Dr. Frank A. Bucci, Jr., is an internationally recognized expert in refractive and cataract surgery. He has been a pioneer in refractive surgery, having performed the first RK, AK, PRK, LASIK, and MultiLx procedures in Wyoming Valley. He has performed over 8,000 refractive surgeries and over 22,000 cataract and lens implant surgeries. Dr. Bucci is the originator of the MultiLx procedure and is the first and only eye surgeon in Northeastern Pennsylvania to routinely implant multifocal lenses for both MultiLx Elite and MultiLx Cataract patients. The majority of Dr. Bucci’s patients who have the MultiLx procedure never need bifocals again.
Dr. Bucci is a prolific clinical researcher and has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles. He was voted as one of the top 50 ophthalmologists in the U.S. by his peers, as published in Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today. He is the only fellowship-trained refractive surgeon in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 1998, Dr. Bucci founded the Bucci Cataract and Laser Vision Institute, which is dedicated solely to correcting eye disorders through the pursuit of excellence in eye surgery.Dr. Bucci performs LASIK procedures at his LASIK suite in Wilkes-Barre. It houses the latest state-of-the-art technology. This includes the only free-standing excimer laser in Luzerne County featuring Wavescan and Customvue laser vision applications from VISX. In 2000, Dr. Bucci founded the Angelina Theresa Bucci Eye Surgery Center, which offers the latest technology and highly trained ancillary staff. The center is Medicare Certified and accredited by the AAAHC.
