Meet Dr. Charles C. Manger III

An Ideal Surgeon for Ideal Results

Finding a surgeon who uses only the finest in All-Laser Custom LASIK technology is hard enough, but finding one who also has Dr. Manger's level of experience and excellent results? Now that's a difficult task. But don't worry; you're in the right place. Dr. Manger knows that remaining at the top of his industry means accepting nothing but the best for his practice, his patients and their vision - Saddleback Eye Center believes this is the only way to provide patients with truly life changing results.

Since founding Saddleback Eye Center in 1980, Dr. Charles Manger has performed over 64,000 LASIK procedures in our state-of-the-art facility. Dr. Manger is also ranked in the top 1% of LASIK surgeons in the United States, an accolade that he earned by being one of America's most experienced, consistent, and dedicated professionals in the LASIK industry.

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye appointed Dr. Manger to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and nuclear science, graduating with honors. Dr. Manger then served as the reactor control officer on a Navy Polaris Missile submarine before earning an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1970. He completed pre-medical studies at Harvard University, and then graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine in 1976. Afterward, he completed a one-year internship at USC and a three-year ophthalmology residency at USC's renowned Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles.

Dr. Manger has made numerous presentations to professional organizations, has articles printed in professional journals, and has taught the techniques of his specialty to other surgeons.

Dr. Manger has also personally had refractive surgery to correct his own nearsightedness, so he knows first hand just how life changing the results can be. A trusted, well-respected expert in the LASIK field, numerous other doctors and professionals have entrusted Dr. Manger with correcting their own vision. Furthermore, Dr. Manger has performed vision correction on his wife, his son, and over 65 members of his staff and their family members, all of who are now enjoying the freedom and benefits that clear, crisp vision can provide.

High standards and extensive experience over the past 28 years has made Dr. Manger one of the most experienced LASIK surgeon in the Western United States. Dr. Manger is committed to offering patients the best LASIK technology available - All-Laser Custom LASIK. All-Laser Custom LASIK is 100% blade-free, 100% all-laser and 100% personalized just for you. A decade in the making, All-Laser Custom LASIK combines the most advanced laser vision correction technology - VISX Star S4 laser, CustomVue, Iris Registration and ActivTrak. But above all, we are one of very few LASIK centers that offer this combination of technology and experience; it's just one more reason that Saddleback Eye Center is truly one of this country's elite vision correction practices.


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