Our Doctors

Undergraduate Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S. Biology). Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: AOA, TOA (Texas Optometric Association), OAL (Optometry Association of Louisiana). Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Keratoconus, Glaucoma. Hobbies/Interests: Plays tenor Sax with local cover bands, golf.

Undergraduate Education: BS Biology University of Georgia. Optometry School: NOVA Southeastern College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Dr. Leary specializes in dry eye treatments, contact lens evaluations, and the treatment of non-surgical eye diseases. He is certified in the diagnosis and management of ocular disease. Dr. Leary enjoys seeing families, children, and positively affecting people's lives by giving them the best possible vision correction. Dr. Leary has volunteered locally with the Lions club and is a co-founder of the Greater Columbus Optometric Association where he serves as president. He is a Georgia native. Hobbies/Interests: He enjoys time spent with his family, enjoys nature, sports and working on mechanical things.

Undergraduate Education: Attended UNC-CH. Optometry School: Received OD degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Provide comprehensive eye care to children and adults including eyeglass and contact lens corrections, addressing acute medical eye problems and injuries, and management of ocular complications of general systemic medical conditions. Hobbies/Interest: Enjoy boating, fishing, camping, and other travel with family and Willie our black lab.

Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia. Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Dean's List with Honors. Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Gardening, Weight lifting.

Dr. Lee completed his undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin in 2002. He then pursued his lifelong passion of being an optometrist and graduated from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico College of Optometry in 2008. Afterward, he moved to New Jersey and completed a residency program in ocular disease and primary care at the Eye Care Center of New Jersey in 2009. Dr. Lee enjoys being active and likes to play basketball and tennis.

Dr. Nyok “Alan” Lee, O.D. is a licensed Optometric Glaucoma specialist and is therapeutically certified. He graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned his Doctorate of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry. During his clinical education, he completed his externships at Veterans Affairs and Codman Square Community Health Center where he gained valuable experience in diagnosing and management of various ocular diseases including cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. He also completed his primary care rotation with EyeTrends in the Woodlands and a cornea and specialty contact lens rotation with Global Vision Rehabilitation Center in Miami. Dr. Lee’s clinical interest is in the application of specialty contact lenses in the treatment of various corneal and ocular surface conditions including keratoconus, post-surgical corneas, and dry eyes. He also believes that having a healthy vision from an early age is key to success and enjoys working with the pediatric population. Dr. Lee applies a relaxed demeanor in patient encounters to foster a friendly doctor/patient interaction. Dr. Lee is recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Eye Doctors. In this free time, Dr. Lee enjoys longboarding, traveling, and spending time with his dogs. He considers Houston his home and enjoys exploring new aspects that the city continues to offer.

Undergraduate Education: UTSA- Biology. Optometry School: University of Houston. Professional Achievements/Associations: TOA, AOA, BCOA. What drives your passion for optometry? The feeling that we get to help to make our patients see and feel better. Getting to have a personal connection with patients and their families. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Giving them the best eye care possible. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Providing the best care possible, by offering patients newest and most appropriate eye care solutions for them. Hobbies/Interests: fishing, traveling, and spending time with family.

Undergraduate Education: University of South Florida. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I still truly LOVE providing the best vision and medical care possible so that no one misses out on anything in life due to poor sight. Hobbies/Interests: I am an avid outdoorsman. I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, and guests, on our farm and preserve, where we raise horses, whitetail deer, antelope, and other animals.

Undergraduate Education: UNC-Chapel Hill, Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry, Professional Achievements/Associations: AOA, NCSOS, Clinical Certifications & Specialties: , What drives your passion for optometry?: My goal is to provide the best possible care to my patients., How are you helping patients live their best lives?: By building long-term relationships and helping patients understand and feel comfortable with their treatment plan., What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you?: Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients, How are you impacting your local community?: , Hobbies/Interests: Wife, mother of two active girls, riding horses and traveling.

Dr. Shannon Leitenbauer graduated from Emporia State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, then received her Doctorate of Optometry from Northeastern State University College of Optometry in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Upon graduation, she completed her residency in a hospital-based primary eye care/ocular disease clinic at the Veteran’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1998, she began in private practice. Her credentials include being a Certified Optometric Physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Leitenbauer has served in several faculty positions, including Adjunct Faculty of Biology and Anatomy/Physiology at Indian River State College and The New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA. She also was an Adjunct Lecturer for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Nursing Program. Dr. Leitenbauer enjoys serving the community where she lives. She is an active member of the Ft. Pierce Chamber of Commerce, is past president of the Ft. Pierce Downtown Kiwanis Club, has served on the board of directors of the Treasure Coast Food Bank, and has volunteered for the St. Lucie County Big Brothers / Big Sisters program. She resides in Ft. Pierce with her husband, Jony Leitenbauer, and their three children.

Undergraduate education; Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, TN BA degree. Southern College of Optometry Memphis, TN; BS degree and Doctorate 1982, residency in 1983. Inducted as Fellow in American Academy of Optometry in 1991.Professional career; taught at SCO 1983 to1987, private practice Okmulgee, OK 1987 to 1996. Practicing in Albany, GA since 1996, Dr. Leitner and his wife have made it their home. They married in 1982 the day after his graduation from SCO. They have three grown children and are active in Greenbriar Church and Tony’s GYM. His favorite activities are lap swimming and anything related to cars. She instructs various forms of group exercise and fitness.

Dr. Leonard earned her Doctor of Optometry from Indiana University School of Optometry in Bloomington, IN. She has years of experience in diagnosis, treatment, and management of eye health for the benefit of each patient, as she provides expert service with personal, caring attention. Professional Associations: American Optometric Association, New York State Optometric Association, Western New York Society of Optometrists.

Undergraduate: University of Houston Downtown, bachelor’s in biology with a minor in Chemistry; Optometry: University of Houston College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association and the Texas Optometry Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Therapeutic optometrist and glaucoma specialist. What drives your passion for optometry? I enjoy providing high quality, personalized medical and routine eye exams to patients with whom I genuinely enjoy our interactions in bettering their eye health needs. I also like to both educate my patients and place them at ease so that their experience at MyEyeDr is a two-way dialogue where we both listen and respond in a relaxed setting. Hobbies/interest. Traveling, spreading time with family and listening to music.

Undergraduate Education: Eastern Michigan University 1971. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry 1977; Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Professional Achievements and Associations: American Optometric Association; Michigan Optometric Association; Metropolitan Detroit Optometric society. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Diplomate, American Board of Optometry. The reason I became an optometrist is: To gain the ability to make lifelong positive changes to many lives. My favorite part of helping my patients is: Making people more confident about themselves by glasses or contact lenses or surgery. In my spare time, I enjoy: My wife and kids and grandkids, golf and exercise.

Undergraduate Education: University of Central Florida. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University. Certifications/Awards: Gold Key Honor Society, Dr. Alicia Groce Excellence in Neuro-optometric rehabilitation award, Winner of AOSA Allergan Glaucoma Photo contest. Hobbies/Interests: Disney enthusiast/addict, loves to play golf, loves to travel, enjoys playing video games/ watching movies.