Ivan Jacobs, M.D.
Cataract Surgeon & Glaucoma Specialist at
Eye Care & Surgery Center in New Jersey

Ivan Jacobs, M.D. is a Founder of the Eye Care & Surgery Center in New Jersey. Dr. Jacobs is a Board Certified and Fellowship trained New Jersey Ophthalmologist who specializes in Cataract Surgery as well as the medical, laser and surgical treatment of Glaucoma.

Dr. Jacobs earned his undergraduate degree Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University and his Medical Degree cum laude from Jefferson Medical College. He completed a Residency in Ophthalmology at New York University as well as a Fellowship in Glaucoma at New York University.

Dr. Jacobs holds the academic title of Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and has served as President of the New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. In addition to being a member of the American Glaucoma Society, he is only one of a few surgeons in New Jersey to have been successfully certified in cataract surgery by the American Board of Eye Surgery.

As a well recognized Cataract Surgeon in New Jersey, he is acknowledged as a leader in minimally invasive “small incision, no needle, no stitch, no patch” outpatient cataract surgery in New Jersey using only “eyedrop anesthesia”. In addition he is committed to helping patients with Cataracts in New Jersey become independent of eyeglasses, reading glasses and bifocals through the use of advanced technology near vision presbyopia correcting Lens Implants such as the ReZoom ® Lens Implant, the ReSTOR® Lens Implant and the Crystalens® Lens Implant.

Dr. Jacobs provides advanced technology eye care diagnosis and treatment to his patients. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

FLACS™ Cataract Surgery

In the future, for patients with certain types of cataracts, the surgeons of The Eye Care and Surgery Center will be offering an advanced new type of cataract surgery (femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery). The femtosecond laser is presently being used in "bladeless" LASIK corneal refractive surgery. This laser has been modified to help create precise corneal incisions, anterior capsulotomies (removing the front part of the cataract), and nuclear fragmentation (dividing the cataract into small pieces).  Because the nucleus is fragmented into multiple small pieces, the present day phacoemulsification unit will not be necessary at all, avoiding some of the complications inherent with phacoemulsification.  By using the accuracy of the laser, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery promises to be even more predictable and to have better outcomes than presently possible.