Meet Our Eye Doctors
Chicago, Illinois
Mark I. Golden, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. 
http://www.markgolden.com/
We believe that every person should receive only the best possible care in a relaxed and competent manner using only the latest and best of technology. One's eyes are precious. There can be no greater gift than the ability to see. My patients are grateful for our extensive experience and gentle nature which puts them at ease allowing me to give each patient optimal treatment.
Dr.Golden received his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Chicago in 1977 and went on to be the first-ever recipient of a pre-doctoral Master of Science degree in Ophthalmology in 1978. He graduated medical school from Saint Louis University in 1984 and subsequently completed a Flexible Internship at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center in St. Louisand then back to Saint Louis University for his residency in Ophthalmology.
He joined his father and sister in their cornea and external disease practice in 1988 and expanded the two offices practice in Chicagoto a total of seven offices between Chicago and Southern Wisconsin. Dr.Golden’s specialty was small incision cataract surgery, treatment of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma and the advances in refractive surgery. He trained in the technique of Radial Keratotomy (RK) and attended the first course in the United States on ALK followed by a fellowship in Houston. ALK was the precursor of modern-day LASIK. He has taught hundreds of doctors in theUnited States and Internationally the techniques of Lasik and the use of the laser. He lectured at dozens of Ophthalmology and Optometry meeting including the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS),American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), American Academy of Optometry, American Optometric Association, State of Washington Optometric Association, and the State of Wisconsin Optometric Association. He helped trained hundreds of optometrists in Chicago and Wisconsin with his monthly continuing education lectures.
Dr.Golden has been honored with board certification in Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the International College of Surgeons. Dr.Golden is a former Vice President of the International College of Surgeons and former chief of their Division of Ophthalmology. Dr. Golden has an enormous experience in the field of refractive surgery including certification in the placement of Intracorneal rings, Radial Keratotomy (RK), Arcuate Keratotomy (AK), Lasik, PRK, Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA), Epi-Lasik, Lasek, and Conductive Keratoplasty (CK). He has performed more than twenty four thousand laser refractive procedures.
Dr. Golden is married, with a sixteen-year old son. He and his family enjoy traveling and he and his son are working on visiting all 50 states. He enjoys cooking and finding new and unique restaurants.
His practice philosophy is to treat each and every patient like a member of his own family. When considering treatment for a patient, he always asks the question of what would he want for himself or a member of his family.
Richard B. Foulkes MD grew up in Washington State. During the Vietnam War, he honorably served in the Navy and the Marines.
After the military, Dr. Foulkes graduated Cum Laude from Tufts University in Boston. He then attended Rush Medical College in Chicago and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He then attended Cornell Medical College in New York for his residency in ophthalmology. He studied with the well-known Dr. David Patton and was honored by becoming the in his 3rd year of training. Dr. Foulkes met the founder of the LASIK procedure, Dr. Lucio Burato. He was quickly convinced that LASIK would change the world, allowing for the incredible precision of the laser combined with the “flap” to allow the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Since 1997, Dr. Foulkes has become an influencer of doctors around the World through his research, writing and lectures. He has performed more than 48,000 LASIK procedures and 20,000 cataract procedures. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
He now performs cataract and refractive surgery for the patients of Doctors For Visual Freedom.
