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Dr. Cathleen M. McCabe, MD is a nationally prominent ophthalmologist and cataract/refractive surgeon at The Eye Associates, practicing across Sarasota, West Bradenton, and Venice. She graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and has roughly three decades of experience, having performed more than 70,000 cataract surgeries and over 17,000 LASIK procedures, making volume and experience a defining feature of her practice. Beyond bladeless laser cataract surgery and LASIK, she is deeply involved in clinical research and innovation, including trials on intraocular lenses, presbyopia correction, dry eye, and glaucoma therapeutics, and she serves as Chief Medical Officer at Eye Health America. Her recognition is extensive, including Castle Connolly Top Doctor honors (2015 to 2025), Newsweek's Best Eye Doctors (2022), and inclusion on The Ophthalmologist Global Power List. She practices within The Eye Associates, a large, long-established multi-location group (30-plus years) offering optometry, ophthalmology, retina, oculoplastics, and LASIK, and is affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital.