Missouri Eye Institute, the southwest region’s most progressive medical center for eye care including laser vision correction surgery, announces Dr. Daniel Osborn has been appointed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. A board-certified ophthalmologist practicing in Springfield, Branson and Joplin, Dr. Osborn is one of the most experienced cataract and refractive surgeons in the region.
Nearly 35,000 medical professionals across the state of Missouri are regulated by the Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; this includes physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers and speech-language pathologists. Dr. Osborn and the other Board members work to protect Missourians through the licensing of physicians and other health professionals and assessing their competence to practice. The Board also investigates complaints against licensees and monitors compliance to continuing education requirements.
Dr. Osborn is medical director for the Missouri Eye Institute and has been recognized as introducing IntraLase Bladeless LASIK surgery, a no-needle topical anesthesia for cataract surgery and the most modern corneal transplant surgery in the Ozarks.
Missouri Eye Institute doctors and surgeons are highly skilled in the most progressive medical and surgical eye care including all types of laser vision correction surgeries, cataract removal, glaucoma treatment, corneal transplants and cosmetic procedures including eyelid lifts. Four board-certified ophthalmologists and two therapeutic optometrists serve patients in Springfield, Branson, Joplin and eight additional locations across Southwest Missouri bringing the highest quality eye care close to home. For more information, call 800-383-3831 or visit www.missourieye.com.