Alice T. Lyon, MD

Alice T. Lyon, MD

4.9 
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Primary Specialty

Surgical Retina

Secondary Specialty

  • Medical Retina

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Education

Medical Education:
MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine - 1987
Internship:
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) - 1988
Residency:
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 1991
Fellowships:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School - 1993

Languages Spoken

  • German

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9
4.9 

1620 Ratings

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April 29, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon cares about her patients and is absolutely the best. With her, I have world class care.

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April 29, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon provides an amazing level of care. She fully explains all tests and procedures.

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April 25, 2024

5.0

She is an excellent optomologist and professional.

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April 25, 2024

5.0

I feel she is empathetic, very competent and very thorough.

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April 23, 2024

5.0

She is a good doctor, but why it takes a long time to see her.

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April 21, 2024

5.0

Personable staff

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April 19, 2024

5.0

Dr Lyon is outstanding

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April 18, 2024

5.0

Professional, warm, informative and thorough.

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April 17, 2024

5.0

Smart, thorough

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April 17, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable

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April 16, 2024

5.0

I have been visiting ophthalmologists for 60 years. Dr. Alice Lyon is my favorite. Skilled and caring.

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April 16, 2024

5.0

Her knowledge & skill, plus the equipment you all have.

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April 16, 2024

5.0

She is thoughtful, discusses findings and care so that the information is easily understood.

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April 16, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon’s first priority is her patients, Het staff also speaks very highly of her. So lucky to have her as my doctor.

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April 11, 2024

5.0

She is Brilliant A superb clinician She is compassionate

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April 11, 2024

5.0

Dr. A. Lyon is a miracle worker. Her knowledge and skills took care of me during a very serious eye issue. She continues to take care of me and cares for my many eye issues that I have.

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April 06, 2024

5.0

Alice Lyon preserved my vision with her insight, skill, and understanding of the latest innovations and technology. I am an internationally known artist/craftsman, and because of the expertise practiced by her and her team, I shall be able to work effectively for as long as possible.

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April 05, 2024

5.0

Wish I could score higher!

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April 04, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon's expertise and keen interest in my medical issue is evident when speaking with Dr. Lyon and her associates.

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April 01, 2024

5.0

Excellent Doctor and warm person

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April 01, 2024

5.0

Thorough knows how to use her staff and CARES!

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March 30, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon provides compassionate and state of the art care for her retinal patients.

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March 29, 2024

5.0

For 15 years saving and I can see Thank you 🙏

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March 26, 2024

5.0

Excellence

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March 25, 2024

5.0

As stated. Dr. Lyon is an excellent doctor and can identify problems and help with resources to get care that might be outside the area of ophthalmology. She has helped my husband in so many ways.

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March 25, 2024

5.0

She is very thorough in her exams and spends a lot of time with you, explaining her observations. She explains things in a way you can understand.

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March 23, 2024

5.0

Again excellent

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March 21, 2024

5.0

Professionalism and knowledge

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March 19, 2024

5.0

Exceptional. Warm and professional as well as very careful and thorough.

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March 19, 2024

5.0

Her kindness and ability

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March 17, 2024

5.0

My doctor is informative, thorough, and courteous. She answers my questions. I don't feel like I am in a machine like I do when I am in your internist/primary care clinic. Good doctor, good care!

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March 17, 2024

5.0

As mentioned, Dr. Lyon brings exceptional expertise and experience in the field which is enabling optimal care of challenging conditions. She combines this with great dedication and patience in answering patient questions. I would recommend her to anyone requiring retinal care.

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March 14, 2024

5.0

She cares about each and every one of her patients. It's apparent by the time and expertise she gives us.

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March 12, 2024

5.0

She is an excellent doctor who cares!

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March 12, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable

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March 03, 2024

5.0

Dr. LYON is an excellent Doctor>

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February 29, 2024

5.0

Dr Lyon’s team is phenomenal! The care you receive, the attention to detail, she’s absolutely extraordinary. I couldn’t recommend a doctor more highly.

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February 29, 2024

5.0

She has been a great care provider, she listens to my concerns, and takes time to answer my questions throughly

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February 27, 2024

5.0

She cares about her patients and tries her best to improve their sight with the best available tools and treatments. It is an honor to beer patient.

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February 27, 2024

5.0

She is knowledgeable and caring.

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February 20, 2024

5.0

She is always present and concern always cheerful always happy always have a smile and a nice conversation on your treatments and what is going to happen and why it Hass to happen she takes the time to explain things when you don’t understand them she will meet you she will continue to show you pictures and just making sure you are comfortable with having the tree when you are there to help great talked

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February 20, 2024

5.0

Dr Lyon and her Team are one of the best in Chicago land area

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February 19, 2024

5.0

She's friendly very polite and I think that means a lot

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February 18, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon is extremely knowledgeable, careful, and thorough, always kind and patient despite an intensive schedule, and consistently makes the effort to answer questions and explain things, to the patient as well as to her attending staff. This combination of expertise, 100% respect by staff and patients, and patient/student manner is rare and a valuable find for any patient experiencing issues involving their retina.

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February 18, 2024

5.0

Very concerned about patient health

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February 13, 2024

5.0

Informative courteous knowledgeable Dr.

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January 25, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon always takes the time to fully explain her care recommendations in layman terms.

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January 25, 2024

5.0

She’s the best in the business.

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January 23, 2024

5.0

Been going to Dr.Lyon's for 20years now. Could not be In better hands.

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January 20, 2024

5.0

I've been under Dr. Lyon's care for a few years, I trust in her expertise with her craft. She 's very knowledgeable at what she's doing.

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January 20, 2024

5.0

She’s the Best

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January 19, 2024

5.0

Expertise and explanations

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January 18, 2024

5.0

Top Of Her Profession!

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January 18, 2024

5.0

Thoroughness, knowledge.

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January 16, 2024

5.0

She is one of the best doctors that I have a head, her profession and courtesy and caring for a patient is none other than a blessing

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January 16, 2024

5.0

Excellent doctor and her staff and care.

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January 15, 2024

5.0

I trust her to provide me the best care

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January 14, 2024

5.0

She’s a great retinologist and I don’t want to lose any more of my vision.

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January 11, 2024

5.0

A great and caring human being who cares about her patients.

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January 11, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon is meticulous, informative and proficient.

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January 10, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon is highly knowledgeable, thorough, and takes time to go over things with her patients with much patience, even though I am sure her days are long.

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January 10, 2024

5.0

She and her staff provide care in which I have total confidence.

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January 09, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon is an excellent caring physician.

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January 07, 2024

5.0

Knowledge, skill and courage

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January 04, 2024

5.0

SHE IS THE BEST

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January 03, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lyon is a great specialist. She has saved vision in both of my eyes.

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December 26, 2023

5.0

I have been treated with state of the art drugs for my retinal problems over the last three years. Because of Dr. Lyon's expertise and concern for all of her patients, we are receiving the best care possible.

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December 24, 2023

5.0

Knowledge and repore are excellent

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December 20, 2023

5.0

Superb, caring physician.

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December 19, 2023

5.0

Simply the best!

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December 19, 2023

5.0

Best of the Best!

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December 18, 2023

5.0

Dr. Lyon is fabulous and has helped me for many years with my vision

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December 17, 2023

5.0

She is extremely knowledgeable, diligent, and thorough, as well as kind. I trust her to pursue the best course of action for my eyes.

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December 17, 2023

5.0

Competence and thoughtfulness.

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December 17, 2023

5.0

Professional Engaging Knowledgeable

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December 14, 2023

5.0

Keen mastery of craft Takes patient wellbeing, progress personally Quite warm, personable genuinely cares, makes me feel special, confident

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December 14, 2023

5.0

Excellent doctor, but I resent waiting 3 hours to get into t office

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December 14, 2023

5.0

She’s very thorough, takes time to answer questions and explain scans, tests, etc.

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December 14, 2023

5.0

Such a beautiful heart. smart and competent. Compassionate. Our family loves her and she is the only reason we stay In Illinois.

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December 12, 2023

5.0

Dr. Lyon is exemplary in every respect.

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December 12, 2023

5.0

Dr. Lyon is the consummate professional.

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December 12, 2023

5.0

She is an extraordinarily knowledgeable and thorough.

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December 08, 2023

5.0

She’s great

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December 08, 2023

5.0

Great doctor and cares about her patients

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December 07, 2023

5.0

Alice has trained her staff to act as described above, since that is how Alice acts toward her patients.

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December 07, 2023

5.0

Have been seeing Dr. Lyon for about 20 years and has been outstanding every visit

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December 04, 2023

5.0

She is a fantastic doctor.

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December 03, 2023

5.0

Dr. Lyon is an extremely competent and conscientious physicians with great expertise in her field.

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December 01, 2023

5.0

Dr Lyons is one of the best retina specialist in the U.S. She is easy to talk to and explains everything to me. She also looks at my health history and family history. She has her assistants and students document everything.

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November 30, 2023

5.0

She is a great doctor and instills a lot of trust.

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November 30, 2023

5.0

She is a great doctor.

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November 28, 2023

5.0

She cares! I have absolute confidence in her care and decisions

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November 22, 2023

5.0

She is very good at what I am being treated for and she cares that I am making progress. And I like her.

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November 21, 2023

5.0

I will always recommend Dr. Lyon, and do so often!

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November 20, 2023

5.0

hardworking and honest

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November 19, 2023

5.0

Dr. Lyon is an excellent Doctor!

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November 16, 2023

5.0

She’s the best.

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November 16, 2023

5.0

She is very thorough and has great care for her patients.

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November 15, 2023

5.0

Very knowledgeable backed by decades of experience.

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November 14, 2023

5.0

Ease of communication, thoroughness of examination and entire diagnostic process, friendliness of staff

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Industry Relationships

Consulting / Related Activities

Faculty member engaged in activities such as speaking, advising, consulting, or providing educational programs for the following companies or other entities

  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • Chicago Curriculum in Ophthalmology (CCO)
  • EMMES Corporation
  • Women in Retina (WinR) (American Society of Retina Specialists)

Service on Board of Directors

Faculty member served in a fiduciary capacity, such as a board member/director, officer, or trustee, for the following companies or other entities

  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • Chicago Curriculum in Ophthalmology (CCO)
  • EMMES Corporation
  • Women in Retina (WinR) (American Society of Retina Specialists)

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