Michele Lee, MD

Research INterests

Dr. Lee has an active research career with many published peer-reviewed research papers and national conference presentations. Her current research interests include outcomes after cataract and refractive surgery, new techniques in corneal transplantation, and complex cornea cases.

Selected peer-reviewed Publications

Lavista Ferres JM, Meirick T, Lomazow W, Lee CS, Lee AY, Lee MD. Association of Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Incidence of Infectious Conjunctivitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. [Online ahead of print]

Press Releases: AJMC, Daily Mail, Optometry Today, NewsBreak, EurekAlert, Mirage

Meirick T, Yang D, Lee MD. A Dislocated Crystalline Lens in Marfan Syndrome. JAMA Ophthalmol. [In Press]

Oji NM, Lin YB, Lee MD, Cevallos AV, Keenan JD, Seitzman GD. Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane in Infectious Keratitis: A Small Retrospective Case Series and In Vitro Study. Cornea. 2021 Oct 1;40(10):1348-1352.

Lee MD, Pasricha N, Driver TH, Lopez SE, Seitzman GD. Microbiological alterations in the conjunctiva of hot tub-soacking ophthalmologists (MACHO): a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2020 Winter;9(4):221-230.

Habibi RN, Lee MD. Treatment of dry eye from laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis with recombinant human nerve growth factor (cenegermin). Cornea. 2020 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Lee MD, Chen LY, Tran EM, Manche EE. A prospective comparison of wavefront-guided LASIK versus wavefront-guided PRK after previous keratorefractive surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 20;14:3411-3419.

Lee MD, Seitzman GD, Schallhorn JS. Atypical Scleral Mass. Ophthalmology. 2019 Dec;126(12):1614.

Lee MD, Driver TH, Seitzman GD. Cornea specialists do not recommend routine use of topical anesthetics for corneal abrasions. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;74(3):463-466.

Seitzman GD, Hinterwirth A, Zhong L, Cummings S, Chen C, Driver TH, Lee MD, Doan T. Metagenomic Deep Sequencing for the diagnosis of corneal and external disease infections. Ophthalmology. 2019 Jun 18. S0161-6420(19)30831-0.

Lee MD, Chen SP, Chen TA, Leibold C, Li Z, Fisher AC, Lin CC, Singh K, Chang RT. Characteristics of cataract surgery patients influencing patient satisfaction scores. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 Feb [Epub ahead of print].

Lee MD, Wu F, Schallhorn JM. Successful treatment of epithelial ingrowth with intravitreal methotrexate. Ophthalmology. 2019 Jan;126(1):48.

Lee MD, Toy BC, Manche EE. Astigmatic outcomes in myopic wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis versus wavefront-guided photo refractive keratectomy using vector analysis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Nov; 44(11):1350-1354.

Lee MD, Chen LY, Lin CC. Rescue technique for a partially expulsed descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) graft. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2018 Sep; 11:13-16.

Lee MD, Kaidonis G, Kim A, Shields R, Leng T. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in choroidal nevi. OSIL Retina. 2017 Sep; 48(9):741-747.

Lee MD, Kaidonis G, Leng T. Retinal microvascular changes identified by spectral domain optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in Stargardt’s macular disease. Ophthalmology Retina. 2017; 1(5):452-454.

Lee MD, Manche EE. Quality of vision after wavefront-guided laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK): a prospective randomized contralateral eye evaluation. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 Jan;43(1):54-59.

Querques G, Merle BM, Pumariega NM, Benlian P, Delcourt C, Zourdani A, Leisy HB, Lee MD, Smith RT, Souied EH. Dynamic drusen remodeling in participants of the nutritional AMD Treatment-2 (NAT-2) randomized trial. PLoS One. 2016;11(2):e0149219.

Lee MD, Odel JG, Rudich DS, Ritch R. Vision loss with sexual activity. J Glaucoma. 2016 Jan;25(1):e46-7.

Teussink MM, Lee MD, Smith RT, van Huet RA, Klaver CC, Jeroen Klevering B, Theelen T, Hoyng CB. The effect of light deprivation in patients with Stargardt Disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 May;159(5):964-72.

Lee MD, Odel JG, Rudich DS, Ritch R, Moster ML. Vision loss with bending forward. Surv Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan-Feb; 60(1):78-81.

Rusu I, Deobhakta A, Yoon D, Lee M, Slakter JS, Thompson D, Freund KB. Intraocular pressure in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) switched to aflibercept injection after prior anti-VEGF treatments. Retina. 2014 Nov; 34(11):2161-6.

Smith RT, Post R, Johri A, Lee MD, Ablonczy Z, Curcio CA, Ach T, Sajda P. Simultaneous decomposition of multiple hyperspectral data sets: signal recovery of unknown fluorphores in the retinal pigment epithelium. Biomed Opt Express. 2014 Nov 6; 5(12): 4171-85.

Boddu S, Lee MD, Marsiglia MM, Marmor M, Freund KB, Smith RT. Risk factors in pure phenotypes of large soft drusen and reticular pseudodrusen. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 May; 157(5):985-993.

Lee MD, Song BJ, Odel JG, Sadun AA. Bilateral vision loss responsive to corticosteroids. Surv Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 58(6):634-9.

Martillo MA, Marsiglia M, Lee MD, Pumariega N, Bearelly S, Smith RT. Is reticular macular disease a choriocapillaris perfusion problem? MEHDI Ophthalmol. 2012 1(2):37-41.

Quante M, Bhagat G, Abrams J, Marache F, Good P, Lee MD, Friedman R, Mahmood U, Figueiredo J, Lightdale C, Rustgi A, Wang TC. Bile acids promote adenocarcinoma in a novel transgenic mouse model of Barrett’s esophagus. Cancer Cell. 2012 Jan 17;21(1):36-51.

Yang CJ, Duro D, Zurakowski D, Lee M, Jaksic T, Duggan C. High prevalence of multiple micronutrient deficiencies in children with intestinal failure: a longitudinal study. J Pediatr. 2011 Jul; 159(1): 39-44.

Yang CJ, Lee M (co-first author), Valim C, Zhou J, Gura K, Duggan C, Collier S, Lo C, and Jaksic T. Persistent alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevations in patients with parenteral nutritional-associated liver disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun; 44(6):1084-7.

Podium Presentations At National Conferences

Lee MD, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Lin CC, Austin A, Stoeger C, Clover J, Moe C, Lietman T, Chamberlain W. Predictors of outcome in endothelial keratoplasty in Decsemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial (DETECT). Paper/Platform presentation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 2019.

Lee MD, Chen SP, Chen TA, Leibold C, Fisher AC, Lin CC, Singh K, Chang RT. Characteristics of cataract surgery patient influencing Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores. Paper/Platform presentation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 2019.

Lee MD, Lin Y, Cavallos V, Keenan J, Seitzman G. Evaluating the antimicrobial effect of amniotic membrane grafts. Paper/Platform presentation at the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Chicago, IL, 2018.

Lee MD, Chen L, Manche EE. Wavefront-guided LASIK versus wavefront-guided PRK after previous keratorefractive surgery. Paper/Platform presentation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Washington D.C., 2018.

Lee MD, Chen SP, Chen TA, Salazar J, Lin CC, Fisher AC, Singh K, Chang RT. Evaluating Press Ganey satisfaction scores in postoperative cataract and glaucoma patients: are patient satisfaction scores a reliable vehicle to measure quality of care? Platform presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, 2017.

Lee MD, Ach T, Tong Y, Yoon D, Curcio CC, Smith RT. Hyperspectral imaging of human RPE fluorophores ex vivo. Platform presentation at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle WA, 2013.

Book Chapters

Nguyen M, Meirick T, Feng S, Lee MD. Corneal Cross-linking. Current Advances in Ocular Surgery. [Invited, in progress]