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Dr. Louis Racine MD

Participates in 1 Session
Dr. Louis Racine completed his medical degree and residency in ophthalmology at the Université de Montréal. Following this, he was awarded a grant by the E.A. Baker Foundation for Prevention of Blindness to complete his post-doctoral fellowship training in cornea, cataract and laser refractive surgery. He spent a first year at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and a second year with the Rothschild Foundation in Paris, France.

He has a vast experience in treating ocular surface disease with a special interest in dry eye disease, a topic on which he frequently lectures. In Canada, he is also one of the cornea specialists with the most experience treating patients with keratoconus through the use of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) and topography-guided laser.

Dr. Racine is currently an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Montreal and practices at Hôpital Notre-Dame of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) where he teaches cataract surgery to ophthalmology residents and specializes in corneal transplant and refractive surgery.

Financial disclosure: I have/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

  1. Shire
  2. Allergan
  3. Bausch + Lomb

Sessions in which Dr. Louis Racine MD participates

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Skills Transfer Course (STC)Cornea

 This wetlab based course will feature hands-on training for participants reviewing the principles and techniques for ocular trauma repair. Participants will review principles for the repair of complex corneoscleral lacerations, while having hands on experience in practicing basic and advanced corneal suturing techniques, including suturing under tension. Basic principles will be discussed including suture selection, placement, width, depth, and te...