Bruce R. Cassidy, M.D. is a LASIK Surgeon in Maine and is a Founder of the first fully accredited outpatient eye surgery center in Maine. With over 25 years practicing ophthalmology, Dr. Cassidy has performed thousands of Laser Eye Surgery procedures in Maine since 1990. Along with partners Drs. Serrage and Holt, Dr. Cassidy was the first eye surgeon to introduce LASIK Eye Surgery in Maine and the first to bring Custom Lasik to Maine. He is one of only two eye physicians to be certified for cataract surgery in Maine by the American Board of Eye Surgeons. Dr. Cassidy has been awarded mini-fellowships for his work with Dr. Charles Casebeer and Dr. Steven Slade, experts internationally recognized for their advancement of RK and LASIK Eye Surgery techniques. A widely recognized innovator and expert in ophthalmic surgery, Dr. Cassidy is the Assistant Division Director of Ophthalmology at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine and an Assistant Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Vermont.
Dr. Cassidy is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Cassidy is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. A Maine native, he received his Medical Degree from Albany Medical College and trained in ophthalmology at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. Dr. Cassidy completed a Fellowship in functional and reconstructive ophthalmic surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston. Dr. Cassidy provides LASIK Surgery in Maine as well as Custom Lasik Eye Surgery. He also performs Verisyse and Visian Lens Implants for extreme nearsightedness.
Dr. Cassidy is a widely respected cataract surgeon in Maine, performing cataract surgery in Maine with multifocal presbyopia correcting intraocular lens implants such as ReSTOR, ReZoom and Crystalens in Portland. He is committed to bringing the latest innovations in vision correction and ophthalmic surgery to his patients at the Eyecare Medical Group.