Meet The Doctors

Marc Sanders, M.D. F.A.C.S.

Dr. Marc Sanders is a recognized leader in cataract and refractive surgery. Among the first surgeons to perform laser vision correction over ten years ago, Dr. Sanders has stayed at the forefront of this rapidly changing field. He was one of the first surgeons to offer new techniques, such as IntraLase, all-laser LASIK, custom wavefront LASIK, conductive keratoplasty, refractive lens exchange, and presbyopic intraocular lens. In fact, Dr. Sanders is a part-time professor at Baylor College of Medicine where he teaches surgeons in training. Committed to education and research, Dr. Sanders has published articles in the leading ophthalmic journals and has participated in clinical trials.

It should come as no surprise that many physicians and surgeons in the Houston area have chosen Dr. Sanders to perform their own eye surgery. The fact that these doctors have inside knowledge of the abilities of all eye surgeons in the area is a testament to Dr. Sanders’ surgical skill. Dr. Sanders has also operated on a variety of local and national celebrities. In 2005, he was named one of America’s Top Cataract and Refractive Surgeons by the Consumer Research Council of America. Dr. Sanders has also been voted a “Top Doctor” by a survey in H-Texas Magazine four years in a row. Many doctors claim to have the best technology; however, Dr. Sanders is one of only a few doctors who is certified to use all these different excimer lasers: Allegretto WaveLight, VISX Star 4, LADARWave, IntraLase, Nidek EC-5000, and Bausch and Lomb Technolas 217. This allows Dr. Sanders to select the laser which would give the patient the best result. Dr. Sanders is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine, where he now holds a faculty position. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Certification

• American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• VISX, Ladarvision, Nidek, and B & L Technolas Lasers
• Wavefront Customized LASIK
• Intralase, Wavelight

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
• Texas Medical Association
• Houston Ophthalmological Society
• Harris County Medical Society

Yee-Pin Kristi Lin, M.D.

Dr. Kristi Lin is joining Diagnostic Eye Center as a comprehensive ophthalmologist and is happy to be returning to Houston. She was the valedictorian of her class at Taylor High School in Katy. She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Rice University with a degree in Biochemistry. Dr. Lin received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed an ophthalmology residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. After completing residency, she worked for 2 years at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Mississippi where she was involved with teaching ophthalmologists in training. She is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Certification

• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Texas Medical Association
• Harris County Medical Society

Linda D. Pope, M.D.

Dr. Pope completed medical training at Ohio State University and completed her residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. With over 20 years of experience in private practice, she joined Diagnostic Eye Center as a general eye care specialist. Her mission is to provide quality surgical and medical eye care, as well as plastic surgery of the eyes, including Botox facial injections and permanent eye make-up.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Texas Medical Association
• Harris County Medical Society
• River Oaks Business Women’s Exchange Club
• Southern Medical Association

Aric Welton, O.D.

Dr. Aric Welton completed his undergraduate education at Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology. He also received three years of further education and experience at the Department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he went on to work for the Lions Eye Bank of Texas for several more years. Dr. Welton continued his post-graduate education at the University of Houston College of Optometry. His externship clinical training was at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Further clinical training was held at the Hermann Eye Center of University of Texas Medical School in Houston, with a focus in glaucoma and contact lens fitting.

Certification

• Texas Optometry Board
• UHCO Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Course

Professional Memberships

• American Optometric Association