Richard W. Yee, MD

Dr. Yee graduated with honors from Houston Baptist University and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1979. He completed his internship at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin and served his residency at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Yee pursued special training for three years in Cornea/External Disease at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He quickly gained respect throughout the world as a leading corneal surgeon and researcher for transplants, cataracts and refractive correction. He has been granted hospital appointments at Memorial Herman Hospital, M.D. Anderson Hospital and LBJ Hospital in Houston, TX. Dr. Yee has performed surgery on many employees of Houston companies such as Continental, Exxon, Reliant Energy, Compaq and various lawfirms. Doctors, nurses and personnel within the Texas Medical Center seek his expert advise and services. Dr. Yee is known for recommending types of surgery that are best-suited for each individual.

Dr. Yee is the Medical Director of the LADARVISION Center at the Hermann Eye Center. He is a clinical professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston where he also serves as a Medical School Admissions Committee Interviewer and a Faculty Advisor. His teaching position allows him to provide humanitarian services in the community by providing eye care to the less fortunate. Dr Yee has also served on missions to third world countries.

For his years of scientific research and dedication to the improvement of vision, Dr. Yee has been awarded the Joe M. Green, Jr., Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. He has been the Director of the ISRS and is the Director of the International LASEK Congress. Dr. Yee has been invited to speak at international conferences in Italy, France, China, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela and throughout the United States. He has held editorial positions with many of the major Ophthalmology journals and has served on National Grant Review panels, study sections and committees. Dr. Yee has published several books and authored, co-authored or presented over 300 clinical papers throughout his career. He is currently working on a granted study of Molecular Genetics in Corneal Dystrophies.

Dr. Yee welcomes all patients. His dedicated staff of ophthalmologists, certified technicians and professional office staff are always available to provide prompt, courteous service. With his commitment to patient care, vast experience, continued research and dedication to the improvement of vision, it is easy to see why Dr. Yee has become one of the most reputable ophthalmic surgeons in the country.