Edward C. Wade is named “Top 100 LASIK Surgeons in the United States” by VISX

Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois and was awarded the Bronze Tablet Award, a distinction given to only the top 2 percent of the class. He graduated first in his class from Baylor College of Medicine, where he was a member of the honorary Alpha Omega Alpha fraternity, comprised of only the top 10 percent of the class, and in 1984 was awarded the Michael DeBakey Scholar Award, given to the top medical student in the class. After completing his ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named chief resident, he completed a fellowship in retinal disease and surgery at the prestigious Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Wade returned to Houston where he co-founded Eye Center of Texas. He provides a full scope of medical and surgical eye care, including LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, cataract surgery, glaucoma, and retina. He was one of the first cataract surgeons in Houston and the United States to offer bladeless cataract surgery to his patients.

Among his numerous recognitions, VISX named him ”Top 100 LASIK Surgeons in the United States“ and is among a select number of surgeons in Houston to perform corneal cross-linking for patients with keratoconus and EVO ICLs for extremely nearsighted people. He is one of the top LenSx Laser and PanOptix surgeons in the country. Dr. Wade is known as “The Eye Doctor’s Doctor”. He receives patient referrals from over 375 Houston-area eye doctors and has treated many of these doctors and their families. In addition to his medical practice, he lectures internationally on a variety of eye care subjects and has published numerous articles.

Dr. Wade speaks fluent Spanish, is a retired triathlete, played college tennis, loves pickleball and photography, plays the piano and is married with two beautiful children.