 and was one of the first to use an Argon laser for diabetes. The Sorenson practice does around 2,500 surgeries a year between the three operating ophthalmologists, in- cluding cataracts, corneal surgeries, refractive surgery, and office laser treatments. Today is a unique day for the practice because John Sorenson, MD, Andrew and Robert's older brother who is a practicing retina specialist in New York, is visiting while in town. Amid their busy practice schedule and upcoming meetings, the family is also planning a fundraising dinner for the Hospital de la Familia Eye Center. Following his morning in the OR and the office, Dr. Andrew Sorenson heads into San Francisco to coordinate with the venue for the event that will take place several days later and hopes to find time for a run. Look to Stephens for titanium instruments. I N S T R U M E N T S | S I N G L E U S E | D R Y E Y E | B I O L O G I C S Stephens Instruments | 2500 Sandersville Rd | Lexington KY 40511 USA Toll Free ( USA ) 800.354.7848 | info@stephensinst.com | stephensinst.com © 2019 Stephens Instruments. All rights reserved. For more than 40 years, Stephens Instruments has served the ophthalmic community. Our line includes a wide seletion of premium titanium instruments all backed by a limited lifetime warranty. You can feel confident in the high quality and superior service from Stephens. Stephens – more than instruments. ST1-1026 Titanium Lieberman Speculum K-Wire ST5-1603 Titanium Utrata Capsulorhexis Forceps ST5-1560 Titanium Castroviejo Suturing Forceps 0.12

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