Dr. Carlson is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with a special interest in modern cataract surgery and subspecialty training in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma. He has performed over 7,000 intraocular surgeries since 1990, including over 5,000 phacoemulsification cataract surgeries using small incision, no shot, no stitch, and no patches since 1995. Dr. Carlson is a glaucoma subspecialist and performs many different glaucoma laser and incision surgeries, including: Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT), Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT, cold laser), trabeculectomy, seton tube-shunt implants, and diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TDLC).