Dr. Rafi Israel

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Last updated 9/28/2023
Dr. Rafi Israel

About Dr. Rafi Israel

Dr. Rafi Israel is an ophthalmologist treating patients in Beverly Hills, California, and the surrounding communities of Los Angeles.

 

He holds certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Israel is an inventor of numerous medical devices. 

 

Patients visiting Dr. Israel can receive a full range of eye care services. He provides general eye consultations, anti-aging treatments, and advanced surgical procedures.

 

Dr. Israel is taking a significant step back but is still on our schedule for now.

 
Specialties

  • Ophthalmologist 
  • Fellowship-trained Oculoplastic Surgeon

 

Procedures Performed

Aesthetics

  • Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty
  • Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty ( bags + wrinkles)
  • Canthoplasty
  • Reversional Eyelid Surgery
  • Fillers + Botox

 

Reconstruction

  • Entropion Repair
  • Ectropion Repair
  • Ptosis Repair ( droopy eyelid)
  • Orbital Decompression 
  • Eyelid Reconstruction
  • Tearing
  • Chalazion

 

Inventions

  • *Virtual Reality Visual Field Test 
  • Portable Biometry / A-Scan Machine 
  • Collagen Cross-Linking Machine 

 

Education

  • Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

  • Fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery

    Cook County Hospital, Chicago

  • Fellowship in Refractive surgery
    Mitch Jackson, MD Chicago, IL
  • Residency in Ophthalmology
    Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
  • Internship in Internal medicine
    Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

 

Professional Memberships, Awards, and Publications 

  •  American Academy of Ophthalmology 
  • Awarded America's Top Ophthalmologist
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • Premier Surgeon - Premier Surgeon Magazine 
  • Israel, R. "Device helps simplify limbal relaxing incision procedures."
    Ocular Surgery News, April 15, 2007.


Languages spoken

  • English
  • Farsi 
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