Michael S. Lee, M.D.

Neuro-Ophthalmology Service

• Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Reinhardt L. and Ruth H. Schmidtke Chair in Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service
• Co-Director, Center for Thyroid Eye Disease
  
  Phone 612-625-3553 Fax 612-626-3119

Dr. Michael Lee was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He graduated with honors with a degree in biophysics from The Johns Hopkins University. He received his medical degree and ophthalmology residency from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Lee completed a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, where he received a distinguished teaching award. He was supported by the Heed Foundation and was recognized as the fellow of the Society of Heed Fellows. In 2002, he joined the neuro-ophthalmology service at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he received the World Class Employee Award in Spring 2005.

Dr. Michael Lee joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in September 2005 as the director of the Neuro-ophthalmology service. He became the Director of the Eye Pathophysiology course and the Ophthalmology Clinical Rotation for the University of Minnesota Medical School. He has served as a peer-reviewer for several journals and taught courses at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meetings.

Dr. Lee sees patients and conducts research in neuro-ophthalmology. Research interests include benign essential blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, optic nerve disease and thyroid eye disease. Areas of clinical interest include blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, double vision, eye pain, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease and giant cell arteritis.

Professional Societies:

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology

Selected Publications:

1. Taban M, Lee MS, Smith SD, Heyka R, Kosmorsky GS. Optic Nerve edema and peripheral hemodialysis shunts. Ophthalmology, 2007, Mar 16 [Epub ahead of print].

2. Lee MS, Egan RA, Shults WT, Lessell S. Idiopathic recurrent third nerve palsy in normal patients. Ophthalmology, 2005;112:2225-6.

3. Lee MS, Smith S, Galor A, Hoffman G. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in giant cell arteritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2006 Oct;54(10):3306-9.

4. Taban M, Lewis H, Lee MS. Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and 'visual field defects' following vitrectomy: Could they be related? Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 2006 Oct 6;[Epub ahead of print].

5. Bollinger K, Lee MS. Recurrent visual field defect and ischemic optic neuropathy associated with tadalafil rechallenge. Arch Ophthalmol 2005;123(3):400-1.

6. Raymond E, Kahatt C, Rigolet MH, Sutherland W, Lokiec F, Alexandre J, Tombal B, Elman M, Lee MS, MacDonald JR, Cullen M, Misset JL, Cvitovic E. Characterization and multiparameter analysis of visual adverse events in irofulven single-agent phase I and II Trials. Clin Can Res, 2004; 22:7566-74.

7. Lee MS, Balcer LJ, Volpe NJ, Liu GT, Ying GS, Galetta SL. Laser pointer visual field testing: a sensitive screening technique. J Neuro-ophthalmol 2003;23:260-63.

8. Lee MS, Shin DS, Berger JW. Grading, image analysis, and stereopsis of digitally compressed fundus images. Retina 2000; 20(3):275-81.

9. Lee MS, Galetta SL, Volpe NJ, Liu GT. Sixth nerve palsies in children. Ped Neurol, 1999;20(1):49-52.