John K. Lehr

Education

Dr. Lehr received his doctoral degree from Illinois College of Optometry and his undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Before accepting his role as Clinical Director with TLC, Dr. Lehr was in group practices with ophthalmologists where he focused on surgical patient management, ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, and primary eye care.

Memberships/ Accomplishments

Dr. Lehr is a member of the American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association, and the Optometric Council on Refractive Technology. Dr. Lehr lectures regularly on laser vision correction and dry eye disease. With his extensive background, Dr. Lehr is knowledgeable in all state-of-the-art refractive procedures, including wavefront-guided treatments, IntraLase, Intacs, ICL’s, and refractive lensectomy. Dr. Lehr is committed to the continued advancement of affiliated optometrists in the community who provide pre-operative and post-operative care to patients undergoing laser vision correction. He is a member of TLC’s Clinical Advisory Group for the north central region, assisting in the development and education of optometrists within the company.

History

Dr. Lehr  is responsible for overseeing all aspects of patient care,including the proper selection of laser vision correction candidates, planning surgical treatments with the surgeon and patient education. He has worked with Dr. Probst and other refractive surgeons in the Chicago area for over ten years and has participated in the care of thousands of surgery patients.