Luke Potts, MD, PhD

Dr. Luke Potts will be joining our Cornea Team this August.  Following his fellowship training, Dr. Potts will be available to perform the most advanced techniques in transplantation including Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK, DSAEK) as well as conventional Lamellar Keratoplasty/ Penetrating Keratoplasty.  He has also received specialty training in refractive surgery, complex cataract procedures, secondary lens placement, and the medical and surgical management of ocular surface disease. Dr. Potts will be available for new patients in both Dallas and Plano, starting August 2019.

Dr. Potts grew up in the Dallas area, then moved to East Texas just prior to entering high school.  He attended the University of Texas at Tyler, earning his undergraduate degree in Chemistry.  He then attended Texas A&M University College of Medicine for his medical degree as well as earning his PHD in microvascular physiology.  His ophthalmology training was completed at the Scott and White Eye Institute in central Texas, with subspecialty training at Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon. 

He specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of the cornea and anterior segment including LASIK, cataract surgery, corneal transplantation and other procedures for treatment of corneal and ocular surface disease. Dr. Potts is a member of the Cornea Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.  He is available by appointment in the Dallas and Plano locations. 

In his free time, Dr. Potts enjoys spending time with his wife and children and playing music. 

View Dr. Luke Potts Curriculum Vitae