Ophthalmology
Brandon R. Erickson
MD, FACS
Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
I am a partner and cataract surgeon at Eye Care Physicians & Surgeons in Salem, Oregon, where I perform more than a thousand surgeries a year, including complex cases and specialty lens implants for presbyopia and astigmatism.
What sets my work apart is what happens outside the operating room. I design and build clinical software, decision tools, patient-education apps, and low-cost imaging systems, using modern AI development tools rather than a formal engineering background. Operating by day and building at night has given me an unusual vantage on the question I find most pressing in medicine today: what artificial intelligence can actually do at the bedside and in the operating room, and what it cannot.
I trained in ophthalmology at the University of Washington and earned my medical degree, magna cum laude, from The Ohio State University, after studying as an undergraduate at Yale. I write occasionally about technology and medicine for a general audience.
A patient-facing app I designed and built, with augmented-reality eye-disease simulations, self-administered vision tests, an IOL decision guide, plain-language education, and customizable reminders to improve post-operative eye-drop adherence.
eyeinsight.app →A toric analyzer I built and launched that centralizes keratometric data across measurement platforms, performs the astigmatic analysis, and supports clinical decision-making in toric lens planning.
vectorcheck.app →Low-cost HD surgical recording at the ASC, with more than 2,000 of my own cases recorded for quality improvement, plus a low-cost slit-lamp photography solution that improves documentation and patient education while reducing equipment costs.
A surgical instrument in early design, combining corneal optic-zone marking and toric alignment in a single step for greater precision and efficiency in cataract and refractive surgery.
More to come.
For professional inquiries: brandon@brandonerickson.org