Michelle Rhee, MD

Dr. Rhee examines adult patients for:

• Cataract Surgery
• Corneal problems including dry eye, blepharitis, pterygium
• Laser vision correction (LASIK, PRK)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Macular degeneration screening
• Glaucoma screening

Credentials

Michelle K. Rhee MD is a cornea and cataract surgeon. She is an associate clinical professor of ophthalmology and the Icahn Schoool of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she is an educator for the Mount Sinai residency program in ophthalmology. Dr. Rhee is also the medical director of The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration in New York, and immediate past president of The Eye and Contact Lens Association.

Following studies in piano, cello, and music composition at the Juilliard School, Dr. Rhee graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. She was selected for the early admission humanities and medicine program at the Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Rhee completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, followed by a subspecialty fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. She also completed training at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center medical acupuncture for physicicians.

Dr. Rhee has served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmic News and Education Network, the Preferred Practice Pattern Cornea Panel, and was selected for the 2017 American Academy of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Program. She is co-chair of the Accreditation Board and served as scientific program chair for the Eye Bank Association of America. In addition to authoring articles, Dr. Rhee has lectured nationally and internationally on dry eye, contact lens safety, eye banking and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Rhee is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dry Eye Disease: A Practical Guide

Due to the growing population of dry eye patients, there has been much study of dry eye disease. Following the 2007 and 2017 full reports of the international Dry Eye Workshop (DEWs I and II), as well as the recent Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) trial, there is a growing body of consensus and evidence-based literature on the treatment of dry eye. Dry Eye Disease: A Practical Guide synthesizes all these scientific sources into a comprehensive yet user-friendly clinical reference.

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