Thomas Lee, MD
Associate Professor of
Clinical Ophthalmology
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Doheny Eye Center, Los Angeles
1450 San Pablo Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 442-6335
Doheny Eye Center, Los Angeles
1450 San Pablo Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 442-6335
The Vision Center
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 361-2347
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 361-2347
Ophthalmology
Academic Degrees
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Association of Pediatric Retina Surgeons
Ocular Oncology Research Society
New York Ophthalmological Society
Residency
New York Pr esbyterian Hospital, Ophthalmology
Fellowships
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Retina
American Board of Ophthalmology
Research Activities
Dr. Lee has an active research program that focuses on developing new therapies to treat retinopathy of prematurity and retinoblastoma.
He has identified a novel class of drugs to accelerate cell death of both retinoblastoma cells and vascular endothelial cells. He also studies the role that retinal stem cells play both in the formation of retinoblastoma tumors as well as replacement of damaged neurons resulting from degenerative retinal diseases.
Additonal research activities include surgical and medical treatment of retinopathy of prematurity, retinoblastoma, retinal detachment; Stickler’s Syndrome, Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, Coats’ Disease, PHPV, trauma and other challenging pediatric retinal disorders.