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Session Moderator
John Odette, MD
John Odette, MD completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Mason Eye Clinic at the University of Missouri, achieving excellence in cataract surgery, minor oculoplastic surgery, medical retina, pediatrics and glaucoma while becoming Chief Ophthalmology Resident his final year. residency he has become a proficient iLASIK and refractive surgeon and in 2012 became one of the first surgeons in Austin to perform Laser Cataract Surgery with the LenSx laser.
session Panelists
Michelle Akler, MD
Dr. Akler has been proudly providing ophthalmic care to the Dearborn and Downriver, and East Side communities for the past 18 years. Born and raised in Canada, Dr. Akler attended the University of Toronto Medical School where she graduated with top honors. Her ophthalmology residency was completed at the University of Colorado in Denver. Dr. Akler has performed over 12,000 LASIK procedures and over 6,000 cataract surgeries with extraordinary results.
Yuri McKee, MD
Yuri McKee, MD is a Board Certified Ophthalmic Surgeon with fellowship training in Corneal and Refractive Surgery. His clinical and surgical training in corneal disease, complex anterior segment surgery, and refractive surgery was completed at the renowned Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
In addition to being board-certified, well-known, and highly regarded worldwide as an exceptional and skilled eye surgeon, Dr. McKee takes pride in providing high quality care for every patient.
William G. Myers, MD, ABO
Dr. Myers has practiced in Evanston and Skokie, Illinois for over 30 years. Dr. Myers created the Northwestern Ophthalmology Ambulatory Surgery Mentorship Program in 2002, personally training over 30 resident ophthalmologists in surgical center performed procedures using simulation techniques and in surgery mentoring. He is the lead instructor at annual ASCRS and American Academy of Ophthalmology courses on intracameral agents.
Michael Posner, MD
Dr. Michael Posner is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Maryland and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his ophthalmology training at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey where he served as chief resident. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
