Emmanuel Kai-Lewis, M.D.

Dr. Kai-Lewis received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Baylor University, where he was named Delta Sigma Theta Scholar of the Year, and earned his M.D. from Howard University College of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the West Virginia University Eye Institute, where he served as Chief Resident, followed by fellowship training in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the University of Minnesota.

Following his training, he served as the ophthalmologist at Irwin Army Community Hospital, then as a cornea and anterior segment surgeon at St. Erik’s Eye Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, and most recently at Quigley Eye Specialists in Southwest Florida, before joining Ophthalmic Surgeons & Physicians in [MONTH YEAR]. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Kai-Lewis’s clinical interests include cornea and external disease, complex cataract surgery, and refractive surgery. He performs the full range of corneal transplant procedures — DMEK, DSAEK, DALK and penetrating keratoplasty — along with collagen cross-linking for keratoconus, PRK, PTK, femtosecond LASIK and SMILE, and the medical and surgical management of complex corneal disease.

In cataract surgery he has a special focus on complex cases, including pseudoexfoliation, dense cataracts and weak or loose zonules, and on premium lens implantation with astigmatic correction, multifocal and trifocal lenses, helping patients achieve greater independence from glasses after cataract surgery.