Our Doctors

Randal J. Rabon, M.D. - FACS, Senior Medical Director

In practice since 1986, Dr. Rabon became involved with LASIK in 1995 when he trained under Dr. Jeff Machat (TLC’s founder) at TLC Windsor (Ontario, Canada). He was among the very first ocular surgeons in Tennessee to offer LASIK in 1997, and he personally enjoyed having LASIK performed on himself in 1999 (at TLC Toronto). He has currently performed over 15,000 LASIK procedures (and he is still 20/20 himself). He performs laser vision correction exclusively for TLC, and serves as a Regional Proctoring Surgeon and Regional Medical Director for TLC. He has studied and lectured extensively on laser vision correction, and views it as the most rewarding part of his practice. He was honored in both 1999 and 2000 with the Visx Star Award recognizing him for being in the top 5% of refractive surgeons nationwide. He feels that the greatest compliment of all comes from the many eye doctors who have trusted their eyes (or the eyes of their family members) to him.

Education/Training
Dr. Rabon received his medical degree from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and completed his ophthalmic surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is board certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Eye Surgery. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Quillan College of Medicine.

Memberships/Affiliations
Dr. Rabon is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. Additionally, he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Eye Surgeons.

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Judaun Alison, M.D. - Co Medical Director

Dr. Judaun Alison holds distinction as the only ophthalmologist in the region who has completed a fellowship in cornea surgery, and she was among the first to perform LASIK in the Tri-Cities. She is a co-medical director at TLC – Tri-Cities where she has been performing laser vision correction since 1997. She recently was the first to gain approval to use an implantation intraocular lens device called AcrySof® ReSTOR® for patients with cataracts who desire to decrease their dependency on glasses. She has also participated in a clinical trial study investigating a new therapy for dry eye syndrome.

Education/Training
After a successful career in nursing, Dr. Alison attended the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University where she received her medical degree in 1989. Upon completion of her residency and cornea fellowship at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Dr. Alison began private practice with East Tennessee State University Physicians and Associates. She also performs cornea surgery at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.

Memberships/Affiliations
Dr. Alison is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Executive board of the Quillen College of Medicine Alumni Society.

Honors/Accomplishments
Dr. Alison's ophthalmologic experience in laser vision correction has made her a respected source on refractive surgery. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Quillen College of Medicine where she teaches medical students and residents, and she is proud to have trained several students who have gone on to pursue a career in ophthalmology. Dr. Alison and her husband, who is a local cardiologist, are the parents of four children.

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