Consultant, Ophthalmologist, Cataract and Vitreo-Retina surgeon
Moorfields Eye Hospital Center Abu Dhabi – Al Ain
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Attawan has 20 years of experience in Ophthalmology. He was a Retina Consultant Ophthalmologist in Moorfields Eye Centre at Bedford Hospital, United Kingdom. Prior to that, he was a consultant Ophthalmologist in Tawam Hospital – Al Ain for 5 years where he set up the foundation and established the Retina service in Al Ain City - UAE.

Dr. Attawan pursued his foundation medical training and further specialty training program in Ophthalmology at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Yorkshire and the Humber School of Ophthalmology working across various hospitals in the UK Including The Royal Hallamshire hospital - Sheffield which is one of 3 national Ocular Oncology centers in the UK. He then took a substantive Surigcal and Medical Retina consultant In Bradford Teaching Hospitals. UK.

Dr. Attawan has been a Member and a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists since 2008 and a former associate Tutor of the Royal College of Ophthalmologist in London. He is actively involved in teaching and research. He has many Publications in various prestigious journals and is a well-known speaker at national and regional levels.

He was awarded 3 prizes for different research and audits and one of the Top 10 consultant nominated by SEHA 2022. He was the Retina service lead and co-founder of Retina service in Al Ain city UAE

Professor and Chair Blanton Eye Institute
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston
United States

Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is the Herb and Jean Lyman Centennial Chair in Ophthalmology and is the Founding Chairman of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and an adjunct professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A and M College of Medicine; University of Iowa and the University of Buffalo; and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia undergraduate and School of Medicine and was an ophthalmlogy resident at Baylor College of Medicine and a neuro-ophthalmology fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Lee has served in numerous leadership roles at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and has received the AAO Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Secretariat Award (2X), and Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a past President and Chairman of the Board of the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and is currently the Senior VP for Advocacy at NANOS.

Dr. Lee has been the invited speaker at over 400 national and international medical meetings; has written over 500 peer-reviewed publications and 14 full textbooks; and has given 15 named lectures. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Hilary; his two daughters (Rachael and Virginia), and his two cats (Lola and Miss Kitty).

Chair Clinical Sciences
Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine And Health Sciences
United Arab Emirates

Samuel B. Ho, MD. Chair, Clinical Sciences and Professor of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Samuel B. Ho obtained his undergraduate degree at St. Olaf College and his medical degree at the Mayo Clinic, both in Minnesota, USA. He completed internal medicine training at the University of Minnesota, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco. Following this he joined the faculty of medicine at the University of Minnesota, and following this he became the Chief of Gastroenterology at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. In 2018 he became the Chair of Clinical Sciences and Professor of Medicine at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai.

He has many years’ experience in the field of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and is currently a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Mediclinic City Hospital. He has served in academic medical centers is entire career and is passionate about medical education.

He has diverse research interests, including medical education, translational research related to the effect of the intestinal microbiome on liver disease, mucosal defense mechanisms, the use of informatics and health systems science to improve medical care, and clinical trials related to gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

Apart from clinical practice and research, he passionately pursues international long distance running competitions.

Clinical Associate Professor
Sierra Eye Associates And University Of Nevada, Reno School Of Medicine
United States

Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS is a Managing Partner, Director of Clinical Research, and Director of Fellowship at Sierra Eye Associates and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Dr. Khanani founded the clinical research department at Sierra Eye Associates, which is now one of the leading clinical research centers in the country. He has served as a principal investigator for over 100 clinical trials and has been a top enroller in the country for multiple Phase 1-3 trials. In addition, Dr Khanani has been the first one to perform surgical procedures in multiple surgical clinical trials dealing with sustained delivery and gene therapy. He has over 90 scientific publications.

Dr. Khanani also serves as a member of national and international clinical trial steering committees as well as scientific advisory boards with the goal of bringing new treatment options for patients with retinal diseases. Dr. Khanani is frequently invited as a guest speaker at national and international meetings.

Dr. Khanani is an elected member of the Macula Society, Retina Society and has received numerous awards of distinction. In 2019, he received the Nevada Business Magazine Healthcare Heroes Physician of the Year award for his continued dedication to the field of ophthalmology. He has received the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and was also awarded the prestigious ASRS Presidents’ Young Investigator Award in 2021. In 2023, Dr. Khanani was invited to give the prestigious 2023 Ernst Bodenheimer Memorial Lecture at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Medical Director/Consultant Ophthalmologist
Wellington Eye Clinic Dublin
Ireland

Arthur Cummings is the Medical Director of the Wellington Eye Clinic, Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Beacon Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor at UCD, Dublin, Ireland.

He has multiple degrees (MD, MMed, FCS, FRCSEd, FWCRS) from the University of Pretoria, the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburg, the Royal College of Ophthalmology, the College of Surgeons South Africa and the World College of Refractive Surgery and received his training at multiple institutions.

He has more than 25 years of experience in cataract and refractive surgery and has practised in medical institutions such as the Pretoria Eye Institute in South Africa and the Wellington Eye Clinic in Dublin.

His main research interest is in customized laser vision correction, keratoconus, cataract and IOL and has published papers on LASIK, IOLs, keratoconus.

Apart from clinical practice, they passionately pursue family time, travel, reading and sports.

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences
University of Minnesota Minneapolis
United States

Collin McClelland, MD is an Associate Professor and holds the Reinhardt L. and Ruth H. Schmidtke Chair within the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences at the University of Minnesota. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine before completing residency in Ophthalmology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He has 11 years of experience in Neuro-ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus surgery and after training has practiced at Barnes Hospital / Washington University before moving to the University of Minnesota where he currently works. Dr. McClelland actively serves on over 10 committees for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) including the Neuro-ophthalmology BCSC writing committee. His research focuses on clinical questions and observations within the domain of neuro-ophthalmology and adult strabismus. He has authored over 90 publications on these topics. Apart from clinical practice, Dr. McClelland is a devoted husband and father of 3 children.

Head of Orthoptics Department
Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE
United Arab Emirates

Katy Naylor is an experienced Orthoptist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.

Katy was educated in England and following graduation from Sheffield University she was employed by Moorfields Eye Hospital London, where she gained a wealth of experience in her specialist field. Katy had an active role both in London’s main site and its outreach centres; she has extensive experience in all branches of Orthoptic work including: ocular motility, specialist motility, paediatrics, neuro-ophthalmogy, adnexal, toxin, visual screening, primary care, accident and emergency, paediatric glaucoma and genetic clinics.

After years of professional experience, Katy continued her education and trained as a Specialist Clinical Teacher. On transferring to Dubai from Moorfields London, Katy was not only a respected member of the clinical staff but was also heavily involved in the teaching and clinical training of Orthoptic and Optometry undergraduates, pre-registration Optometrists and junior Doctors. She lectured at City University and taught 3rd and 4th year medical students from University College London and Barts /London School of Medicine.

Optometrist
Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE
United Arab Emirates

Katie is an Optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai healthcare City.

She has more than 5 years of international experience in a wide range of optometric areas, including refraction, contact lenses and ocular health assessment in the UK.

Her other fields of interests are paediatric eye care as well as education and training. Katie served as a mentor and educator for optometry students and pre-registration optometrists in the UK.

In her career, she has practiced in a community setting, managing day-to-day optometric clinics, as well as leading paediatric, red eye and emergency clinics.

She has an Optometry degree from the University of Ulster, as well as further accreditations in cataract, glaucoma and minor eye conditions.

Consultant
Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Daniel is a consultant ophthalmologist, medical lead of the Keratoconus Service, and Clinical Director of the Refractive Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital. His research interests include therapeutic applications of laser eye surgery in irregular astigmatism and machine learning for the keratoconus screening and progression prediction.

Director Of Research
Helen Keller Foundation Jacksonville
United States

Ferenc Kuhn is the Chairman of the International Society of Ocular Trauma and Research Director of the Helen Keller Foundation. He graduated at the University of Pecs, Hungary, where he also received his ophthalmology specialization. He has over 40 years of experience in retina and traumatology and has practiced in 9 institutions in 6 countries, including the University of Pecs and the Augenklinik in Nuremberg, Germany. His main interests are in the concepts in vitreoretinal surgery and an extensive makeover of how the patient with a severe eye injury is treated (see his books published in these areas). part from clinical practice, his passionate about his grandchildren, football, and home improvement projects.

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Clinician-Scientist
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Dr Hari Jayaram is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Clinician-Scientist based at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he is the Director of the Glaucoma Service, Chair of the Moorfields Consultants Committee and Co-Chair of the Research Management Committee. He has an honorary academic appointment as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London. He has a specialist interest in glaucoma, with expertise in the medical, laser and surgical management of adult glaucoma, including complex and secondary glaucomas, as well as cataract surgery, especially in patients with glaucoma. His research interests include experimental glaucoma models, egenerative medicine strategies for glaucoma and clinical trials.

CEO - Founder - Lead Surgeon
Precise Vision Augenärzte Rheine
Germany

Florian Kretz (FEBO), MD is an international established ophthalmologist, surgeon, speaker and researcher. Always on duty for his patients, his focus and interest are the best clinical outcomes – even in difficult cases. To achieve the best for his patients, he is focusing on these four key aspects: 1. Working as ophthalmologist providing individual care for his patients. 2. Working continuously in the areas of cataract and refractive surgery, glaucoma and treatment of macula degeneration. 3. Working with the latest technologies including their further development. Dr. Kretz established new treatment methods for cataract surgery at the facilities of Precise Vision Augenärzte in Rheine, Greven, Erlangen and Steinfurt. 4. Active research and development, professional education and publications are key aspects. Dr. Kretz does research around cataract, refractive surgery, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

As founder and CEO of PVK Precise Vision GmbH, and the Precise Vision Ophthalmologists group he works at the locations: Rheine , Greven, Steinfurt and Erlangen.

Florian Kretz (FEBO), MD, published more than 100 scientific articles in specialized ophthalmological press. He is a frequent consultant for news magazines regarding questions about ophthalmology (FOCUS, Stern, Spiegel).

He also runs the non-profit organization Augenärzte für die Welt gGmbh which currently is supporting the Khmer Sight Foundation a NGO in Cambodia.

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Igor Kozak, M.D., PhD, MSc. is a vitreoretinal surgeon and retina and ocular imaging specialist who specializes in introducing the newest technologies into clinical practice. He is a graduate of P.J.Safarik University in Kosice, Slovak Republic and has completed both vitreoretinal and uveitis fellowships at the University of California, San Diego. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical research from UCSD. He is currently a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon, Retina Division Chief and a Director of Research at the Moorfields Eye Hospitals in the United Arab Emirates. His clinical interests include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy, uveitis, and vitreoretinal surgery. In his research, Dr. Kozak focuses on retinal diagnostic imaging and image analysis, retinal pharmacology and drug delivery systems.

Professor
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
United States

Dr. John Chen is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He completed his MD, PhD degrees at the University of Virginia, his Ophthalmology residency and Neuro-ophthalmology fellowship training at the University of Iowa, and then joined the Mayo Clinic in 2014. Dr. Chen serves as the Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Director and has received numerous teaching awards. He is a board member of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and is a member of AOS. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications primarily in ophthalmic imaging, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and optic neuritis.

Professor and Vice Chair
University of Colorado School of Medicine
United States

Malik Y. Kahook, MD is Professor of Ophthalmology and The Slater Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Vice Chair of Translational Research and serves as chief of the glaucoma service and co-director of the glaucoma fellowship at the University of Colorado Eye Center. Dr. Kahook has authored over 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters, and is editor of Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery, MIGS: Advances in Glaucoma Surgery, the free online wiki www.keogt.com and the seminal textbook of glaucoma Chandler and Grant’s Glaucoma. He was named New Inventor of the Year for the University of Colorado in 2009 and Inventor of the Year for 2010. Dr. Kahook has also received the American Glaucoma Society Innovator Award (2020), the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2011, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award in 2017, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award (2014), the Ludwig Von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award (ARVO) in 2013 and was ranked second on the 40 under 40 Ophthalmology Power List (2015). He was named to the top ten list of The Ophthalmologist Power 100 List in 2020. Dr. Kahook has filed for over 150 patents, with over 50 granted patents licensed by companies including New World Medical, Alcon, Aurea Medical, and SpyGlass Pharma for development and commercialization. Several of his devices are currently in human trials or available globally for clinical use including the Kahook Dual Blade from New World Medical and the Harmoni modular intraocular lens system from ClarVista Medical which was acquired by Alcon. Dr. Kahook is a member of Orbis International’s Board of Directors and Chairs the Orbis Medical Advisory Committee. He is a consultant to the Food and Drug Administration’s Ophthalmic Device Division.

Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Radiation Oncology
Duke University Durham
United States

Miguel A. Materin, M.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Director of Ophthalmic Oncology

Duke University

Ocular Oncology Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia

More than 25 years experienced in ocular oncology, worked at Wills Eye Hospital, Yale University and Duke University

Research interest: uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, ocular surface tumors, ocular imaging, radiation oncology

Publications: uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, ocular surface tumors, uveal metastases (peer review journals)

Clinical Professor/Department Chairman Posterior Segment
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nicola George Ghazi is an American Board Certified Ophthalmologist who subspecializes in ophthalmic pathology and vitreo-retinal diseases and surgery. He is currently a Consultant for retinal diseases and surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE where he also serves as department chairman, posterior segment at the eye institute.

Dr. Ghazi has many years of experience in eye and retinal surgery as well as the treatment of eye cancers. Through his previous academic career, he attained the rank of Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio, USA, as well as at the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine at the Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon where he also served as the Chairman of the ophthalmology department. Dr. Ghazi also has extensive experience in research and education. His clinical and research work has focused on the fields of retinal surgery, retinal imaging, and treatment of retinal diseases.

Dr. Ghazi is the author of numerous published research articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He has delivered many presentations, among which were many invited lectures, at regional, national and international meetings across the world. He is a member of many national and international ophthalmic organizations and a reviewer for numerous ophthalmic journals. His dedication to clinical excellence, patient experience, research and medical education lead to his recognition by many honors and awards.

Professor And Chairman
University Of Udine
Italy

Paolo Lanzetta, MD, Department of Medicine - Ophthalmology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

Paolo Lanzetta is professor and chairman of ophthalmology at the University of Udine, Italy where he is also the director of the ophthalmology residency program. His main areas of activity are laser applications in ophthalmology, multimodal imaging, diagnosis and treatment of vitreous, retinal and macular diseases, and cataract surgery. Recently, he is involved in artificial intelligence research. Professor Lanzetta is actively involved in retinal clinical research and is currently an investigator in many international multicenter clinical trials on photodynamic therapy, anti-angiogenic and newer drugs and delivery systems. With surgical experience in anterior and posterior segment procedures and laser treatments, Professor Lanzetta has given over 400 presentations at national and international meetings and contributed multiple chapters to ophthalmology textbooks. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) where he served as Co-Chair of the Retina Section Program Committee, and the Macula Society. As well as publishing 200 original articles, Professor Lanzetta is a scientific reviewer for many journals and serves in the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Ophthalmology.

He is the founder and scientific director of IEMO -Istituto Europeo di Microchirurgia Oculare and the founder of the Centro di Formazione e Simulazione in Chirurgia Oculare “Maria Masieri Calvani”, a modern laboratory specifically focused on teaching of ophthalmic surgery through the use of simulator, wet- and dry-lab.

Professor Lanzetta is on the Ophthalmologist Power List of 2022.

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London
United Kingdom

Pearse Keane is Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Since 2020, he has been funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) as a Future Leaders Fellow, and in 2023 he became a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator. He is originally from Ireland and received his medical degree from University College Dublin (UCD), graduating in 2002.

In October 2019, he was included on the Evening Standard Progress1000 list of most influential Londoners (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the1000) and in June 2020, he was profiled in The Economist (https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2020/06/11/the-potential-and-the-pitfalls-of-medical-ai).

In 2022, he was listed in the “Top 10” of the “The Power List” by The Ophthalmologist magazine, a ranking of the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology https://theophthalmologist.com/power-list/2022.

Medical Director, Sp. Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Medcare Eye Centre Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Prasan Rao is the Medical Director, Head of Ophthalmology, Sp. Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Medcare Eye Centres and Medcare Hospital.

He completed his MD, FRCSEd(UK) from Sir JJ Group of Hospitals and received his vitreoretinal fellowship from Sankara Nethralaya (Chennai, India).

He has more than 28 years of experience in cataract surgery, medical and surgical retina, managing ROP and has practiced in medical institutions such as Dubai Hospital, Mediclinic Welcare Hospital.

His main research interest is in retinal vascular disorders, surgical retina and has published papers on DME, AMD.

Apart from clinical practice, he passionately pursues playing badminton, running

Senior Consultant
Helsinki Univeristy Central Hospital Helsinki
Finland

Rana'a Al Jamal is an ocular oncologist at Helsinki University Central Hospital. He has PhD from the University of Helsinki and received his training both at Finland and in the UK. He has more than 20 years of experience in ocular tumours, and has practised in medical institutions such as Helsinki University Central Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

His main research interest is in adults and paediatric ocular tumours, and has published papers on uveal and conjunctival melanomas, as well as several book chapters.

Apart from clinical practice, he passionately pursue music as he plays the oriental lute, professional photography, and reading.

Director And Chief, Dr. Agarwal's Refractive And Cornea Foundation; Senior Consultant - Cataract And Glaucoma Services
Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital Chennai
India

Dr. Soosan Jacob is Director and Chief, Dr. Agarwal's Refractive and Cornea Foundation and Senior Consultant, Cataract/ Glaucoma Services at Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai, India. She is a noted surgeon, academician, educator and well-respected innovator, holds multiple posts in international Ophthalmic Societies/ peer-reviewed Journals, has won numerous international awards and given named orations. She has been featured as one among five most influential female figures in ophthalmology, listed among Top 100 most influential Ophthalmologists, key opinion leader and among top 2 percentile scientists (Stanford 2021,2022). She has more than 110 peer-reviewed publications, 200 chapters and is editor for 17 Ophthalmology textbooks. She has numerous innovations and techniques to her credit. Her educational YouTube channel is amongst the top-most heavily subscribed Ophthalmic YouTube channels.

Assistant Professor
American University Of Beirut/Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai Beirut
Lebanon

Dr. Wajiha Kheir is an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon and a visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City, specialized in Medical Retina and Ocular Oncology.

Dr. Wajiha completed her undergraduate studies and medical education at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She was awarded the BSc degree in Biology (2009) with high distinction and the Penrose Award, and the MD degree (2013) with induction to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) – Honor Medical Society. She then completed a year of Internal medicine Internship followed by three years of Ophthalmology residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (2017). Her subsequent sub-specialty training includes one year of Medical Retina fellowship and one year of Ocular Oncology with Clinical Pathology Concentration fellowship, both at the Duke Eye Center, Duke University School of Medicine.

She has more than five years of regional and international experience in Medical Retinal and Ocular Oncology in the United States and Lebanon. In her career, she has practiced in leading medical institutions such as Duke University Health System and the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

Dr. Kheir has 24 peer-reviewed journal articles and 10 book chapters published. To date, her research work has been presented in over twenty posters and/or paper presentations at regional and international conferences. Her research interests relate to age-related macular degeneration, ophthalmic oncology, radiation retinopathy as well as retinal degenerations and electrophysiology of vision.

She is a member of the AOA Medical Honor Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the International Society of Ocular Oncology.

Ophthalmology/Retina/Uveitis/Oncology
Johns Hopkins University-wilmer Eye Institute
United States

J. Fernando Arevalo, a holder of MD, and PhD degrees, completed his medical and ophthalmology training in Caracas, Venezuela (his native country), before traveling to Bogota, Colombia for a two-year Retina and Vitreous fellowship. After this intensive training, he traveled to the USA for a 2-year Retina and Vitreous/Uveitis and Intraocular Inflammation fellowship at UCSD. The following year, Dr. Arevalo went to Philadelphia for an Ocular Oncology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Arevalo was invited by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to work as a Professor of Ophthalmology and the Chief of the Retina Division of the King Khaled Eye Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a four-year tenure, followed by an appointment at the Wilmer Eye Institute as the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology in the Retina Division, and an appointment as chief of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in 2015. As a clinical scientist, Dr. Arevalo has more than 900 scientific publications, 17 books, and more than 1300 invited lecture presentations that have led to international recognition and awards. Dr. Arevalo is a former President of the Pan-American Retina and Vitreous Society (2006-2008), and Past-President (2017-2019) of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology. Dr. Arevalo is the current chairman of the Pan-American Ophthalmological Foundation.

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London
United Kingdom

Keith Barton is a Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Co-chair of Ophthalmology Futures Forums, and formerly Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.His areas of interest are the surgical management of glaucoma.

Distinguished Professor And Chairman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH, is currently the Kittner Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA and Past President of the American Glaucoma Society. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, USA and completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, USA. Dr Budenz then completed a Heed Foundation Fellowship in glaucoma at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA, where he subsequently was a faculty member for 17 years. In 2004, he received a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr Budenz is an editorial reviewer for numerous medical journals, is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Glaucoma, as well as serving as the Editor of the Glaucoma issue of Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. He has been principal investigator in numerous glaucoma clinical trials. Concurrent with his research, Dr Budenz has published widely in the field of glaucoma; he has authored two textbooks, Atlas of Visual Fields and Atlas of Optical Coherence Tomography for Glaucoma, contributed numerous chapters to other books, and written or coauthored over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has received Humanitarian of the Year Awards from the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology for his work in Ghana, West Africa.

Guest Speaker
University of Miami-UHealth
United States

Harry W. Flynn Jr., M.D is the J. Donald M. Gass Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and specializes in medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous. Bachelor of Science Degree received from Wake Forest University and his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the University of Virginia (UVA), School of Medicine. Dr. Flynn completed two years of active duty in the US Army at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He joined the faculty at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in 1978.

Dr. Flynn has been author or co-author of more than 700 peer-reviewed publications as well as 120 book chapters. He has edited or co-edited 7 books including 1) Diabetes and Ocular Diseases: Past, Current, and Future Therapies (2010) 2) Vitreoretinal Disease: The Essentials (2018) 3) Endophthalmitis in Clinical Practice (2018). Dr. Flynn had held numerous leadership positions including President: The Vitreous Society (now ASRS) (1992-1993), President: The Miami Ophthalmological Society (1999) and President: The Retina Society (2002-2003). Dr. Flynn has served as Senior Editor for Section 12 (Retina) of the Basic and Clinical Science Course for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). He has also served as Director and Co-Director of the Retina Subspecialty Day for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He serves on the Editorial Board of numerous journals including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, RETINA, OSLI: RETINA, and others. He has served on the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees for DRCR Network since 2002.

He received the AAO “Life Achievement Honor Award” in 2008. Dr. Flynn received the Shaler Richardson, M.D “Service to Medicine Award” from the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. He received the “Hermann Wacker Award” from the Club Jules Gonin in 2012. He has delivered 37 named lectures including the “J. Donald M. Gass Lecture” at the Retina Society in 2012. In 2014, he received the “Honorary Alumnus” recognition from AOA of UVA School of Medicine. In October 2016, he delivered “the Charles L. Schepens, MD Award Lectureship” at the AAO annual meeting. In September 2017, he delivered “the Relja Zivojnovic Award Lecture” at the European Vitreoretinal Society. In October 2017, he delivered “the David Pearce Lecture and Award” at the Combined Ophthalmology Symposium of Columbia & Weill/Cornell. In November 2017, he received the “Secretariat Award” from the AAO for academic contributions in Ophthalmology. In 2018, he was honored to be among “The Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology.” Most recently, he was the “Keynote Speaker” at the 2018 Ophthalmology Times Research Scholar Symposium. In 2019, he received the “Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award” from the University of Miami. He delivered The Jones/Smolin Lecture at the 2019 AAO. He had the honor of giving the Winslow Family Retina Lecture at the 2020 UT Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, TX. In 2022, he was honored a second time to be among “The Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Flynn has been married to his wife Donna Flynn for 46 years. They have two children, Mollie and Patrick, and two grandchildren, Parker and Lily.

Director Of Cornea And Refractive Surgery Unit
Imo. Barcelona. Grupo Miranza
Spain

Dr José.L. Güell MD is the Past President of EuCornea and a past president of the ESCRS. He is a founding partner of Instituto Microcirugia Ocular of Barcelona and director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department. He is also Professor of the Master Program degree at IMO (Autonoma University of Barcelona.UAB) and Scientific Coordinator and Professor of the Anterior Segment activities at ESASO, the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano.

Professor And Chair Of Ophthalmology
University of Arizona-Tucson
United States

Dr. Holmes worked for 25 years at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, where he was Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology. He is now Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Arizona-Tucson. Dr. Holmes’ clinical practice focuses on complex strabismus in both children and adults, with a special interest in amblyopia. Dr. Holmes has authored or co-authored over 270 peer-reviewed articles and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 20 years, Dr. Holmes is currently Co-Chair of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, directing multicenter randomized clinical trials and observational studies.

Vice Chairman
University Eye Hospital Munich
Germany

Consultant and Specialist for corneal diseases and corneal surgery as well as for cataract and refractive laser.

Associate Professor, Walter G Ross Distinguished Chair In Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/U of Miami
United States

Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida and is the Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology. He also has secondary appointments in the Departments of Cell Biology, the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr Lee received his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and his MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSOM) through the Physician Scientist Program. He served his internal medicine internship at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital, completed a fellowship in viral oncology at the UM/Sylvester Cancer Center, completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI), and then completed fellowships in clinical glaucoma and glaucoma research at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

American University Of Beirut
Lebanon

PRESENT POSITION 1993-present: AUB, Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology PAST POSITION Associate Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
FELLOW
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retinal Specialists
HONORS
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALIST SENIOR HONOR AWARD 2013
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SENIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2019
ASG Eye Hospitals Oration Award 29 June 2022
EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT:
Reviewer for 100 journals
Editorial member of 10 journals
American Board of Ophthalmology
License to practice medicine in Texas
1984-1985:fellowship in Medical Retina at Albert Einstein, Montefiore Medical Center, New York.
1985-1986:fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
1986-1987:One year fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases at Northwestern University, Chicago.
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Overseas Medical Director
Clinica Baviera, Spain (Aier Eye Hospital Group)
Spain

Dr. Julio Ortega-Usobiaga is an ophthalmologist at Clinica Baviera in Bilbao, Spain, since 2001, mainly doing his work in the field of Refractive Surgery and Cataract. He is the Overseas Medical Director of Clínica Baviera. Likewise, he is a member of the Clinica Baviera Medical-Legal Commission. He is a Special Consultant of AIER Global Vision Care Managament Co. Ltd. (AGVC) since 2019 and a member of the Refractive Surgery Advisory Board of AIER Eye Hospital since 2020.

In the research aspect, he has made numerous scientific publications, both international and national (they can be consulted at: https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=es&user=oHpfTcoAAAAJ&hl=es&oi=ao).

As for teaching, he is accredited by the Spanish National Quality Assessment and Accreditation Agency (ANECA) as Assistant Professor Doctor, Associate Professor Doctor and Private University Professor. He is the director of the Refraction Course for Ophthalmology Residents, which he has been directing annually in Madrid for 25 years, and which is attended by about 80 students from all over Spain every year. Furthermore, he has directed 3 doctoral theses and welcome residents of Bilbao who wish to improve their training in Refractive Surgery.

He is a language enthusiast. He has accredited the C2 level in English (Certificate of Proficiency in English, from the University of Cambridge), the C1 level in Basque the B2 level in French (DELF B2), and the B2 level Mandarin Chinese (Hanban HSK4).

Professor
University Of Puerto Rico Ophthalmology Department
Puerto Rico

Dr. Montes is an Oculoplastic Surgeon, certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, licensed to practice in Puerto Rico, New York & Florida. He has a successful practice, with a research and training center, and is also a Professor of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He is an international speaker, author, researcher, considered to be among the top physicians in his field. His research has led to numerous publications in medical journals and contributions in medical books.

Head, Glaucoma Sector
University Of Geneva
Switzerland

Tarek M. Shaarawy is the Head of the Glaucoma unit, and the Glaucoma surgery research group at the University of Geneva Hospitals. He obtained both his medical bachelor and Masters Degree in ophthalmology at the University of Cairo, and his Doctorate in Medicine degree from the University of Lausanne. He trained in ophthalmology at the Cairo Research Institute of Ophthalmology and completed two glaucoma fellowships at the Universities of Lausanne and Basel. He is currently the President of the International Society of Glaucoma surgery and serving as a member of the board of Governors of the World Glaucoma Association.

His main research interests are surgical techniques of Glaucoma surgery, normal pressure glaucoma, and glaucoma patterns of practice in developed and developing countries. He is the author and editor of seven text books on Glaucoma, and more than 120 book chapters and publications in peer reviewed journals. He is the editor in chief of the journal of current glaucoma practice, he also serves on the editorial board of many ophthalmology journals, including the International Journal of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Glaucoma, the Canadian Journal of ophthalmology, the Middle East African Journal of ophthalmology, and The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, among others.

In addition to his glaucoma practice Tarek Shaarawy is active in a number of NGOs dealing with global prevention of blindness, and is a founder member of the board of trustees of the Baladi Foundation, which serves patients in upper Egypt.

Consultant
University Hospital Frankfurt
Germany

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon at the University Hospital in Frankfurt; committee member of the ESCRS and German Association of Ophthalmology

Consultant
AcuraVision Clinics, Meerut, India
India

Dr. Prakhyat Roop is a consultant in cataract, refractive surgery and cornea services at AcuraVision Clinics, Meerut, India.

He did his M.D. from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and received his sub-speciality training from the same institution.

After a brief stint at the AIIMS, new Delhi, he currently works in a private practice in the Delhi-NCR region in India.

He has a keen interest in research on presbyopia correcting IOLs and has been awarded by the ASCRS in 2019 and 2020 for his innovations.

He has a passion for optical physics, a hobby that gels well with this clinical interests.

Professor of Ophthalmology and Oculoplasty Surgery
Tunisia

Professor of Ophthalmology and Oculoplasty surgery since 1987, Consultant in Ophthalmology. Founding President of AFSOPRS (African Oculoplastic society) and Vice President of MEASOPRS (Oculoplastic Subspeciality Society of MEACO). Founding member and member of the scientific committee of the World Society of Oculoplasty (WSOPRAS) Working mainly for the contribution to the development of Oculoplasty in Tunisia and North Africa. Development of surgical techniques in Orbital, eyelid and lacrimal surgery with mainly endoscopic surgery for the lacrimal and orbital surgery since 1997, and 3D Surgery in Oculoplasty since 2022.

Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
University of California San Diego
United States

William R. Freeman, M.D. is Vice Chair of the department of Ophthalmology at UCSD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the UCSD Jacobs Retina Center. The clinical research center at the Jacobs Center enables patients to benefit from the latest advances in diagnostic equipment and therapies and is a free-standing clinical trial center for retinal diseases. Laboratory research and laboratories are also housed at the Jacobs Retina Center and elsewhere at UCSD and the researchers working in the Center focus on advancing promising therapies for macular degeneration, diabetes, tumors, inherited retinal disease, retinal detachment, macular holes and other important retinal diseases.

Dr. Freeman earned his graduate degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City before completing his Residency in New York and Fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Southern California. He has published 700 peer reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Freeman has held between one and two NIH RO-1 research grants for over 25 years. He collaborates with other faculty at the UCSD Jacobs Retina Center and is a founder of Spinnaker Biosciences Corp specializing in nanoporous silicon drug delivery as well as Nanovision biosciences developing an artificial retina and advanced image sensing technology. His areas of publication and interest include Retinal Imaging, Ocular Infections, and Drug Delivery and retinal replacement strategies

The Jacobs Retina Center has allowed Dr. Freeman to continue to build a research team dedicated to attacking retinal diseases that cause blindness and vision loss. Dr. Freeman’s clinical and research interests include complicated retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes and age-related macular degeneration. Dr. Freeman has been honored with several awards, including being listed as a Top San Diego Physician. In his honor, San Diego Mayor Sanders pronounced May 14, 2008 “William R. Freeman, M.D. Day.” He was recently honored as the UCLA Doheny Eye Institute Distinguished Alumnus in 2019. He serves as the associate editor of the journal Retina where he organizes reviews and publications of important studies of retinal disease.

Head Orthoptist and Deputy Head of Education
Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE
United Arab Emirates

Sharon was educated in the UK and completed her first degree in Medical Biology in 2003. After discovering a passion for healthcare, she joined Moorfields Eye Hospital London, specialising in electrophysiology of the eye and where she developed a particular interest in working with children and young adults. This led to her second degree in Clinical Orthoptics, Graduating with honours in 2009.

Following graduation, Sharon started to practice Orthoptics as a member of the team of highly specialist Ophthalmologists, at Guys and St Thomas’, London. The experience she acquired in assessing such a diverse and complex range of patients enabled Sharon to develop expertise in investigating, diagnosing and managing both adult and paediatric patients with complex ocular motility, neuro-ophthalmic and binocular deficits. Sharon also has a strong interest in clinical teaching leading to her becoming clinical tutor for undergraduate clinical education.

Sharon joined the Orthoptics team at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in 2014, where her experience in Orthoptics and Electro-diagnostics has allowed her to apply her unique clinical perspective and expertise.

Staff Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Sickkids
Canada

Dr. Najm-Tehrani is Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto and, Fellowship Director for the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship and staff ophthalmologist at The Hospital for Sick Children. She was trained in medicine in the United Kingdom at The University of Wales, College of Medicine and graduated in 1987. Her ophthalmology training was in Cardiff, Liverpool and Birmingham in the UK and she has been a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh since 1992 and a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Canada since 2011.

She trained as a fellow in paediatric ophthalmology in The Princess of Wales Hospital in Birmingham, England followed by a second year at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. During her ophthalmology residency training in the UK, she also gained a MSc Degree in Health Care Policy and Management.

Dr. Tehrani has a special interest in the management of diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, specifically cataracts, glaucoma and uveitis in childhood affecting the newborn through to teen age. Her expertise is in both medical and surgical treatment of challenging and complex cases of paediatric cataracts and glaucoma. She has specialist expertise in management of Retinopathy of Prematurity, a keen interest in introducing telemedicine in the assessment of ROP in the more remote regions of Ontario and is the lead clinician in the ROP service. Dr. Tehrani is involved with lab based surgical training for the ophthalmology residents at the University of Toronto in strabismus surgery.

Ophthalmologist
Humanitas San Pio X Hospital
Italy

Dr Riccardo Vinciguerra is currently working as an Ophthalmologist and Scientific responsible at the Humanitas San Pio X Hospital, Milan, as well as a research collaborator at Biomechanical Engineering Group, University of Liverpool, UK. Despite his young age (36 years old), he is a very well-known international researcher with various peer-reviewed publications mainly in the field of corneal biomechanics, refractive surgery, corneal collagen cross-linking and corneal transplants.

He has completed his medical school in the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy where he graduated with magna cum laude in 2011. His thesis entitled “The treatment of keratoconus with corneal collagen cross-linking: Refractive, Topographic, Tomographic, and Aberrometric Analysis” was subsequently published in Ophthalmology. He then graduated from the Brescia-Insubria University as a Specialist in Ophthalmology and completed a Glaucoma Clinical fellowship and a Cornea Clinical Fellowship at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He worked then as a Cornea Consultant at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Center, Birmingham, UK. The article “Detection of Keratoconus With a New Biomechanical index” published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery earned him the prestigious Troutman Prize in 2017 was also previously awarded with the “Trimarchi Prize” by the University of Pavia (Italy).

Dr. Vinciguerra is the author of 95 original scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and received 5 prizes and awards. His work has been cited more than 2200 times with an h-index of 22.

Chief Medical Officer and Chief Development Officer, Clearside Biomedical; Volunteer Clinical Professor, Indiana University School Of Medicine
Clearside Biomedical Alpharetta
United States

Dr. Ciulla is Chief Medical Officer at Clearside, supporting approval of the first suprachoroidal therapy (Xipere). He previously was a VP at Spark, leading medical strategy to support approval of Luxturna, and was VP Clinical Strategy at Iveric, contributing to development of Zimura for Geo Atrophy. Previously, he was tenured Associate Professor at Indiana University. Dr. Ciulla graduated from Harvard College and UCSF Med School, residency and fellowship at Harvard and Tufts Med Schools, and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Dr Rizwan Malik is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sheilkh Khalifa Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Prior to this, he spent six years as a Consultant Glaucoma Specialist at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, a large tertiary eye care centre in the Middle East, where he gained experience of global eye disease and rarer forms of glaucoma.

Dr Malik completed his PhD thesis entitled Investigation of Psychophysiological and Electophysiological Changes in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology in London, UK in 2010. He served as an Academic Clinical Lecturer at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he was funded by the National Institute of Health Research. He completed a Glaucoma Fellowship at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and a second Glaucoma Fellowship a year later at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr Malik completed a MSc in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and also holds a Diploma in Medical Education and has a strong academic interest.

Clinical Lead For Ophthalmology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health Nhs Trust & Honorary Consultant Moorfields Eye Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust
Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

M. Ashwin Reddy is clinical lead for retinoblastoma and ophthalmology at the Royal London Hospital. In addition he is honorary consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He has an active interest in research with over 100 publications. He helped develop retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria and Indonesia.

Chief Medical Offier
Moorfields Eye Hospital UAE
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ammar Safar is American Board Certified in Ophthalmology and is a highly experienced consultant in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. Dr. Ammar is the Medical Director of Moorfields Eye Hospitals in the UAE. He is based in Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai.

Dr. Ammar undertook his medical training in Syria before moving to the United States for post-graduate training. He specialised in Ophthalmology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He then acquired an additional 2-year fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA. Dr. Ammar then went on to hold the position of Assistant and later Associate Professor and Director of Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in the United States. In addition to his work in private practice, Dr. Ammar has undertaken research and clinical trials in areas such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related eye diseases, and published and presented extensively.

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE
United Arab Emirates

Dr Fahd Quhill is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Medical Retina and Ocular inflammatory disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.

Dr Fahd specialises in the assessment and management of uveitis and inflammatory eye diseases (uveitis, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases of the eye) as well as medical retinal disease, such as diabetes, macular degeneration, inherited retinal disease and retinal vascular disease.

He has broad experience in the diagnosis and management of complex inflammatory eye diseases, including the use of immunosuppression, as well as in treating retinal disease.

Dr. Fahd trained in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom at Oxford, Birmingham and London, completing three Medical Retinal Fellowships in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

He has undertaken research and served as principal investigator in numerous macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion and diabetic macular oedema trials. He has published 27 research papers on retinal and ocular inflammatory disease in leading journal/s such as Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Eye, among others.

He is a member of several professional bodies, including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

MD, Mayo Clnic, Florida
United States

Dr. Syril Dorairaj, MD is an Associate Professor and Board-Certified Ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, FL. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic in Florida. He received his medical degree at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York Medical College. His clinical interest is Advanced imaging in Glaucoma, molecular genetics of glaucoma, recent advances in cataract and glaucoma surgeries, continuous monitoring of IOP.

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Medical Director
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Dr. Louisa Wickham is a consultant ophthalmologist and medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, she is also the first ever national clinical director for eye care. Louisa joined Moorfields in 2009 as a consultant in vitreoretinal surgery and medical retina. She has published widely on the subject of retinal disease and is currently involved in a number of clinical research projects. Louisa has a particular interest in surgical innovation and pathway transformation, helping to lead the cataract drive, reducing the waiting list by intensively focussing resources on cataracts to quadruple the number of operations at Moorfields in a week. She also works with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Royal Society of Medicine to promote clinical leadership for doctors at all stages of their training.

MD, Professor of ophthalmology, University Hospital Bordeaux
France

Professor Cedric Schweitzer, MD, is a professor of ophthalmology based at the University Hospital Bordeaux in France. His areas of experience include glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery and glaucoma management.

MD, F.A.C.S.m, TOC, Texas
United States

Dr Tanuj Nakra, MD, FACS is a double board-certified facial & ophthalmic plastic surgeon who has practiced at TOC since 2008. He was born in London, England, and raised in St. Louis. He completed residency and fellowship training at UCLA. After his medical training, Dr. Nakra served on the UCLA faculty and established private practices in both Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara before moving to Austin. He has been consistently recognized as a Top Doctor by Austin Monthly, Texas Monthly, Castle Connolly, and Who’s Who in Medicine for over the past decade.

FRCS, FRCOPth, Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Dr Dan Ezra is currently a full-time consultant at the Adnexal Department at Moorfields Eye Hospital where he specialises in all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid surgery and lacrimal disease. He is also the research lead and training director for the department and runs the BoNT service dealing predominantly with abnormalities of eyelid twitching and facial paralysis. He is also the endoscopic lacrimal surgery lead at Moorfields.

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology NYU Med School, New York,
NY & Med Director: Laservision Clinical & Research Institute, Athens,
Greece

Dr. John Kanellopoulos is a clinical and academically accomplished eye surgeon specializing in Cornea Transplantation, complicated Glaucoma, and Refractive surgery. His background includes Medical school training at Southern Illinois University, and Residency training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook / Nassau County Medical Center. He has sub-specialized in External Diseases, Cornea and Refractive surgery with Fellowship training at Cornell University Medical College and Harvard Medical School. He has sub-specialized in Glaucoma surgery with Fellowship training at Harvard Medical School.

Magrabi Eye Center – Al Madina
KSA

Dr Maan Al Barry is the Executive Medical Director – Cataract, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Consultant at Magrabi Eye Center, Al Madina, KSA. He is also Chief of Staff at Magrabi Eye center – Madina & Northern regions from 2015 – till present. He holds the position of Chairman of the department of ophthalmology at college of medicine Taibah university from 2010 – till present. He has been a Saudi board examiner from 2014 – till present, and was a member of the scientific ophthalmology board from 2011 – 2014.

Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Dr Mark Wilkins has been a consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London since 2006 and is the former director of the corneal service. His higher surgical training was at Moorfields and the North Thames rotation followed by 2 corneal fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital
Greece

Mr Argyrios Tzamalis (MD, PhD, MA, FEBO) is currently working as a locum consultant with special interest in Corneal and Oculoplastic Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Greece. Mr Tzamalis holds a PhD degree from the University of Basel in Switzerland and a master’s degree (MA) in Health Care Management from the Open University of Cyprus. He has completed a corneal fellowship in St. Paul's Eye Unit at Royal Liverpool University Hospital and a honorary adnexal fellowship in Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. His main research interests include endothelial keratoplasty, graft preparation and ocular surface disorders. He is currently an adjunct lecturer in the Medical Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and he has received numerous awards for best presentations at international meetings as well as honorary scholarships for postgraduate training and sub specialization.

MD, Prof Of Ophthalmology
Atilim University School Of Medicine
Turkey

Zeynep Aktas is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Atilim University School of Medicine, Dept of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey

She graduated from Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey in 2001 and started to work as a resident in the same year. She completed her thesis titled “Neuroprotective effect of topically applied brimonidine tartrate 0.2% in endothelin-1-induced optic nerve ischaemia model” then finished ophthalmology residency in 2006.

She worked as an observer at the New York Ear and Eye Infirmary, Glaucoma Clinic, NY, USA, in May, 2009 then started to work as an instructor between 2010-2014 at the Gazi University School of Medicine, Dept of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Division. Then she did her glaucoma clinical/research fellowships at the University of Wisconsin, Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Madison, WI, USA where she also worked on gene therapy targeting trabecular meshwork/Schlemm’s canal and viral vectors. She got Associate Prof degree in 2015 when she returned back to Turkey and Professor degree in 2021. She is currently working as a clinician/researcher at the Atilim University School of Medicine, Dept of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Division.

Her main research interest is in Schlemm’s canal surgery, GATT (Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy), MIGS and surgical treatment of complex glaucoma cases and cataract and has published papers on these topics.

Pediatric glaucoma surgery has been her personal interest for years.

Professor
Tehran University of Medical of Sciences
Iran

Dr Farzad Pakdel is associate professor of ophthalmology, oculo-facial plastic surgery in Tehran University of medical sciences. He completed fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery in IUMS (2008-2010) and oculofacial courses in Amsterdam (AMC) 2010, Eyesthetica (Los Angeles) (2013) and UCLA (Los Angeles) (2013).

Farzad is an active researcher with interest in thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammatory diseases, orbito-facial trauma, orbito-facial oncology and regenerative medicine, endoscopic orbital and lacrimal surgeries and regenerative medicine. He has published over 70 peer reviewed articles, books, book chapters and international and national guidelines in oculofacial plastic surgery, regenerative medicine, translational immunology and thyroid eye disease. He has trained many oculofacial plastic fellows, many oculofacial surgery observers from different disciplines, and several hundreds of ophthalmology residents.

Dr Pakdel is active board member of International Thyroid Eye Disease Society (ITEDS), International Orbital Society, active member of the American society of ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery (ASOPRS), Asia-Pacific society of ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery (APSOPRS), Asia-Pacific society of ophthalmic Trauma (APOTS), AO and ARVO.

Farzad is highly experienced in dealing with complex cases including orbital and eyelid tumors, complex trauma and fracture cases, thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammatory disease, complex and complicated aesthetic intervention. He founded endoscopic oculofacial surgery sections and plastic and cosmetic and in Farabi hospital as an academic unit for academic practice and research. He practices a wide range of oculo-facial functional and cosmetic procedures, has been training many fellows, residents and candidates from other surgical disciplines. Dr Pakdel is an active researchers in the clinical, basic science and translational studies in the field. He was the vice chair of research in eye research center, Tehran University of Medical in 2015-2017.

Dr Pakdel has been a leader in mucormycosis epidemic March 2020-now. He has been actively engaged in treatment, management of control of mucormycosis in COVID19 associated mucormycosis. He is a past director and member of national mucormycosis committee, founded Orbital Mucormycosis clinic in Emam Hospital Complex as the largest University based hospital, policy-making, leading and writing mucormycosis guideline. He has been elected as member of national Mucormycosis committee (September 2021-now).

He has conducted several workshops and symposia and has been invited as guest speaker in over 200 world class international and hundreds of domestic conferences.

He is an active editorial board member in a couple of journals as associate editor in Frontiers of ophthalmology journal, associate editor in Journal of ophthalmology and vison research (JOVR), deputy editor in chief in Indian journal of clinical and experimental ophthalmology (IJCEO) and as editorial board of several other journals.

Currently, Dr Pakdel is in charge of several academic and executives works including: vice chair of Iranian Research Association for Vison and Ophthalmology (IRAVO) (2018-now), director of Plastic and Cosmetic clinic, and vice chair of education, department of oculofacial surgery, Tehran University of medical sciences, Associate editor of Journal of Ophthalmology and vision Research (JOVR) and Deputy editor in chief of Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.

Farzad has received IRAVO awards for the best research 2010, IESRF International publication awards for his influential works in research and publication (2021 and 2022), first rank of Sicca award in 2010, IRAVO awards for the best research 2015, the best article award in Shams ophthalmology festival 2015, IRAVO award for the best research 2019, best book chapter in Shams ophthalmology festival 2021, IESRF award for Best Guest Editorial-IJCEO.