OUR DOCTORS AND STAFF

Thomas Henderson, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Thomas Henderson was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1947. In 1969, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University located in Baton Rouge. In 1973 he earned his Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Dr. Henderson went on to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to complete his residency in Ophthalmology in 1979. Dr. Henderson became American Board of Ophthalmology Certified in 1980 and has practiced ophthalmology in Texas for twenty eight years. He founded the Eye Clinic of Austin in 1982 and remains its President and C.E.O. From 1995 to 2003, he served as Chief of Staff for Health South Surgical Hospital (now Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital). Dr. Henderson was Chief of Ophthalmology from 1988 to 1990 and then from 1997 to 1999 at St. David's Medical Center. Dr. Henderson's professional experience includes expertise in cataract, and refractive surgery, glaucoma care, and corneal transplant surgery, as well as comprehensive eye care.

Dr. Henderson provides the highest level of care for cataract patients such as specialty lens implants to reduce the need for glasses and to correct astigmatism. These premium specialty lenses such as the Crystalens® are offered to reduce the patient's need for reading glasses or the Alcon Toric® to reduce the patient's astigmatism for improved vision without glasses. Dr. Henderson's refractive patients are offered Custom Blade-Free LASIK with the IntraLase® and the VISX Star S4-IR®, or if circumstances warrant he offers Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), or Refractive Lensectomy with a premium lens implant. For glaucoma patients Dr. Henderson offers highly developed diagnostic techniques and advanced therapies such as the Selective Laser Technology (SLT)® laser and Ex-Press Mini Shunts®. Patients with advanced or serious corneal problems, Dr. Henderson offers Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP) for problems such as corneal scars and Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) for replacing damaged endothelial cells causing corneal swelling, clouding or decreased vision.

Dr. Henderson's thoroughness and clinical excellence has earned him the respect and trust of patients and peers. Dr. Henderson has been honored by being named annually since 1997 one of the Best Doctors in America, and named one of LaserVision's® Top 100 Surgeons in 2008.

Melanie Prosise, O.D.

Dr. Prosise joined the Eye Clinic of Austin in 2002. She was born in Petersburg Virginia in 1974. In 1996, she graduated with a Bachelor in Science Degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Prosise earned her Doctorate of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2001 and has experience in a wide variety of eye care settings, including internships at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the Thomas Lynch Pediatric Unit in Philadelphia, and the Jamaica Plain Veterans Administration Hospital, also in Boston. In addition, Dr. Prosise received Honors for Clinical Excellence in Low Vision for her work at the Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center.

Dr. Prosise delights in caring for patients of all ages. She is Texas Board Certified as a Therapeutic Optometrist and as a Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. She has an interest, as well as significant experience, in caring for patients after cataract and refractive surgery. She provides excellence in contact lens fitting, including soft and gas permeable contacts, specialty lenses for astigmatism, bifocals and keratoconus, as well as cosmetic and post surgical lenses. Dr. Prosise is one of only two providers in Central Texas of the new, highly advanced Synergeyes lens for extremely challenging fits.