Staten Island Ophthalmology

Specialties

Staten Island Ophthalmology (SIO) and Academic Eye Center (AEC) is home to more lasers and LASIK technology than any other practice on Staten Island. Our facility features state-​of-​the-​art equipment and the latest and safest technologies in laser vision correction.

Our goal is to protect against vision impairment by providing the most advanced diagnostics and sight improvement solutions available. Our professional staff is extensively trained in a full range of corrective and preventative laser eye surgery procedures, including LASIK, Wavefront LASIK, PRK, Interocular Lenses (IOLs), multifocal and toric lenses, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes and AMD (Macular Degeneration).

Meet the Business Owner

John K.

Business Owner

John S. Kung, MD, FAAO, FICS — has saved or enhanced the vision of thousands of eyes. His credentials are impeccable, & his skills so profound, he has even invented a surgical instrument — the Kung Guide — utilized by his fellow ophthalmologists performing vision correction surgery. He is an expert on laser eye surgery, PRK, LASIK, RK & excimer laser vision correction. He has extensively trained & regularly provides the latest treatments for cataracts, advanced intraocular lens implants, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease & macular degeneration. He was selected by the New York Times as a «Superdoctor» (top 5% in the NY area, nominated by other doctors) in 2009. Dr. Kung is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology & the National Board of Medical Examiners & a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, the American Board of Ophthalmology, International Society for Refractive Surgery & the NYSOS.