 Dr. Miller has been practicing in San Pedro since 1973 when he founded Peninsula Eyecare Medical Associates. He is board certified by the and a . After graduating from he completed an Internal Medicine Internship at the . Thereafter he spent two years in the United States Public Health Service being stationed in San Pedro. He participates in annual meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Cataract and Refractive Society, and other societies holding meetings related to his particular professional interests.
Dr Miller did his residency training at the and .
The Jules Stein Eye Institute has always been ranked in the top five training programs in the entire country. Upon completion of three years of residency he was given a fellowship with the International Eye Foundation spending three months in Honduras providing surgical and medical eyecare in the capital city of Tegucigalpa.
Dr. Miller is an and has been involved in resident and medical school teaching for years. He currently is very active with where he spends one or more weeks a year in various third world countries providing volunteer surgical ophthalmic care to the indigent patients. He and his wife, Kelly have recently worked in the Republic of Georgia, Mexico, Peru, India, China and Lebanon. They are scheduled to work in Hue, Vietnam in May 2011 and will be working with local ophthalmologists in an effort to eradicate blindness in the area.
Dr. Miller's professional memberships include:
- Los Angeles County Medical Association
- California Medical Association
- California Association of Ophthalmology
- Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology
- Fellow of American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International, Clinic in Hue, Vietnam May 2011
Dr. Kenneth Miller will be visiting Hue, Vietnam in May 2011 to participate in restoring sight to disadvantaged Vietnamese in the area. This will be primarily cataract surgery with other ocular procedures to be determined upon arrival at the clinic. It is estimated that approximately 100 patients will be helped during this visit. There will also be informational exchanges in the form of consultations and lectures to the local physicians.
Interesting Facts About World Blindness
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 37 million blind people in the world. Of these people:
- 90% live in developing countries
- 80% of the cases are avoidable or treatable
- 48% are blind due to cataracts
SEE International’s primary focus on cataract surgery is one of the most cost-effective of all health interventions. Cataract blindness is readily curable with modern cataract surgery. With a 30-minute surgery and the patient under local anesthetic, a volunteer SEE International surgeon can restore the sight of a person who has been blind with cataracts for 5, 10, or even 20 years. Blindness is a key barrier to promoting health, the centerpiece of development. Thus, tackling blindness among the poor is central to the goal of creating new opportunities for people of developing countries.
In Hue, a major cause of blindness is cataract, which can be reversed by a relatively brief procedure of less than 30 minutes. A significant percentage of the population lives on less than one dollar a day and cannot afford to have sight restored because of lack of medical personnel or geographic difficulties. This clinic will provide all services, free of charge to these underserved individuals in Central Vietnam who otherwise would not be able to undergo this rapid and very successful procedure. SEE has been involved in sight restorative surgery in Vietnam for many years and has a wonderful relationship with the eye surgeons in the country. Many are eager to assist and participate in this opportunity to enhance the lives of there citizens.
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