Meet Jim Fickett, COA!

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Jim Fickett has been working at Eyecare Medical Group for the past 11years. He works for Dr. Robert Daly and has since he started at EMG. Jim lovesworking with Dr. Daly and his staff, “Dr. Dalymakes it easy for me to work for him. He advocates for me, I have no problemstalking to him, and he’s a wonderful teacher”. Jim feels fortunate to work in the area that he does here at EMG.  “Because Dr. Daly is a generalophthalmologist, I have a lot of experience with different things, like plastics,cataracts,cornea,and glaucoma.There is very little about the eye that I’m not at least familiar enough withso I can help patients out a little, or direct them to where they need to be”says Jim. 
When asked what his favorite part of his job is, Jim says “I love toscrub in the OR and then see the patient the next day, when they are withoutglasses and their vision is great”.  Hesays that the OR is the place where he feels like he’s helping the doctor themost, and that he’s most hands on with fixing the patient.  His favorite type of surgery to assist withis complex cataracts.  “With a regularroutine cataract, I’m basically just handing Dr. Daly instruments.  But with a complex cataract surgery, I haveto think more and anticipate what Dr. Daly is going to need. At that point,we’re a team.”
In 2003, Jim had LASIK with Dr. ElizabethSerrage.  “LASIKchanged my life forever. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself- or EMGhas ever done for me” said Jim.  BeforeLASIK, Jim was very myopic and had been a long time contact lens wearer. LASIKhas also helped Jim with his favorite hobby- softball. In his personal time,Jim plays in 3 softball leagues, and he’s on a roster for a 4th.  He’s played softball all over New England andin several national tournaments.  
Thanks for all of your hard work, Jim!!!
Eyecare Medical Group is aleading ophthalmology practice in Portland, Maine staffed by a team of eye carespecialists including eye doctors who are fellowship trained glaucomaspecialists, retina specialists, cornea specialists and cataract and lensimplant specialists-all board certified Ophthalmologists-as well asOptometrists, Opticians, technical and administrative staff who provide eyeexaminations for adults and children, cataract surgery and intraocular lensimplants, (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatmentof cornea disease including cornea transplants, care for diseases of the retinaincluding diabetes and age related macular degeneration and diagnosis andtreatment of glaucoma.
Eyecare Medical Group is conveniently located for patients fromthroughout Maine including Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Berwick, Biddeford, Bridgeton,Brunswick, Cape Neddick, Casco Bay, Cumberland Center, Eliot, Freeport,Gardiner, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Lewiston, Old Orchard Beach,Sanford, Scarborough, South Portland, Springvale, Topsham, Waterville,Westbrook, Winslow, Wiscasset, Yarmouth, Portland, Skowhegan and York Maine.