Doctor Bernitsky is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist who specializes in laser vision correction. Dr. Bernitsky has been active in the field of vision correction since 1985 and has performed thousands of Lasik procedures. Dr. Bernitsky is a native New Mexican who received his undergraduate education at the University of New Mexico. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Oklahoma, and completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the Dean-McGee Eye Institute. He went on to do a Fellowship in advanced corneal surgery at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and also served on the faculty there before returning to New Mexico. Dr. Bernitsky returned to New Mexico in 1988 and has been providing quality eye care to New Mexicans ever since.

Doctor Bernitsky's additional fellowship training in corneal surgery makes him uniquely qualified to do Lasik surgery – surgery which is done entirely in the cornea. Dr. Bernitsky’s interest in vision correction surgery started in 1985 during his residency, where he was involved in the original PERK studies of RK. He was later involved in the early U.S. FDA trials of the Nidek excimer laser. He has maintained an active role in the advancement of Laser vision correction. He was the first New Mexico physician to offer his patients the improved accuracy of a tracking laser (in 1999), and is the FIRST New Mexico physician to offer his patients the improved safety and precision of the blade-free, all laser Lasik – the Intralase. He was the first physician in New Mexico to perform LASIK with the combination of Custom Wavefront technology and blade-free Intralase - the only approved LASIK technology for NASA astronauts, and Naval and Air Force pilots.

Doctor Bernitsky has chosen the motto OUR FOCUS IS YOU for a reason. He is committed to the philosophy that our patient is our first priority, a philosophy that is carried out in everything we do, from the way patients are greeted in the office, to the financial commitment we make to provide our patients the very best technology available.