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Derek J. Louie, M.Sc., O.D., FAAO

Accepting new patients

  • Division Chief, Medical Contact Lens
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology
  • Optometry

Clinical focus

  • Contact Lenses (Adult) - Optometry
  • Contact Lenses (Medical)
  • Eye Exams (Adult) - Optometry
  • Optometry

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Medical contact lenses are used for the visual rehabilitation of irregular corneal surfaces. This irregularity may be due to a medical process such as keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration or other disorders of the cornea.  Corneal irregularity may also be due to previous ocular surgery such as LASIK, PRK, or corneal transplantation. Permanent scarring due to trauma, thinning of the cornea, or chronic dry eyes may also cause corneal irregularity.

All of these conditions may benefit from the assessment, adjustment and prescription of a medically necessary contact lens. Soft, gas permeable and hybrid contact lenses (a fusion of both gas permeable and soft lens) may be used separately or in conjunction to provide clearer, more stable vision for patients. Many previously unsuccessful contact lens wearers or patients that previously could not be prescribed contact lenses, or could not tolerate contact lenses may benefit from recent innovations in contact lens designs, manufacturing and materials.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1992, University of British Columbia
    • M.Sc., 2001, University of Waterloo
    • O.D., 2005, Southern California College of Optometry

  • Residency

    • Oklahoma College of Optometry at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

  • Certifications

    • Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
    • Diplomate, American Board of Optometry

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Optometry
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (236 Ratings, 44 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Louie has been my eye care specialist for decades. He is professional, friendly, listens to any concerns I may have, and explains things thoroughly. I could not be more pleased to recommend him!

  2. Very professional

  3. He is the best

  4. Dr Louie was friendly and efficient

  5. Love Dr. Louie!

  6. So thrilled with him. He took his time, he was very informative, very calm. Very positive.

  7. Superb provider in every way!

  8. Very knowledgeable and professional, and extremely competent

  9. He was attentive to my concerns and comments. I felt heard and listened to.

  10. Dr Louie was most gracious with my anxiety and talked through everything.

  11. Patient, knowledgeable and responsive to questions.

  12. Dr Louie is extremely knowledgeable about my eyes

  13. He was accessible and efficient. I felt well cared for. And I appreciated that he said he would see me in a year to follow up. That appointment was scheduled before I left.

  14. Pleasant and efficient

  15. The best

  16. Doctor saw me in a hurry when my eye was bothering me and I thought something was wrong with it he did find stitches in it and took them out and I really loved the way that he treated me

  17. Clinician was efficient, pleasant and responded to any question.

  18. He is always on time.He is exceptionally organized and thorough in his exams. His professionalism is beyond measure, OHSU is fortunate to have such a professional of his caliber on staff. He instills confidence and reassurance in me as his patient.

  19. Dr Louie is an exceptional doctor. His knowledge and skills are above and beyond any other eye specialist that I've ever been seen by and despite my medically impaired vision he has been able to allow me to head a normal sighted life

  20. Excellent personal care as always with Dr. Louie

  21. Dr. Louie is an outstanding clinician -- very knowledgeable, an excellent communicator and very professional.

  22. Dr Louie is excellent.

  23. Dr. Louie and his staff were all very helpful and professional in their manner

  24. The only persons seeing me after check-in were the Fellow and Dr. Louie. Both were professional, caring, detail oriented, collaborative, informative, very knowledgeable in explaining options.I felt heard, included, needs met

  25. Dr Louie has always been concerned with my vision needs

  26. I appreciate Dr. Louie answering my questions fully and honestly, very knowledgeable. Good bedside manner that puts me at ease.

  27. Always great experience with Dr. Loui

  28. Very outstanding

  29. Very helpful and knowledgeable.

  30. Patient, kind, explained things very well. Reviewed treatment options thoroughly.