TLC Indianapolis Doctors

As a board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive, cataract, and corneal surgery, Dr. Lombardo serves as TLC Indiana's Medical Director. He has dedicated his career to performing the most precise, the safest, and the most comfortable eye surgeries possible. As such, he quickly gained a reputation as one of the leaders in laser vision correction in the central Indiana area. Dr. Lombardo has performed thousands of laser vision correction surgeries with a variety of the most innovative lasers in the world, including the VISX, Bausch & Lomb, and Alcon lasers. In fact, his experience performing eye surgery has allowed him to serve as an instructor to train other ophthalmologists in LASIK.

Dr.Waltz is one of the only a handful of doctors in the US who is both an optometrist and ophthalmologist and has advanced fellowship training in both specialties. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 1981, and he completed a two year fellowship at the Southern College School of Optometry in 1983. Dr.Waltz received his medical degree from the Meharry Medical College in 1987 and then completed an internship at Vanderbilt University in 1988. He served a three year residency in ophthalmology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL which he completed in 1991. He was selected for a prestigious fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery under Dr. Frank Nesi atWayne State University. This allowed Dr.Waltz to receive extra training in surgery of the eyelids, orbits, and tear ducts.

As a board certified optometrist, Dr. Melissa Melott has over a decade of experience in laser vision correction. She began working for TLC Laser Eye Center in Indianapolis in 1999 as a Consultative Optometrist. In 2000, she was promoted to the Clinical Director of the center. Dr. Melott specializes in the pre-operative and post-operative care of laser vision correction patients. She has extensive knowledge of the risks and benefits of laser procedures, spending most of her time determining patient candidancy. She has been involved in over 30,000 cases of LASIK, PRK, Custom LASIK, and Custom PRK. She has extensive knowledge of many different laser platforms including the Visx, Alcon, and Baush and Lomb technologies. Dr. Melott has also had extensive training and experience with the Intralase bladeless flap technology.