Dr. Lucas T. Lenci, is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He completed his medical doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He served as president of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society. He completed his medical and surgical internship at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah. He completed his residency training at one of the top ophthalmology training programs in the country—the University of Iowa. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Lucas T. Lenci, is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He completed his medical doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He served as president of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society. He completed his medical and surgical internship at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah. He completed his residency training at one of the top ophthalmology training programs in the country—the University of Iowa. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
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Explained everything thoroughly and very kind and pleasant
Aug-2025
Everyone was so nice and amazing. It was all smooth and on schedule. I was not a bit nervous.
Thank you
Aug-2025
Great connection. Attention to detail! Knows his stuff!
Aug-2025
He was wonderful, very knowledgeable. Will recommend.
Jul-2025
He is the best! He performed my cataract surgery and it was painless. Highly recommend!
Jul-2025
Excellent doctor, explained procedure in detail before it was done, staff was also excellent!
Jul-2025
Very personable as well as knowledgable. Able to quickly schedule my minor procedure next day.
Jul-2025
The guy definitely knows what he's doing. It's still a work in progress, but I'm seeing much better.
Jun-2025
He was very friendly and knew exactly what I needed.
Jun-2025
You made me feel welcome . I was comfortable. Thank you.
Jun-2025
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Springfield
1531 E Bradford Parkway Ste 100 Springfield, MO 65804
Joplin
4500 E 32nd St Joplin, MO 64804
Dr. Lucas T. Lenci, MD, joined Missouri Eye Institute in 2019 as an anterior segment surgeon specializing in cataract and refractive surgery. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Chemistry at Drury University and his medical doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia. While at Mizzou, he served as president of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society. He completed his medical and surgical internship at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah.
Dr. Lenci completed his residency training at one of the top ophthalmology training programs in the country—the University of Iowa—where he served as chief resident and was awarded best resident teacher. He has published and presented many scientific articles and topics in ophthalmology. Before returning back home to the Ozarks, Dr. Lenci worked at a high volume surgical referral practice, Vision Surgery Consultants, in Wichita, Kansas. While there, he performed thousands of ocular procedures. He is passionate about restoring vision and has participated in surgical mission trips, most recently to Honduras, where sight to more than 50 patients was restored.
Dr. Lenci is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He serves on faculty at the University of Missouri-School of Medicine Springfield Clinical Campus. His specialty areas include modern cataract surgery (including laser-assisted cataract surgery), monofocal, multifocal, and toric cataract procedures, laser vision correction (LASIK and PRK), microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), corneal transplants (including DMEK and DSEK), and eyelid plastic surgery (Blepharoplasty).
In his free time, Dr. Lenci enjoys the outdoors, playing the drums at church and best of all spending time with his wife and children. Dr. Lenci grew up at Lake of the Ozarks. His family is from Italy and he speaks fluent Italian. He is excited and passionate about providing exceptional surgical eyecare to our community.
Explained everything thoroughly and very kind and pleasant
Everyone was so nice and amazing. It was all smooth and on schedule. I was not a bit nervous. Thank you
Great connection. Attention to detail! Knows his stuff!
He was wonderful, very knowledgeable. Will recommend.
He is the best! He performed my cataract surgery and it was painless. Highly recommend!
Excellent doctor, explained procedure in detail before it was done, staff was also excellent!
Very personable as well as knowledgable. Able to quickly schedule my minor procedure next day.
The guy definitely knows what he's doing. It's still a work in progress, but I'm seeing much better.
He was very friendly and knew exactly what I needed.
You made me feel welcome . I was comfortable. Thank you.