Educational Background
Dr. Louis Racine completed his medical degree and specialized in
Ophthalmology at the University of Montreal. Dr. Racine then
successfully completed three post-doctoral fellowships – in
refractive surgery, cornea and external diseases – at the
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Very few surgeons in
Quebec have this specialized background. He also studied
Ophthalmology in Waterville, Maine.
Refractive Experience
Dr. Racine was the Chief Resident in Ophthalmology
at the Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal. Dr. Racine has given
presentations in California and Fort Lauderdale for the American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as at the
University of Montreal Research Day. He has also published an
article in a peer-reviewed journal. Dr. Racine was one of the first
surgeons in Montreal to be certified to use the Intralase
femtosecond laser to perform refractive surgery.
Accomplishments and Awards
Dr. Racine won first prize for his presentation
“Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for patients with
painful bullous keratopathy awaiting penetrating keratoplasty
(PKP)”. He also received grants from both the E. A. Baker
Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness and from the FROUM
(University of Montreal Research Fund in Ophthalmology).
Associations and Professional
Memberships
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Canadian Ophthalmology Society
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery
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