Dr. Miki Kitahata
	Dr. Kitahata received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois in 1982. In 1986 he completed his Doctor of Optometry Degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois. He has received several recognized honors from: Who's Who Registry of Rising Young Americans, Who's Who Among Rising Americans, Who's Who Registry of Japanese Executives,
and Who's Who in Executives & Businesses. In addition to General Practice of Optometry, Dr. Kitahata is certified in the use of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents for the treatment of Ocular Diseases. Other specialties include Myopia Control/Containment, Orthokeratology, and the fitting of specialty lenses such as Bifocals and Astigmatism Contacts. In addition, Dr. Kitahata is trained in the Co-management of Refractive Surgeries (Lasik, PRK, Lens Implant, RK). Dr. Kitahata is a member of the following organizations: National Eye Research Foundation, Better Vision Institute, American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association , and the Fox Valley Optometric Association.
Dr. Louis Probst, M.D.
	Dr. Louis Probst, Medical Director for TLC Westchester and Arlington Heights, is one of the most experienced surgeons in the world, having performed more than 90,000 LASIK procedures ! In 1995, Dr. Probst began performing LASIK in Canada. He has since performed LASIK procedures using the best Excimer Lasers in the world, including the Baush and Lomb Technolas 217, Nidek EC5000, LaserSight LSX, Autonomous "flying spot" Ladar Vision, and the VISX Star S4 Smoothscan excimer lasers. Over 200 eye doctors have had their LASIK procedures performed by Dr. Probst.
EDUCATION / TRAINING: Dr. Probst completed his Ophthalmology residency at the University of Western Ontario where he received four awards from his peers for outstanding achievement. He was selected among Ophthalmologists across the North America for a Surgical Corneal fellowship in Corneal Transplantation and Refractive Surgery at the University of Minnesota. MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS: Currently, Dr. Probst is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a past Educational Director of the International Society of Refractive Surgery. HONORS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In 2005 and 2006, Dr. Probst was selected by his peers as one the Top 50 World Opinion Leaders in the Field of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. In 2004, Dr. Probst was awarded the Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and "Best Paper" awards at the annual meetings of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Canadian Ophthalmology Society, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Probst has given over 200 lectures and provides training to surgeons and eye doctors at refractive conferences throughout the World from Brazil to India. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 70 book chapters and 6 textbooks on Refractive Surgery. As a leader in LASIK, he develop ten instruments specifically for Refractive Surgeons who performed LASIK procedures. Go to www.lasikwithprobst.com for more information.