Jeffersonville
73 Quartermaster Court Jeffersonville Office
Jeffersonville, IN, 47130
Phone: (812) 284-0077
Louisville | East End Hurstbourne
Louisville | East End Hurstbourne
9200 Leesgate Road
Suite 100
Louisville, KY, 40222
Phone: (502) 895-0040
Lawrence R. Tenkman, M.D. is a board-certified, dual fellowship-trained ophthalmologist and anterior segment surgeon at Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers, serving patients in the Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky areas. Dr. Tenkman specializes in cataract, refractive surgrery, cornea, and glaucoma.
Dr. Tenkman received his Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. In addition, Dr. Tenkman received extensive training in cataract surgery during his residency at the University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Eye Institute. He furthered his anterior segment training with fellowships in glaucoma at Emory University in Atlanta and in cornea & refractive surgery at Price Vision Group in Indianapolis.
Most unique is Dr. Tenkman’s extensive training in DMEK, the newest and most advanced surgery for endothelial disease including Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy. Dr. Tenkman was the first United States fellow extensively trained in DMEK. He is proud to have developed some of the latest techniques for this surgery that provide better vision, faster recovery and less rejection than any other type of cornea transplant. Dr. Tenkman performed DMEK combined with cataract surgery on his mother, and his aunt, with better than 20/20 vision in each eye! He has also performed surgery on his father, father-in-law, aunts, and uncles and has been sought after by many physicians in our community as their eye surgeon. He is relied upon to do many complex or difficult surgeries that others are less comfortable with.
Dr. Tenkman regularly presents at national optometric and ophthalmic meetings, has authored numerous research publications, produced an array of surgical videos and surgical movies, and has received numerous honors and awards in his areas of expertise. Dr. Tenkman has made many educational videos for the practice throughout our website.
Some of Dr. Tenkman’s films & lectures are on his Youtube channel, “EyeNinja”. Although most of these are aimed at other eye doctors, a glimpse at them shows how passionately he develops solutions for all kinds of eye problems.
Most insurances accepted. Please contact Bennett & Bloom Eye Centers for more information regarding insurance coverage.
