Louis Probst, MD
LASIK Surgeon

As Medical Director of TLC Laser Eye Centers located in Chicago, Illinois ,  Madison, Wisconsin, and in Greenville and Hilton Head South Carolina. Dr. Probst is one of the most experienced surgeons in the United States. He currently performs up to 200 LASIK procedures per week.

Dr. Probst has given over 200 lectures and provides training to surgeons and eye doctors at refractive surgery conferences throughout the world from Brazil to India. He has published over 45 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 75 book chapters on refractive surgery.

Dr. Probst co-authored his reference textbook titled LASIK:Advances, Controversies, and Custom, used by refractive surgeons and eye care professionals worldwide and is currently completing an instructional CD-ROM on LASIK techniques for refractive surgeons. As a leader in LASIK, he developed several instruments specifically for refractive surgeons who perform LASIK procedures.

Dr. Probst performs all aspects of refractive surgery - myopic and hyperopic LASIK, as well as PRK. He has treated over 1000 custom patients in Canada using LASIK prior to the US FDA approval in November 1998. Dr. Probst strives to make the laser vision correction experience as pleasant as possible for each patient by answering questions or concerns prior to the procedure. His extensive experience and genuine concern for each patient is demonstrated through his calm and compassionate manner.

Dr. Probst completed residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Western Ontario where he received four awards from his peers for outstanding achievement. He was selected from among ophthalmologists across North America for a surgical fellowship in corneal transplantation and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota. The fellowship included training with world leaders in cornea and refractive surgery and treating patients from across the world with complex corneal conditions.

In 1995, Dr. Probst began performing in Canada using the Chiron 116 excimer laser. He has since performed over 80,000 LASIK procedures using the best excimer lasers available in the world, including the  VISX Star S4 Smoothscan.

Awards:

2006 - Voted one of the top 50 worldwide opinion leaders in Cataract and Refractive surgery by the surgeons receiving Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today

2005 - Voted one of the top 50 worldwide opinion leaders in Cataract and Refractive surgery by the surgeons receiving Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today

2004 - Best Papers of Session. ISRS/American Academy of Ophthalmology subspecialty meeting, New Orleans, LA, Effect of Altitude on LASIK nomograms, October 23, 2004

2004 - Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology

2004 - Best paper of session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting, May 1-5, San Diego, CA: Ernest P, Probst LE. Rates of retinal tears and detachments following cataract surgery in high myopes.

2004 - Best paper of session, Rodriguez, S, Probst, LE, Hutnik, CML Central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure: a nonlinear "correction" factor and its implications. Canadian Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

2001 - VISX Star Award

2000 - VISX Star Award

1999 - VISX Star Award

1994 - University of Western Ontario Excellence Award

1994 - Xomed-Treace Resident Research Award

1993 - DW Mills Ophthalmology Grand Rounds Award

1992 - Hermant Fellowship Ophthalmology Examinations Award

1990 - Lillian Zbar Internal Medicine Prize

1989 - Isobel McConville Surgery Scholarship

1989 - Victor Lyall Goodwill Memorial Psychiatry Prize

Education of Dr. Louis Probst

Dr. Probst completed residency training in Ophthalmology at the University of Western Ontario where he received four awards from his peers for outstanding achievement.

He was selected from among ophthalmologists across North America for a surgical fellowship in corneal transplantation and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota. The fellowship included training with world leaders in cornea and refractive surgery and treating patients from across the world with complex corneal conditions.

Association Memberships

• American Medical Association
• Illinois Medical Association
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Training

• Fellowship:
  Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery/Cornea and External Disease, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1994-1995

• Residency:
  Ophthalmology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1991-1994

• Internship:
  Rotating, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1990-1991

• Medical School:
  M.D., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1986-1990

• University:
  B.A., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1984-1986