Educational Background
Dr. Louis Racine completed his medical degree and specialization in
ophthalmology at the University of Montreal. Following this, he was
awarded a grant to complete his post-doctoral fellowship training
in cornea, cataract and laser refractive surgery at Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and with the Rothschild Foundation
in Paris, France.
Refractive Experience
Since 2003, Dr. Racine has performed more than
8,000 laser refractive surgeries. In 2004, he became one of the
first surgeons in Montreal to be certified on the IntraLase
Femtosecond laser. That same year, he also underwent PRK surgery on
both eyes. Dr. Racine is an associate professor of ophthalmology at
the University of Montreal and practices at Notre-Dame Hospital in
the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
(CHUM). He teaches cataract surgery to ophthalmology
residents.
Accomplishments and Awards
Dr. Racine is president of the Committee for the
Evaluation of the Medical Act of the CHUM, formed to evaluate and
analyze ophthalmic surgical procedures performed at the CHUM. As a
recognized expert on ‘dry eyes’, Dr. Racine is part of
a Canadian group working to evaluate all therapeutic modalities for
this condition. He was awarded grants by the E.A. Baker Foundation
for the Prevention of Blindness, and by the University of Montreal
Research in Ophthalmology Fund.
In 2003, Dr. Racine took part in United States Food and Drug
Administration (USFDA) trials for the AcrySof® toric
intraocular lens. He has lectured extensively on refractive
surgery, dry eyes and refractive intraocular lenses (Toric and
Multifocal) at conferences throughout the United States and Europe.
Dr. Racine has also published an article on refractive surgery in
the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Associations and Professional
Memberships
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Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
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Canadian Society of Ophthalmology
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery
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Association of Research and Visual
Ophthalmology
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French Ophthalmology Society
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