Dr. Hofer, a Wisconsin native, has been an Ophthalmologist in Eau Claire since 1988. He has performed over 40,000 Lasik procedures since his first in 1997, through his practice at Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic in Eau Claire, as well as through Eau Claire Lasik, TLC Laser Eye Centers, and most recently, Lasik Plus in Eau Claire and Minneapolis. After a year of general medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, he did a residency in Ophthalmology through the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis VA hospital and Hennepin County Medical Center. He is Board Certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and holds licenses in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Arizona.