About Our Doctors

Why should I select Dr. Schwartz and the Schwartz Laser Eye Center?

Jay L. Schwartz, D.O.

Board Certified LASIK Surgeon
President, Schwartz Laser Eye Center

Dr. Jay L. Schwartz is arguably the most prolific refractive surgeon in the valley. Having performed over 34,000 LASIK surgeries and offering both IntraLASIK and Custom LASIK procedures, it is not hard to see why professional athletes have trusted the Schwartz Laser Eye Center since 2001. Dr. Jay L. Schwartz is the team ophthalmologist for the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, world champion Phoenix Mercury and the team LASIK ophthalmologist for the Phoenix Coyotes. The Schwartz Laser Eye Center is also the official LASIK center of the Suns, Coyotes, and Diamondbacks making it easy to see why Schwartz Laser Eye Center is synonymous with professionalism. In fact, Schwartz Laser Center’s doctors spend every spring assisting numerous professional baseball teams preparing for the upcoming year. Aside from providing state-of-the-art refractive surgical options, such as the Visian ICL™, Epi-LASIK and Custom IntraLASIK surgery Dr. Jay L. Schwartz is an experienced cataract surgeon offering the most advanced cataract lens options; including the ReZoom™ multifocal lens for reading and computer vision and the AcrySof® Toric IOL to help treat astigmatism. The Schwartz Laser Eye Center is not limited to providing only surgical services; the doctors provide comprehensive eye examinations at both locations and have a wide range of both prescription glasses and sunglasses. We are confident that the Schwartz Laser Eye Center can take care of all of your eye care needs.

Dr. Schwartz's practice specializes in LASIK. He has traveled throughout the United States and Europe training other surgeons on the LASIK procedure. These locations include: Albuquerque, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Denver, Nashville, Honolulu, Houston, Minneapolis, Midvale, Utah, Orem, Utah, Miami, Orlando, Quincy, Illinois, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, Tallahassee, Tampa and Florence, Italy. Dr. Schwartz has also trained several other surgeons from around the world at our clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Schwartz graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He finished his Ophthalmology Residency at Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. He received fellowship training from Charles Casebeer, M.D. He has been a principle investigator in an Investigative Device Exemption (IDE) study on the Nidek laser, from which data was submitted to the FDA.

Dr. Schwartz is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and licensed to practice medicine in Arizona, Colorado and Illinois. Dr. Schwartz moved to Arizona in 1997. He currently lives in Scottsdale, with his wife Brenda and daughter Madelyn and son Maxwell.

To read Dr. Schwartz's curriculum vitae please click here.

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Marc Bloomenstein O.D., F.A.A.O.

Dr. Marc R. Bloomenstein is a 1990 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles with a degree in Biology. He received his optometric degree from the New England College of Optometry in 1994. After graduation, Dr. Bloomenstein finished a residency in secondary ophthalmic care at the Barnet Dulaney Eye Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his fellowship from the American Academy of Optometry in December, 1998 and is a founding member of the Optometric Council on Refractive Technology. Moreover, Dr. Bloomenstein is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry and New England College of Optometry.

Currently, Dr. Bloomenstein is at the Schwartz Laser Eye Center. Aside from lecturing and publishing on numerous anterior segment and refractive topics, Dr. Bloomenstein is on the editorial board of Primary Care of Optometry and Contemporary Optometry. Dr. Bloomenstein served as the President of the Arizona Optometric Association, as well as an Optometric Advisor to STAAR Surgical and Medtronics Solan. Dr. Bloomenstein is the President of the Board of the Arizona Optometric Charitable Foundation. Dr. Bloomenstein does not have any financial interest in products discussed in his lectures.

To read Dr. Bloomenstein's curriculum vitae please click here.

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Kevin M. Donausky, O.D.

Dr. Donausky has been in practice with Dr. Schwartz since 2003. Dr. Donausky attended and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana where he not only excelled academically but also played for the U of I Lacrosse Team. He received his doctorate from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2003. Shortly thereafter, he moved from his hometown of Chicago to Scottsdale, Arizona mainly because of the weather and what the valley of the sun has to offer recreationally.

Dr. Donausky is licensed by the Arizona State Board of Optometry and is TPA and DPA certified. Dr. Donausky has met and completed all requirements of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

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Rebecca Freeman, O.D.

Dr. Freeman is our newest addition to Schwartz Laser Eye Center and she is excited to join our team. Earning her undergraduate degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, she then attended the University of Missouri – St. Louis, College of Optometry, where she received the Air Force Health Professions scholarship. She graduated with honors and was recognized by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development for Excellence in Vision Therapy in 2008.

After graduation, she served three years as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force. While on active duty she was the Chief of Optometry Services at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico where she headed the USAF Corneal Refractive Surgery Co-management Program and the Aircrew Contact Lens Program. In 2010, Dr. Freeman earned the Colonel P. Timothy Ray Company Grade Officer Optometrist of the Year Award for Air Combat Command.

Dr. Freeman is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Arizona Optometric Association and the Armed Forces Optometric Association. She is TPA and DPA certified and has passed all three examinations given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. She lives in the valley with her husband, and is also a reservist with the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base.

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