Dr. Taylor Lukasik
LASIK surgeon
MD, FRCSC
Over 3,000 procedures performed
Dr. Taylor Lukasik performs vision correction procedures at LASIK MD and is committed to providing personalized care throughout each patient’s treatment journey.
Where did Dr. Lukasik study?
Dr. Taylor Lukasik completed his fellowship in Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery at the University of Toronto, training under Dr. Ike Ahmed at the Prism Eye Institute, Trillium Health Partners, Toronto Western Hospital, and Kensington Eye Institute.
He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 2024. Before residency, he served as a Research Fellow to Dr. Ike Ahmed and conducted basic science research at the University of Utah’s Werner Mamalis Ocular Pathology Lab. Dr. Lukasik earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, achieving academic honours every year.
What refractive experience does Dr. Lukasik have?
Dr. Lukasik is a staff ophthalmologist at Michael Garron Hospital, specializing in glaucoma, cataract, and refractive procedures. He has performed over 3,000 ocular procedures, including more than 2,000 cataract surgeries, 300 complex cataract cases, and approximately 700 glaucoma procedures.
His surgical focus includes minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, minimally invasive bleb surgery, and trabeculectomy, with particular interest in refractive and complex cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange, and combined cataract-glaucoma procedures.
He instructs at the ASCRS Annual Meeting, leading Skills Transfer Lab courses on secondary IOL implantation, iris suture technique, and MIGS. Dr. Lukasik works closely with each patient to build a treatment plan suited to their visual needs, lifestyle, and goals.
What awards has Dr. Lukasik received?
Dr. Lukasik’s research covers glaucoma implants, microshunt outflow, cataract surgery, and intraocular lens technology. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including Ophthalmology Glaucoma, and he has presented at ASCRS, the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, the American Glaucoma Society, and the World Ophthalmology Congress.
He received the R. Gordon Kelly Award at St. Michael’s Hospital in 2022, two Best Paper of Session awards at ASCRS in 2014, and the Junior Cycle Anatomy Best Dissection Award from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Dr. Lukasik has served on the planning committee for the Walter Wright Glaucoma Conference, led the Resident Retreat Planning Committee, and volunteered with the Refugee Eye Screening program at St. Michael’s Hospital.
What professional memberships does Dr. Lukasik hold?
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
- Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS)
- American Glaucoma Society (AGS)
- Canadian Glaucoma Society (CGS)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
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