Tallahassee Cataract Surgeon
Dr. Weaver joined Eye Associates of North Florida in 1990; he was born in Orlando, Florida, and raised in Austin, Texas. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M University, earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 1986 and completed his Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
Dr. Weaver was the first doctor in our area to implant the Vivity IOL, the latest generation of cataract implants. He has previously been honored to be one of the “original 20” surgeons chosen to implant the Crystalens, the first and only FDA approved accommodating intraocular lens. He was also the first doctor in our area to implant the ReSTOR, ReSTOR Active Focus, ReSTOR Toric IOL, and PanOptix IOL, the first trifocal implant designed to give you near, intermediate, and distance vision.
Dr. Weaver has been listed in the Best of Tallahassee edition of Tallahassee Magazine, has served as President of Capital Medical Society, and House Delegate for the Florida Medical Association. He is a Clinical Professor for the FSU School of Medicine and the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Family Medicine and Internal Medicine program. He is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, FMA, and the Florida Ophthalmology Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
He has volunteered with the World Lens Project, Surgical Eye Expeditions International (SEE International), and Medical Ministry International, traveling to third-world countries to perform eye surgery. He also participates in Children’s Medical Services, Blind Services, Knight’s Templar, Lion’s Eye, and We Care Network.
Dr. Weaver is an avid mountain biker and enjoys spending time with his wife, boys, and his very smart Australian Shepard, Caymus.
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Education:
M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Internship
Methodist Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
Residency
University of Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Medical School
Florida State University
Clinical Assistant Professor since 1/12/04
Undergraduate
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Language
English
Specialty Interests
- Comprehensive Ophthalmology
- Small Incision Cataract Surgery
- Premium Implants (Multifocal and Toric) using Intraoperative ORA Technology to help achieve spectacle independence
- Pterygium Excision with Autograft
- MIGS (Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery)
Work History:
Crystalens
Beta Group “Original Forty” (2003 – present)
Florida State University College of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor (2004 – present)
Tallahassee Memorial Internal Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor (2012 – present)
Awards:
Cary N. Smith Scholar (full academic scholarship)
Texas A&M University 1978-1982
Thomas J. Gathright Academic Excellence Award
(Chosen by Dean as the outstanding student in College of
Science), Texas A&M University 1982
Diplomat of American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow of American Academy of Ophthalmology
Phi Kappa Phi
Best Ophthalmologist
Tallahassee Magazine, “Best of Tallahassee- 2000”
Laser Vision Gold Surgeon
2004-present
