Thomas A. Planchard, MD

Firsts

  • Founding Father of Willis Knighton Bossier
  • First privately owned laser for laser vision correction in the ArkLaTex 2001
  • First custom laser for laser vision correction in the ArkLaTex 2003
  • First blade free Laser Vision Correction with femtosecond laser in the ArkLaTex 2004
  • First DSEK in Bossier City 2007
  • First Wavelight laser for laser vision correction in the ArkLaTex 2008
  • Electronic Medical Records 2009
  • First DMEK in 2013 by Dr. Brian Planchard, now performed by Dr. Thomas Planchard
  • First Extended Depth Of Field intraocular lens in the ArkLaTex in 2016
  • First Alcon Wavelight EX500 and FS200 laser suite for laser vision correction in the ArkLaTex 2014
  • First Istent Inject in Bossier City
  • First use of Micropulse Laser for Glaucoma treatment in Bossier City