Bernard C. Tekiele, III, O.D.

Dr. Tekiele joined Loden Vision Centers with nearly three decades of experience practicing exclusively in an ophthalmology practice setting specializing in vision correction surgery in the areas of femtosecond and excimer laser refractive surgery care, lifestyle intraocular lens and custom lens replacement technology and comprehensive medical eye care. Dr. Tekiele earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL.

Following a hospital-based internship at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, OH, Dr. Tekiele completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/The Medical Center. Afterward, Dr. Tekiele participated in specialized, post-residency training in the areas of therapeutic laser therapy for the anterior segment and excimer laser vision correction at Northeastern University in Oklahoma City, OK, completed training and certification in injection and minor surgical procedures at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN and certification on the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens in Nashville, TN.

Dr. Tekiele is certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/The Medical Center, Director of Cornea and Refractive Services at Michelson Laser Vision, Inc. and Alabama Eye & Cataract Center, P.C. in Birmingham, AL and Director of Refractive Surgery at Michigan Eye Institute in Flint, MI. Dr. Tekiele is a past President of the Birmingham Area Optometric Society in Birmingham, AL and past Chair of the Technology Task Force of the Alabama Optometric Association. Dr. Tekiele has also served as Clinical Instructor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Illinois College of Optometry and Ferris State College of Optometry.

Dr. Tekiele has been keynote speaker in national, state and local level speaking engagements and a leader in targeted practice consulting through his company, Tekiele Consulting Group, LLC, in the areas of lifestyle refractive surgery, medical glaucoma, practice management, co-management and refractive business development throughout 23 states over 27 years for private practice ophthalmologists, national symposiums, continuing education programs, hospitals, state optometric associations and co-managing optometric groups.

Dr. Tekiele maintains residences with his family in both Michigan and Tennessee and is active in his church family where he has served as Deacon, Sunday school and youth group teacher,preacher for care ministries at local assisted-living facility and nursing home residents, AWANA and Chi-Alpha youth programs and member of the choir.

Dr. Tekiele is an avid reader and enjoys classical music, cooking, running, visiting the mountains of western North Carolina and the western Rockies, beach vacations in Seaside, FL and summers on Lake Erie on his boat, ‘Seeside’.