Dr. Franz Michel


The #1 Pterygium Specialist in Los Angeles

Dr Franz Michel Pterygium Specialist Los AngelesFranz Michel MD is a Pterygium specialist with offices in Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard. He is a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist, UCLA-Trained Cornea Specialist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Michel is considered “The King of Pterygium.”

Dr. Michel speaks fluent Spanish and in serving the Latino community of Los Angeles and Ventura County for close to two decades, he refined his Pterygium surgery technique to the point that they grow back less than 1% of the time.

He has expanded to bring his fantastic track record to Los Angeles Pterygium in conjunction with Dr. J. Lin of Sherman Oaks.

Dr. Franz Michel is a UCLA-trained Cornea Surgeon specializing in Pterygium removal

Dr. Franz Michel is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania

Franz Michel MD is a certified member of the American Academy of Opthalmology

UCLA Stein Eye Institute

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society