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Refractive surgeon · Founder, Lucēre Vision

Dr. Joseph J. Ling, MD

Dr. Joseph Ling is a refractive surgeon in San Francisco and the founder of Lucēre Vision. He performs LASIK, SMILE Pro, PRK, EVO ICL, and Custom Lens Replacement, and he does every consultation and every procedure at the practice himself.

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Dr. Joseph J. Ling, MD

Experience across procedures

Deep experience across the spectrum of refractive surgery.

Dr. Ling received the 2025 STAAR Lifetime Achievement Recognition and STAAR’s Highest Growth in ICL Procedures award. He is faculty for STAAR Surgical EVO Masters.

Bay Area EVO ICL · 2022
1st
Years of experience
10+
Total procedures
10K+
STAAR awards
2
EVO ICL procedures
1.8K+
Dr. Ling talking with a patient

A comparative approach

The approach that best fits you.

His depth of experience across refractive surgery allows him to evaluate options comparatively and recommend the approach that best fits each patient, not simply the procedure he knows best.

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences — Fellow
  • Refractive Surgery Alliance Society
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences
  • American Board of Ophthalmology
  • The American Board of Ophthalmology — 1916
Roby and Ron outdoors
“The healing was simple and nothing about the procedure was painful. We can read close-up, see in the distance, and do the same sports together with no issues. And we no longer steal each other’s readers.”
Roby & RonLUCĒRE client

More than one way to see clearly.

Explore the options, then talk with Dr. Ling about what makes sense for your eyes, your goals, and your life.

See what's possible

The goal isn't simply to stop wearing glasses. It's to make vision correction less of a consideration in your everyday life, and give you the freedom to just do want you want to do.