Geaux Health & Fitness Magazine June 2014 | Page 15

cover story A lifelong athlete, Dr. Charles Williamson went to LSU on a football scholarship and was selected as a member of the Academic All American Football Team in 1972. Laboratories. He has been a consultant and Advisory Board member for multiple eye and medical care organizations including, Medical Care International in Dallas, Texas, as well as Diamatrix Instrument Company in Houston, Texas. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Eye Surgeons. Dr. Williamson’s current interest involves the use and development of specialty lens implants. This procedure is cataract surgery, which has been devised to provide vision to patients at all distances without the need for glasses. He also performs refractive laser procedures (Lasik/PRK) to reduce the need for glasses for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Dr. Williamson is the leading provider of the ICL Intraocular Contact Lens implant in Louisiana for the treatment of extreme vision conditions beyond the scope of Lasik. June 2014 geauxhealthandfitness.com 15