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Andrew Lee, MD

  • Houston Methodist neuro-ophthalmologist
  • Chair, Houston Methodist Hospital Blanton Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
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Andrew Lee, MD

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Areas of Expertise

  • Double vision
  • Neuro-ophthalmology
  • Nystagmus
  • Ocular genetics
  • Ocular inflammation/uveitis
  • Ocular oncology
  • Ocular trauma
  • Optic nerve
  • Visual field loss

Credentials

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Ophthalmology
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Virginia School of Medicine-Charlottesville, VA | 1989
RESIDENCY
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX | 1993
INTERNSHIP
University of Virginia - Charolttesvle, VA
FELLOWSHIP
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD-Neuro-Ophthalmology | 1994

Publications


Cerebral achromatopsia secondary to cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Woods, MD, Siliezar, PD, Laylani, N, Friedman, ER, Fung, SH & Lee, AG 2025, , American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, vol. 37, 102202, pp. 102202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102202

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus temporally after COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review of uncontrolled case reports and case series
Muayad, J, Masood, H, Alam, Z, Loya, A & Lee, AG 2025, , Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 69-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2024.2426439

NASA's impact on medical innovation: Breakthrough technologies from space research
Jaber, JM, Ong, J, Waisberg, E, Sarker, P, Zaman, N, Tavakkoli, A & Lee, AG 2025, , Acta Astronautica, vol. 226, pp. 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.10.026

Generative artificial intelligence in ophthalmology
Waisberg, E, Ong, J, Kamran, SA, Masalkhi, M, Paladugu, P, Zaman, N, Lee, AG & Tavakkoli, A 2025, , Survey of Ophthalmology, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2024.04.009

Necrosis of pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland with acute and chronic arteriolar occlusion
Truong, P, Alryalat, SA, Al Deyabat, O, Lee, AG, Chévez-Barrios, P & Malik, AI 2025, , Orbit. https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2025.2449988


SANS-CNN: An automated machine learning technique for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome with astronaut imaging data
Kamran, SA, Hossain, KF, Ong, J, Zaman, N, Waisberg, E, Paladugu, P, Lee, AG & Tavakkoli, A 2024, , npj Microgravity, vol. 10, no. 1, 40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00364-w

GQ1b Seropositive Guillain–Barré/Miller Fisher Overlap Syndrome After Pembrolizumab Treatment
Hunt, PJ, Keys, PH, Dalal, S, Boardman, D, Davila-Siliezar, P, Laylani, N, Al-Zubidi, N & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e542-e543. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001976

Optic neuritis in retinitis pigmentosa
Kuang, GT, Alryalat, SA, Deyabat, OA & Lee, AG 2024, , Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. e846-e849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.05.021

Reply: What Is the Best Surgical Intervention for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Lee, AG & Van Stavern, GP 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e527. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002034

COVID-19-Associated Outer Retinopathy and Bilateral Optic Disc Edema
Muayad, J, Laylani, NA, Davila-Siliezar, P, Li, HK & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e602-e604. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002069

Retrobulbar Optic Neuropathy and Multifocal Cotton Wool Spots Secondary to Tuberculosis after International Travel
Maheshwari, AT, Hussein, MM, Laylani, NA, Siliezar, PDA, Kbah, MA & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e592-e594. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002056

Amyloidosis with optic perineuritis masquerading as giant cell arteritis
Garcia, E, Carrabba, NV, Siliezar, PD, Chévez-Barrios, P & Lee, AG 2024, , Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. e849-e851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.05.022

Cranial Nerve Fourth Palsy due to Cerebrospinal Fluid Venous Fistula
Amin, AS, Davila, PA, Laylani, NA, Mortensen, PW & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e586-e587. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002036

Inferior Olivary Hypertrophy in Delayed Onset Lateral Oculopalatal Tremor
Kozman, MM, Ali, AM, Davila Siliezar, PA, Laylani, NA & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e506-e507. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002082

Wernicke Encephalopathy Presenting as Diplopia After Cabergoline Treatment
Ladki, MS, Laylani, NA, Davila, PA, Kbah, MA & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e547-e548. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001982

Papilledema as the Presenting Sign of Pineal Ganglioglioma
Younes, SW, Charoenkijkajorn, C, Pakravan, M, Mortensen, PW, Rivera, AL, Britz, GW, Wong, MS & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e539-e541. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001931

Recurrent Optic Perineuritis in HLA-B27 Spondyloarthritis
Carrabba, NV, Davila Siliezar, PA, Laylani, NA & Lee, AG 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. e537-e538. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001869

Functional Visual Disorder Is Primarily a Psychiatric Condition
Trobe, JD, Moss, HE, Lee, AG & Van Stavern, GP 2024, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 578-581. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000002121

Languages

  • English