Thomas Lenart, M.D., Ph.D.

"It is extremely rewarding to be able to restore eye health and clear vision to my patients through advanced medical and surgical techniques.  I have dedicated my career to understanding how to help patients, young and old, achieve normal binocularity and improve the quality of their vision. 

I am very fortunate to be able to help children and adults maximize their vision potential.  When we restore eye health and clear vision to a child, we improve his or her ability to achieve for the rest of their life.  When adults who have ocular misalignment are straightened, they enjoy a more natural appearance and a renewed confidence that profoundly impacts their lives!  We have a solution for almost every adult with an eye misalignment.  I am privileged to be able to offer these patients good sound medical and/or surgical solutions."

Dr. Lenart attended the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on research in the mechanisms of muscle contraction.  Dr. Lenart completed a Ph.D. in Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and received the outstanding thesis award for Math and Sciences.  He accomplished this at the same time that he earned his M.D. 

Dr. Lenart continued his training by specializing in Ophthalmology, with a three-year residency at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  After completing residency, Dr. Lenart subspecialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus with a one-year fellowship at Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia.  Dr. Lenart has published multiple research articles and co-authored two book chapters.  In addition to his practice at The Children's Eye Doctors, Dr. Lenart is on staff at the University of Washington and Children's Hospital in Seattle.

Dr. Lenart joined The Children's Eye Doctors in 1999 and became the owner in September of 2000.  He and his wife, Sylvia, live in Woodinville with their two children.  The Lenart family enjoys running, hiking and a variety of outdoor sports.