Specialized in refractive surgery, Dr. Donate has been performing vision correction since the year 2000. He offers a rigorous approach focused on patient well-being, pain management, and achieving the best visual outcomes.
Dr. David Donate is an ophthalmologist specializing in refractive surgery (CDOM registration number 69/1201123).
He sees patients at the Bellecour Vision Clinic, a facility entirely dedicated to this subspecialty, where consultations and surgeries take place.
Education and Degrees:
1999/2004: Ophthalmology Residency, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
2002: Master's Degree in Biological and Medical Sciences, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
2003: Diploma of Advanced Studies in Medical Imaging, Master's level, University of Paris IX
2004: State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine
2004/2006: Assistant Chef de Clinique in Ophthalmology, Lyon
2014: Inter-University Diploma in Refractive Surgery and Phacoemulsification, Faculty of Medicine of Toulouse-Rangueil
Affiliations with Scientific Societies:
ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
French Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
Surgical Experience:
Laser surgery for myopia / Small Incision Lenticule Extraction
Surgery for myopia and hyperopia / Laser in Situ Keratomileusis
Laser surgery for presbyopia / PRESBYOND
Presbyopia surgery with implants / Presbyopic Lens Exchange
Surgery for myopia and hyperopia with phakic implants
Corneal transplants (penetrating, lamellar: DSAEK / DMEK)
Cataract surgery (via micro-incisions: bi-mics / multifocal implants)