Gholam Peyman, born in 1937 in Shiraz, Iran, is an ophthalmologist and retina surgeon who over his four-decade career has been granted approximately 150 U.S. patents for his work advancing his field. He is best known for his invention of the revolutionary LASIK eye surgery, which corrects patients vision. In 2005 he was voted into the Hall of Fame of Ophthalmology and was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2013. Updated 2014
Gholam Peyman
Ophthalmologist
Born in: Iran
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