2017 Founders' Award: Dr. Daniel S. Durrie

Dr. Daniel Durrie, founder of Durrie Vision, has built a world class vision surgery center located in Overland Park, KS. He has performed over 45,000 refractive procedures in his career and welcomes patients from all over the world. Dr. Durrie has been involved in over 150 FDA clinical studies as an investigator or medical monitor. He serves on the Editorial Board for Ocular Surgery News (Second Editor), The Journal of Corneal and Refractive Surgery, Review of Ophthalmology, AAO EyeNet and Refractive Eye Care for Ophthalmologists. 

Dr. Durrie serves on medical advisory boards for medical device and information technology companies and is recognized as an entrepreneur in his field. He has worked with numerous venture capital firms in the medical device and medical communication area. 

As an internationally recognized refractive surgeon, Dr. Durrie has been named as one of the Top Ten Refractive Surgeons in America by Ophthalmology Times and named one of the Fifty Most Influential Ophthalmologists in the World by Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. He has been awarded the Distinguished Lans Lectureship Award as well as the highest honor awarded to an ophthalmologist by his peers, the Barraquer Lectureship, both by the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Durrie is the only refractive surgeon in the Great Plains Region to receive the honor of being named America’s Top Doctors (Castle Connolly) every year since its inception and Best Doctors in America for 18 consecutive years. With more than 35 years’ experience in refractive and corneal surgery, he has dedicated his career to being a pioneer in refractive surgery technology and procedures.