Charles C. Manger III, M.D. is a board certified Ophthalmologist in Laguna Hills, California. He has specialized in LASIK surgery since 1996 and his practice is dedicated to LASIK. Dr. Manger is also board certified in Refractive surgery by the American College of Eye Surgeons. Dr. Manger is the founder of Saddleback Eye Center, is the only LASIK surgeon at this facility, and has performed over 76,000 LASIK procedures since 1996.
Dr. Manger graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was then appointed to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland by Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. Charles Manger graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with honors, majoring in Mathematics and Nuclear Science. After serving in the United States Navy, he received an honorable discharge and completed pre-medical studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He then attended medical school at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) where he served as Student Body President for one year. Upon graduation from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Dr. Manger completed a one-year Internship and three year Ophthalmology Residency at the County Hospital of Los Angeles and the Doheny Eye Institute.
Upon graduating from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Charles Manger served in the Nuclear navy under the direction of Admiral Hyman Rickover. He was an Engineering Division Officer on a Polaris Missile Nuclear submarine, the USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623), and he also served as the Assistant Weapons Officer and Assistant Navigator on the same submarine. Operationally, Charles Manger earned the "gold dolphins" as an officer qualified in submarines, and he was a qualified Officer of the deck and Diving Officer.
Dr. Manger founded Saddleback Eye Center, a fully accredited Ophthalmology Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Laguna Hills, California in 1987. Initially, Dr. Manger was a general ophthalmologist specializing in Cataract surgery. In the early 1990s, Dr. Manger took a special interest in Refractive surgery (including Radial keratotomy and Automated lamellar keratoplasty) to help patients become independent of their need for eyeglasses and contact lenses. Since 1996, Dr. Manger has devoted his practice to LASIK (Laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis).
Dr. Manger is a member of numerous professional organizations, including The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), the American Board of Eye Surgeons (ABES), the American Medical Association (AMA), the California Medical Association (CMA), the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Many industry leaders consider Dr. Manger to be an expert in the LASIK field. Dr. Manger has performed over 76,000 LASIK procedures since 1996, and is the only LASIK surgeon at Saddleback Eye Center. Dr. Manger has documented the success rates of his surgical outcomes, and consistently 99.7% of his LASIK patients see 20/20, 20/25 or better (the other 0.3% of his patients see 20/30 and are happy with their vision). No one has lost their vision having LASIK surgery by Dr. Manger. According to laser industry authorities, there are 64 LASIK surgeons in Orange County, California, and Dr. Manger performs 35% of all LASIK procedures done in Orange County. Dr. Manger has invested in all the latest, FDA-approved technology, and has seven different lasers in his surgery center at Saddleback Eye Center (an Allegretto Wavelight EX 500, an Allegretto Wave E-Q 400, a Visx Star 4 with Iris Registration, two Visx Custom Vue Wavescan lasers and two Intralase iFS Femtosecond lasers).
Dr. Manger has been featured on the Economic Report with Greg Gumbel, the Heartbeat of America with William Shatner and Doug Lewellan, and has made many other television appearances. He is prominently featured on various Los Angeles radio stations, including KFI AM 640, KNX (AM) 1070 News Radio, KLOS FM 95.5, and KRTH FM 101. In addition, Dr. Manger has published numerous articles and has been featured in such publications as Ophthalmology Times and Ophthalmology News. He has been a frequent presenter at Doheny Days in Los Angeles, California.
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