Dr.
McLaurin received his B.S. from the University of Mississippi
in 1971 following which he obtained his M.D. at the University of Mississippi
Medical School in 1973.
After his internship, Dr. McLaurin served as a U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon. He then completed
his residency at the Oakland Naval Hospital and University of California at San Francisco
in 1980.
He served in the U.S. Navy from September
1974
to June 1981 and began practicing at the Amory Eye Clinic in August of 1981. He has been
at his current practice in Savannah since 1983.
Dr. McLaurin was the very first refractive
surgeon in Savannah when he performed his first RK in 1985. He now uses
his own VISX
Laser
to perform LASIK Surgery. Dr. McLaurin is also trained on the Summit Autonomous
Laser. He was one of 13 physicians that utilized the Hollis Eye
Institute and together in 1999 there were over 3400 LASIKS performed at
the institute.
Dr. McLaurin is a member of several
professional associations, including:
American Medical Association
Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Cordes Eye Society
Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American College of Surgeons