{"id":348,"date":"2019-08-28T22:18:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T22:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:32:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T17:32:58","slug":"john-welling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/providers\/john-welling\/","title":{"rendered":"John Welling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"348\" class=\"elementor elementor-348\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d63ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d63ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c13a2\" data-id=\"03c13a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f9dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11f9dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOHN WELLING, MD<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d65401f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d65401f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3317bf\" data-id=\"f3317bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd41287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd41287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORNEA, CATARACT, AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY SPECIALIST<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a9ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a9ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. John Welling is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in cataract surgery, custom lens implants (Light Adjustable Lens, Panoptix, Toric), laser vision correction (LASIK and PRK), refractive lens exchange (RLE), implantable contact lenses (ICL), corneal transplants (DMEK, DSEK, DALK, PKP), pterygium surgery, keratoconus, corneal collagen cross linking, ocular surface tumors, corneal dystrophies, and infectious eye disease. He is also available for general ophthalmology, diabetic exams, uveitis, and routine eye care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Welling serves as lead instructor for a cataract surgery course at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He also sits on the ASCRS Surgical Skills Transfer Committee and teaches a cataract surgery course at the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Welling has served as international faculty for SightLife Skills Transfer Courses in Nepal and Ethiopia, giving hands-on training in advanced corneal transplant techniques. He is the author of peer-reviewed journal articles, a book chapter, and numerous presentations at national and international conferences.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df30cf0\" data-id=\"df30cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176de00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"176de00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7652\" alt=\"John Welling, MD: Medical Eye Center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Welling_LabCoat_Optical-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efe1915 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe1915\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f41b38\" data-id=\"4f41b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc7555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dc7555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9577\" alt=\"Dr.Welling celebrate with patient after sign restoring surgery_Daybreak vision\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW26-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr Welling celebrates with a patient after her sight has been restored.  Daybreak Vision Project High Volume Cataract Outreach - Tamale, Ghana 2022.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc2d68\" data-id=\"0dc2d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af06d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af06d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a young man Dr Welling spent two transformative years serving as a missionary for his church in Southern Africa.\u00a0 This experience opened his eyes to the strength, ingenuity, and resilience of the people among whom he served, and also to the challenges many of them faced, including the inability to access basic healthcare services like cataract surgery.\u00a0 The realization of these disparities, coupled with his desire to remain deeply connected to Africa, led Dr Welling to pursue a path in medicine that would allow him to return frequently.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing his cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery fellowship at Emory University, Dr. Welling and his family spent one year in Africa and Asia where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">served as the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) \/ Moran Eye Center International Fellow. Dr. Welling went on to serve for 4 years as the Country Medical Coordinator for the Himalayan Cataract Project in Ghana, West Africa.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78fdb68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78fdb68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e37334\" data-id=\"9e37334\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89911b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89911b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, Dr Welling and his partner Dr Oliva led the establishment of Medical Eye Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/about-us\/giving-back\/global-partners-program\/\">Global Partnership Program<\/a>.\u00a0 Through this program, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for every laser vision correction procedure (LASIK or PRK) we perform, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Eye Center <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donates the cost of a sight-restoring cataract surgery in Africa.\u00a0 On average, this program funds 600-900 sight-restoring cataract surgeries per year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Welling is Co-founder and CEO of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daybreakvisionproject.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daybreak Vision Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a non-profit dedicated to bringing sight-restoring cataract surgery to those in greatest need.\u00a0 Daybreak works to establish long-term relationships with eye care professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing hands-on training to surgeons and partnering with them to perform high-volume cataract outreaches in highly underserved areas.\u00a0 Through its social media channels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Daybreak seeks to raise awareness about global cataract blindness and share the joy of sight restoration.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Welling loves spending time with his wife and 5 children, backpacking, kayaking, fishing, and exploring all the incredible beauty of the Pacific Northwest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b274483\" data-id=\"b274483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a23c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a23c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9578\" alt=\"Dr Welling celebrates with a single mother after sight-restoring cataract surgery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JW25-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr Welling celebrates with Akua, a single mother of 5 children who underwent sight-restoring cataract surgery in both eyes, and was able to see her baby for the first time. Daybreak Vision Project High Volume Cataract Outreach - Sunyani, Ghana 2022. Watch Akua\u2019s story below.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fd0db elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fd0db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9819c\" data-id=\"2c9819c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd5575 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed 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