Gurpal Virdi, MD

Vision Correction & Cataract Surgeon

Refractive & cataract surgeon.

A San Francisco Bay Area refractive and cataract surgeon offering the full spectrum of vision correction: EVO ICL, LASIK, PRK, SMILE, and premium cataract surgery. Alongside clinical practice, I build software and conduct research in AI.

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Gurpal Virdi, MD, San Francisco Bay Area refractive and cataract surgeon

About

I'm a refractive and cataract surgeon offering the full spectrum of vision correction: EVO ICL, LASIK, PRK, SMILE, refractive lens exchange, and premium cataract surgery. I completed a refractive surgery fellowship at Parkhurst NuVision under Dr. Gregory Parkhurst, principal investigator of the FDA EVO ICL trial and one of the country's highest-volume EVO ICL surgeons. My training spans a high volume of cataract surgery, including astigmatism correction with toric IOLs, alongside EVO ICL and laser vision correction.

The right procedure is matched to each patient's eyes, lifestyle, and goals. Alongside clinical practice, I build software for refractive and cataract surgery and publish peer-reviewed research on ICL sizing and vault prediction.

Procedures

EVO ICL

A reversible implantable lens, well suited to higher prescriptions and thinner corneas. My main area of research.

LASIK

Fast, predictable laser vision correction for suitable eyes.

SMILE

Flapless laser correction through a small incision.

PRK

A no-flap surface treatment with a slower recovery, suited to certain corneas.

Refractive lens exchange

Replaces the aging natural lens to restore reading and distance vision.

Cataract surgery

Restores clarity with a premium intraocular lens matched to each patient's goals.

Platforms: EVO ICL & EVO+ · excimer and femtosecond lasers · premium IOLs (monofocal, toric, multifocal, EDOF, light-adjustable). Lens selection draws on IOL Reference, the intraocular lens database I built and maintain, used by cataract surgeons worldwide.

Get in touch

For consultation inquiries, research collaboration, speaking, or media, email is best and I reply personally.

gvirdimd@gmail.com