Meet a Louisiana LASIK Surgeon and Ophthalmologist in Bossier City

People throughout Louisiana continue to benefit from the skill of our LASIK surgeons and ophthalmogists Dr. Thomas A. Planchard and Dr. Norman Zaffater. At our Bossier City facility we have helped countless individuals throughout the community achieve clearer vision. We offer comprehensive treatments for the eye from LASIK utilizing IntraLase® technology to the latest advances in cataract surgery. In addition, we offer cosmetic enhancements such as blepharoplasty and Botox® Cosmetic to help our patients look and feel their best.

Regular eye exams to test for such conditions as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy are essential. Schedule an appointment at our laser surgery center with our skilled ophthalmologist in the Shreveport/Bossier City area today.

Thomas A. Planchard, MD

Born and raised in Louisiana, Thomas A. Planchard, MD, graduated from Tulane University in 1971 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He went on to enter the university’s medical school where he earned his medical degree four years later. He then completed an internship and residency at Ochsner Foundation Hospital and affiliate hospitals before serving as an ophthalmologist in the Air Force. Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1980, Dr. Planchard is a past board member and medical director of the Northwest Louisiana Lion’s Eye Bank. He now works in private practice as an ophthalmologist in Bossier City and is an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at LSU Medical School.

Since opening his private practice in 1981, Thomas A. Planchard, MD, has performed more than 15,000 surgical procedures and is now considered a leading Bossier City, Louisiana LASIK surgeon. He has been a pioneer in bringing the latest treatments and technologies to patients. He was one of the first surgeons to do extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification with a posterior chamber lens. Dr. Planchard also remains expertly trained in the cutting edge advances in refractive surgery. He has mastered several different lasers and microkeratomes used in laser vision correction and is certified by the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance

Thomas A. Planchard, MD, is a member of the following professional organizations:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology – Fellow
• American Medical Association
• International Society of Refractive Surgeons
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
• Louisiana State Medical Society

Outside of his busy career in Bossier City, Louisiana as a LASIK surgeon and ophthalmologist, Dr. Planchard enjoys spending time with his wife of 30 years, Nancy, and his four children.

Contact Red River Eye and Laser Center to learn more about our Bossier City, Louisiana facility and LASIK surgeon Thomas A. Planchard, MD

Norman A Zaffater, Jr., MD

A Louisiana native, Norman A. Zaffater, MD, graduated with a BS in Microbiology from Louisiana State University, before earning his medical degree from the university’s medical school in 1993. He also completed an ophthalmology residency and transitional internship at the college. His extensive continuing education includes courses in laser vision correction treatments and technology, and he is certified on multiple laser systems. His ongoing commitment to continuing education is what sustains Dr. Zaffater’s position in the community as a leading ophthalmologist in the Bossier City area.

Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1998, Dr. Zaffater is an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Medical School. As a leading Louisiana LASIK surgeon, Dr. Zaffater was involved in early research of the excimer laser used in the LASIK procedure at LSU Medical School in New Orleans in 1992. This research focused on the healing effect of the cornea. Dr. Zaffater was then a clinical investigator for the FDA trials of a device that makes cataract surgery safer when there is instability of the cataract and lens implant during the procedure.

Norman A. Zaffater MD was one of the first surgeons in the area to provide the surgical correction of reading vision with use of the bifocal lens implant. Along with Dr. Planchard, he was also one of the first in the Ark-La-Tex region to perform Custom LASIK and “all laser” LASIK with the Intralase. In addition to being a skilled ophthalmologist, Dr. Zaffater is also extensively trained in the use of BOTOX® Cosmetic for treatment of facial lines, as well as surgical procedures to correct eyelid problems.

Dr. Zaffater is a member of the following associations:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology - Fellow
• Contact Lens Association for Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Louisiana State Medical Society
• Bossier Medical Society
• International Society of Refractive Surgeons
• Bossier City Rotary Club

Dr. Zaffater is the son of a well-known Shreveport area orthodontist who was in practice for 35 years. Dr. Norman Zaffater and his wife Barbara have two children.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment with an ophthalmologist at our Bossier City, Louisiana laser surgery center.