Michael Lolya received his medical training as a Physician Assistant in the U.S. Army at Baylor University in the early 1970s. He has worked in several areas of medicine including general surgery, neurophysiology and cardiac surgery. He settled into Ophthalmology in 1978 and worked with several physicians in the early development of both refractive surgery and cataract/lens implant surgery. He has worked at Maple Eye since 1986 where he is involved in diagnostic procedures, ophthalmic photography and patient care. Michael also works with physicians in the operating room, where he assists in ophthalmic surgery. In addition, Michael works at Weill-Cornell Medical School as a teaching associate in physical diagnosis.