Mark Packer, MD, FACS
Eugene, OR

Dr. Mark Packer graduated cum laude from Harvard University, receiving both National and Harvard Scholarships. His medical degree is from the University of California at Davis, and he completed his residency training in Ophthalmology at Boston University Medical Center. In 1997, he received American Board of Ophthalmology Certification and currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Oregon Health & Science University.

Dr. Packer’s research focuses on refractive surgery, intraocular lens technology and glaucoma surgical devices, and he has served as Principal Investigator in over forty clinical trials including the Carl Zeiss Meditec MEL-80 Excimer Laser, Abbott Medical Optic’s Tecnis Multifocal Intraocular Lens and the Synchrony Dual Optic Accommodative Intraocular Lens. Dr. Packer has also served as Medical Advisor for several other major ophthalmic companies. Some of Dr. Packer’s most recent peer-reviewed scientific publications include: “Evaluation of the Aspheric Tecnis Multifocal Intraocular Lens,” “The Effect of Intraoperative Aberrometry on the Rate of Postoperative Enhancement, and “The Physics of Phaco”. Well known as a world speaker, Dr. Packer has delivered hundreds of presentations and performed live surgery at scientific meetings around the world. Currently, Dr Packer serves as Chairman of the Cataract Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Preferred Practice Pattern Panel for Cataract.