Dr. Michael F. Lett, MD | Etowah, TN | Ophthalmology

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Dr. Michael Lett is an ophthalmologist with nearly five decades of experience treating eye conditions and performing vision-restoring procedures. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. With 47 years in practice, Dr. Lett brings extensive expertise to his patients' eye care needs. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing him to serve a diverse patient population.

Dr. Lett practices at Fort Loudoun Medical Center and sees patients at Starr Regional Medical Center in Etowah, Tennessee. His clinical expertise includes performing cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants to restore clear vision for patients with clouded lenses. He also provides comprehensive eye exams to diagnose and monitor various eye conditions. Patients have given him an average rating of 3.0 on Vitals.

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14 Ratings
47 years of experience
34 insurance plans accepted
speaks English, Spanish
University Of Tennessee Health Science Center
7 written reviews
1 specialty
10 areas of expertise
1 board certification
1 hospital affiliation
1 office location
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Best eye dr in knoxville and great staff members .

April 1st, 2020

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Dr. Lett is an excellent physician. He has a great bedside manner. He is prompt, thorough and thoughtful. He is excellent at follow up and provides worthwhile information. As a physician myself I can only say good things about him. All of my family sees him and I have recommended him to all of my friends. They have all had excellent experiences with him also.

November 24th, 2015

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Dr Lett explained my medical issues very well. He is very nice and I highly recommend him.

January 24th, 2015

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Thank you so much for opening your office early on Friday morning to follow up on my emergency.

October 30th, 2013

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My visits have been very good for the last several years. I have dry eyes and sometimes sleep with my eyes open. Dr. Lett was able to diagnose the problem and we have been able to correct it! Great doctor!

June 5th, 2012

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I have been a patient of Dr. Lett's for 3 to 4 years for a glaucoma condition. He is very knowledgable, experienced, caring, kind and friendly. He also helps with reducing my costs whenever and however he can. His staff is very friendly and helpful, and I have never had more than a few minutes of wait time. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Lett or his staff.

June 1st, 2010

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Dr. Lett is a very nice man, but incompetent. He performed a procedure on both of my eyes that resulted in a series of numorous expensive visits to a specialist. He gave inaccurate information regarding an eye condition, then no patient education after a poorly performed surgery. A procedure he claimed would be healed over a long weekend is going on 2 months with a specialist. The speicalist vehemently disagreed with the procedure Lett performed. It was appalling that he did a surgery like this in his office with a scalpel and some local anethsesia. I found out later that this procedure is actually done in a sterile surgical suite with careful precision. I could have been seriously damaged for a lifetime. I have a PhD and worked in healthcare for years. I should never have mistaken his kind, casual demeanor as someone who was confident...when he's actually incompetent!

May 29th, 2009

Starr Regional Medical Center

886 Highway 411 NEtowah, TN 37331

Tel: (423) 263-3600


Dr. Michael Foster Lett, MD	Dr. Jacob Tanner Cox	Dr. Asghar Haider	Alexander Orlando Richard Urzua
Ophthalmology	Internal Medicine	Ophthalmology	Addiction Medicine
	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients
3 (14 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)
47 Years of Experience	8 Years of Experience	11 Years of Experience	67 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option
Speaks English, Spanish
Etowah , TN	Knoxville , TN	HIXSON , TN	PEMBROKE PINES , FL
Med School: University Of Tennessee Health Science Center College Of Medicine	Med School: Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine	Med School: University Of California Irvine College Of Medicine	Med School: University Central Del Caribe School Of Medicine
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Ophthalmology

Blindness
Cataract
Diabetic Retinopathy
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Eye Pain
Glaucoma
Lasik Surgery
Lens Implants (Intraocular Lens Implantation)
Macular Degeneration
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University Of Tennessee Health Science Center College Of MedicineGraduated in 1979

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