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Dr. Louis Probst M.D., FRCSC - Medical Director

Dr. Louis Probst, Medical Director of TLC Refractive Centers, is one of the most experienced surgeons in the world, having performed more than 90,000 LASIK procedures! In 1995, Dr. Probst began performing LASIK in Canada. He has since performed LASIK procedures using the best excimer lasers in the world, including the Bausch and Lomb Technolas 217, Nidek EC 5000, LaserSight LSX, Autonomous "flying spot" Ladar Vision, and the VISX Star S4 Smoothscan excimer lasers. Over 200 eye doctors have had their LASIK procedure performed by Dr. Probst.

Education/Training
Dr. Probst completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Western Ontario where he received four awards from his peers for outstanding achievement. He was selected among ophthalmologists across North America for a surgical corneal fellowship in corneal transplantation and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota.

Memberships/Affiliations
Currently, Dr. Probst is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a past Educational Director of the International Society of RefractiveSurgery.

Honors/Accomplishments
In 2005 and 2006, Dr. Probst was selected by his peers as one of the Top 50 World Opinion Leaders in the Field of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. In 2004, Dr. Probst was awarded the Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and "Best paper" awards at the annual meetings of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Canadian Ophthalmology Society, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Probst has given over 200 lectures and provides training to surgeons and eye doctors at refractive conferences throughout the world from Brazil to India. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 70 book chapters and 6 textbooks on refractive surgery. As a leader in LASIK, he developed ten instruments specifically for refractive surgeons who perform LASIK procedures.

You can find more about Doctor Probst at http://www.lasikwithprobst.com..

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