Amar Agarwal is the pioneer of Phakonit, which is Phako with a Needle Incision Technology. This technique became popularized as Bimanual phaco, Microincision cataract surgery (MICS) or Microphaco. He was the first to remove cataracts through a 0.7 mm tip with the technique called Microphakonit. He has also discovered No anaesthesia cataract surgery and FAVIT, a new technique to remove dropped nuclei. The air pump, which was a simple idea of using an aquarium fish pump to increase the fluid into the eye in bimanual phaco and co-axial phaco has helped prevent surge. This built the basis of various techniques of forced infusion for small incision cataract surgery. He has also discovered a new refractive error called Aberropia. He has also been the first to do a combined surgery of microphakonit (700 micron cataract surgery) with a 25 gauge vitrectomy in the same patient thus having the smallest incisions possible for cataract and vitrectomy. He is also the first surgeon to implant a new mirror telescopic IOL (LMI) for patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration. He has also been the first in the world to implant a Glued IOL. He also has brought out the technique of IOL Scaffold in which a three-piece IOL is injected into an eye between the iris and the nucleus to prevent the nucleus from falling down in posterior capsular ruptures. Hypersonic vitrectomy for cases of PC rupture was first done by him and he was the principal investigator for the first hypersonic vitrectomy cases done in the world.
Pre Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty or PDEK was started by Prof Agarwal. Dr Agarwal has designed a new instrument called the Trocar anterior chamber maintainer in complicated cases, which helps give infusion through the anterior chamber and works like a trocar cannula. He has also started a new technique of iris suturing called Single pass Four Throw (SFT) pupilloplasty. Subsequenly he started Pinhole pupilloplasty to treat patients with high astigmatism and higher order aberrations.
Dr. Agarwal has performed more than 200 live surgeries at various conferences. His videos have won many awards at the film festivals of ASCRS, AAO and ESCRS. He has more than 250 peer review articles in top journals and has also written more than 80 books in Ophthalmology which have been published in English, Spanish, portugese and chinese. He is the Chairman and managing director of Dr.Agarwals group of eye hospitals which has 151 eye hospitals in 11 countries.
Anthony Khawaja PhD FRCOphth
Anthony Khawaja is Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. He is currently a UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellow and a Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine Fellow. Anthony’s research training began with a Wellcome Trust funded PhD programme at the University of Cambridge, including a Berkeley Fellowship supported period at Harvard Medical School. Anthony’s research interests concern the genetic and environmental causes of glaucoma and his ultimate aim is to develop prediction models that can enable efficient population screening of glaucoma and more personalised care of glaucoma patients in the clinic. Recent awards include American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement and Secretariat Awards, and a National Health Service Bronze National Clinical Excellence Award.
Professor Armin Wolf is the Director of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Ulm, Germany. He is a vitreoretinal surgeon and has a large experience in surgical interventions with a special focus on complicated retinal detachment, pediatric intraocular surgery and on vitreoretinal interface diseases such as complicated retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy and ocular trauma,surgery. , London. He has a deep experience in retinal surgery with more than 12000 cases performed and regularly introduces and improves novel surgical techniques. Based on translational research he has a research focus on improving the outcome and the understanding of retinal diseases and retinal surgery. Current projects include genetics and pharmacologic modification of PVR and retinal regeneration.
He has authored more than 140 pubmed listed papers on retinal research and other ophthalmology areas.
Prof. Boris Malyugin is a world-renowned expert in the field of cataract and implants surgery, practicing at the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery State Institution in Moscow, Russia. He is the current President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society. Dr. Malyugin has made significant contributions to ophthalmology. He is well known for his development of the Malyugin Ring, the device facilitating cataract surgery in patients with small pupils and IFIS. Other innovations include numerous surgical techniques, several microsurgical instruments, modified CTRs, IOLs, etc. Dr. Malyugin has multiple international recognitions, including the Binkhorst Awards from both the ASCRS and ESCRS, Kritzinger Award from ISRS, Kelman Award from BRASCRS, and Pierce Award from UKISCRS. He was invited to present guest lectures and participate in live surgery sessions at numerous national and supranational meetings. He is a member of International Intraocular Implant Club and Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, ICO Advisory Boards member. Dr. Malyugin is a Chief Medical Editor of two major Russian Ophthalmic journals and serves as an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as some other national and international ophthalmic journals.
Gatinel Damien, MD, PhD
Summary:
Damien Gatinel, MD, Ph.D., has been the head of the Anterior and Refractive Surgery Department of the Rothschild Foundation, Paris, since 2007. His research mainly focuses on IOL optical design, IOL power calculation, mathematical modeling of laser refractive surgical procedures, applications of AI in ocular anterior segment pathology, astigmatism correction, and the detection of subclinical keratoconus. He holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and devised a new classification for ocular optical aberrations. He owns several patents, including the first diffractive trifocal IOL design (e.g., FineVision IOL), for which he was discerned with the title Knight of the Order of the Crown from the Kingdom of Belgium. Dr. Gatinel is a board member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and the Research Committee of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. He has received over 22 international awards, including 17 Best Paper of Session won during ASCRS meetings. Dr. Gatinel has published more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited or co-edited five books. In 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 he was listed among the 100 top-ranking most influential ophthalmologists (Power List, The Ophthalmologist magazine).
Positions:
Head of Anterior and Refractive Surgery – Ophthalmology Dept, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France – since 2008
Assistant Professor at the Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital (University of Paris VII):1999 – 2008
Fellow of Ophthalmology (University of Paris XIII) : 1996-1999
Ophthalmology Residency: 1993-1996
Occupational field Full Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman of Eye Clinic – Department of Medical Surgical Sciences
and Health – University of Trieste, Italy
Italian Medical Licence n. 3399
Work experience
Date
Position held
Main activities and
ressponsabilities
Date
October 2019 onwards
Full Professor of Ophthalmology – Eye Clinic – University of Trieste – Italy
Anterior and posterior segment surgeon.
1st November 2011 onwards
Position held Chairman of University Eye Clinic – Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Health – University of
Trieste, Italy and Professor of Ophthalmology
2/11 – Curriculum vitae di
Tognetto Daniele
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Main activities and
responsibilities
Anterior and posterior segment surgeon (surgery from 1st Jan 1992 to present):
More than 20.000 surgical procedures. (Cataract, retina, cornea and glaucoma surgery).
Director of the Eye Clinic. Tutor for surgeons in training. Head of Ophthalmology Course in the Degree Course
in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Trieste
Head of Residency Program in Ophthalmology at the University of Trieste.
Deepak P Edward, M.D. FACS, FARVO. is Vice-Chair, Education, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Edward is glaucoma specialist who maintains a busy clinical and surgical schedule for the treatment of advanced and complex glaucoma. He has a wide range of research interests in the fields of glaucoma, ophthalmic education, ophthalmic pathology, biomarkers, cell biology and proteomics. He has over 250 publications and has edited a textbook on glaucoma. He an active member of the American Academy of ophthalmology and received the Senior Achievement Award, and a member of the American Glaucoma Society. Dr Edward is an innovative educator and has been awarded several teaching awards during his career including a Lifetime teaching award at the University of Illinois.
Dr Edward has memberships in several professional societies including AAO, AGS, Verhoeff-Zimmerman Society, and the American Ophthalmological Society.
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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, he works at the locations: Rheine , Greven 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)
Him and his wife Nicole Kretz run the non-profit organization Augenärzte für die Welt gGmbh which currently is supporting the Khmer Sight Foundation a NGO in Cambodia.
honorable distinctions
● „Top 40 under 40” – already since 2015 he belongs to the best ophthalmologists under 40 years of age in the world
● Since 2017 he belongs to the 50 most influential researchers in ophthalmology
● In 2018 and the next vote in 2020 he is among the top 100 most influential ophthalmologist’s world wide
● In 2019 he was awarded as a champion of change together with 50 other international Opthalmologists
● Well established international speaker and part of the scientific faculty at international congresses
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Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor at University Vita-Salute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. His main topics are Medical Retina and ophthalmic surgery. Doctor Querques has contributed to more than 600 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 books and book chapters as Editor/Author published mainly in the areas of Medical Retina (age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, hereditary retinal diseases, ophthalmic genetics). Doctor Querques is a Board Member of the European Association of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA), and International Retinal Imaging Society (IntRIS), and Member, among others, of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Retina Society, the Club Jules Gonin, and the Macula Society, and is the recipient of the Achievement Award of the AAO and the Young Investigator Award of the Macula Society. Doctor Querques serves as Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member of Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Nature Scientific Reports, Acta Diabetologica, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmologica, Ophthalmology and Therapy, Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, and American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports.
Head of the Corneal Service Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC). Head of the Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute and Professor with DUKE-NUS GMS. Named Professor of Clinical Innovation at SNEC/SERI. Director of Education, Singhealth Transplant and Deputy Executive Director at SERI. He has trained 22 international fellows, 5 masters students and 6 PhD students. He leads a clinical service and runs a research program comprising of clinical and translational studies. His work is focused on corneal transplantation, femtosecond laser technology, corneal imaging, corneal infections, corneal refractive surgery, keratoprosthesis surgery and corneal genetics. He has published >350 peer-reviewed papers and 15 book chapters. Current H-index 47, citations 7640. He has given >150 invited plenary, symposium and named lectures globally. His research work as generated 15 patents, 5 of which have been licensed to companies.
Founding partner and retina specialist at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery. Academic Head of the Master’s and Postgraduate programmes at IMO Research Foundation, which is part of the Department of Surgery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Professor of Ophthalmology and Coordinator of the Ophthalmology knowledge area of the Faculty of Medicine at the UAB. He is President of the Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous (SERV), Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Director of the Ophthalmology Biomedical Research Unit at the same hospital since 2007. Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Barcelona.
On a national level, he is Vice-president of the Spanish Retina and Vitreous Society (SERV) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Ophthalmology Society.
On an international level, he holds the position of Liaison Leader of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) for Europe, is a member of the Board of Directors of EURETINA and the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin, as well as being a founding member and professor at the European School of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO).
He is a specialist in retina surgery, with a special interest in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and complicated retinal detachment surgery. He is apioneer in Spain in the treatment of macular hole, intraocular tumour surgery and retinal vascular disease.
A caring physician, Dr. Wright has been devoted to the welfare of children with eye disorders and the treatment of adults with strabismus over 30 years. He is an internationally respected as a premier eye muscle surgeon. Dr. Wright has developed many novel eye muscle surgery techniques including minimally invasive surgery and safety techniques. In 2001, Dr. Wright founded the Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus, a non-profit a 501c3. The foundation’s mission is to reduce blindness in children and improve strabismus surgery outcomes in children and adults trough research, education, and clinical care.
Dr. Wright graduated from South Torrance High school! He attended medical school at Boston University, interned at UCLA Harbor General Hospital, Torrance CA. His ophthalmology residency training was at USC Eye Institute, and had fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University, and Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington D.C. After his training, he started his career at the USC School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, serving as faculty and surgeon for 10 years. He then took the position of Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at The Cleveland Clinic. Because of family responsibilities Dr. Wright returned to Los Angeles where he joined Cedar Sinai Medical Center as head of Pediatric Ophthalmology and served for over 13 years. Dr. Wright has recently moved his office to Torrance and operates in Beverly Hills. He is active as Director of the Wright Foundation and is Adjunct Professor at the prestigious Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
Dr. Wright has operated on children and adults with eye muscle disorders from every walk of life, from royalty to the underprivileged. He has participated in numerous international medical missions worldwide. Dr. Wright has participated in many surgical missions worldwide and was honored to be awarded a service medal of honor from the office of the President of Panama for over 20 years of service to Panamanian children. As fate would have it, the youngest of Dr. Wright’s five children developed crossed eyes in infancy. Rather than refer out, Dr. Wright performed “early surgery” on his own son with great results, perfect eye alignment and excellent 3-D vision. His son joined the U.S. Marines and qualified as an expert marksman.
Dr. Wright has authored more than 90 peer reviewed scientific research papers and bestselling textbooks including Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery by Springer Publishing, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus by Oxford Press, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) handbook Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care. His landmark publication in Pediatrics 2003 on preventing severe ROP with physiologic low oxygen has changed the way we treat premature infants and saved literally thousands of babies from blindness worldwide. He is a national and international speaker giving over 100 invited lectures worldwide including Honored Guest Lecturer at Harvard University in Boston, and visiting Lecturer at Oxford University, England.
Dr. Wright resides in Torrance California and perhaps most importantly Dr. Wright loves his work.
Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology, Paris-Saclay University, Head of Ophthalmology Department, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Professor Marc LABETOULLE has been serving as the Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Bicêtre Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, since 2009. He obtained his medical degree and specialized in Ophthalmology in 1994 from Paris-Descartes University. Following his graduation, he held successive positions as a Resident, Assistant, Associate Professor, and finally as a Full Professor in the same Ophthalmology department. During this period, he also spent two years as a full-time researcher (1994-1995 and 1999-2000) at the Virology Department of CNRS (Gif-sur-Yvette), where he headed the “HSV Latency” team from 2002 to 2018. In 2019, he and his research team relocated to the Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases (IDMIT lab, CEA, Université Paris Saclay Inserm U1184) to continue their experimental research on the pathogenesis of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) in the nervous and ocular tissues, aiming to uncover new preventive strategies.
Despite holding the position of a professor for 17 years, he continues to examine and operate on patients on a daily basis, alongside his role in educating medical students and residents. He also leads clinical research projects in the field of immune and infectious disorders of the eye, specifically focusing on ocular surface conditions such as the cornea and conjunctiva. Notably, he has been actively involved in the clinical follow-up of eyes of all Sjögren patients, including those in the cohort of the French National Center for Sjögren Disease coordinated by Professor Xavier Mariette, a rheumatologist. Furthermore, he has participated in over 50 clinical trials (international, randomized, controlled), with nine of them as the Principal Investigator. His contributions encompass more than 235 peer-reviewed publications in international ophthalmic journals.
Mariantonia Ferrara is a vitreoretinal surgeon. She graduated cum laude in Medicine in 2012 and completed her Specialist Training in Ophthalmology in July 2018 at the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. She completed fellowships in Uveitis at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (USA), Medical Retina at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital (UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester (UK). Her main research interests are focused on medical retinal and vitreoretinal diseases, vitreoretinal surgery, ophthalmology education.
Mario R Romano MD PhD is actually Full Professor at Humanitas University in Milan, Italy and Director of Ophthalmology Department, Humanitas Bergamo. He also holds the position of scientific director of European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO). He enriched his training in Ophthalmology with fellowships at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK and at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA and. He also completed his PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology in 2009. In addition to clinical and surgical activity, Prof Romano is devoted to clinical research in the field of retinal diseases and surgical field. He is actually PI for research project founded by competitive grant government (Minister of Health and Research) and by private companies. His research projects account for endo-tamponade, retinal detachment, intraocular temperature, phaco and vitrectomy machine, intraocular inflammation, induced-pluripotent stem cell, regenerative medicine, degenerative ocular disease including age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He developed the web platform eLOS (e-learning ocular surgery), which is currently a community of about 1400 ophthalmologists from all over the world. He carries out his activity mainly in the field of vitreoretinal surgery, both in the surgical and research fields.
Link:
MRR Youtube chanel surgical videos: https://www.youtube.com/@marioromano6052/videos
MRR Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=romano+mr&sort=date
MRR Metrics: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35249070500
Board member of the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology, Dr. Raimundo is a specialized anterior segment cataract surgeon with several publications in peer-reviewed journals. His most recent project was the development of the ESCRS IOL Calculator, that many clinicians use daily. Dr. Raimundo is also known for his dedication to training and research activities.
One of the most qualified surgeons in vitreoretinal surgery and disease, our Director of Retina, and Consultant Ophthalmologist Professor Stanga is a leading expert in his field.
Prof. Stanga practices within the private sector, treating patients of all ages who suffer from a range of conditions affecting the back of the eye.
The main areas of concern for vitreoretinal surgeons are the vitreous, retina and macula. As incredibly important components of the visual system, vitreoretinal surgery is a highly specialised field that encompasses a number of surgical interventions designed to improve or restore the functioning of these parts.
Some of the common reasons you may need a vitreoretinal surgeon include in treating retinal detachment, macular degeneration, or complications relating to diabetic retinopathy.
And when it comes to finding a vitreoretinal surgeon to treat such problems, Prof. Stanga’s expertise, experience, and credentials make him one of the most successful and sought-after in the UK.
Working out of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital from 2003, Prof. Stanga entered the field of Ophthalmology over 26 years ago. Throughout his long and prosperous career, he’s held many prominent positions at leading institutions such as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital, New York Hospital, and Cornell University Medical College. In 2018, he moved down to practice at The Retina Clinic London and direct the Retina services.
It was back when he was studying medicine that Prof. Stanga first took an interest in ocular surgery, drawn in by its complexity and artistic nature. Eager to put his talent to good use and develop his skills, Prof. Stanga took a focus on retinal surgery.
With his unique experience and dedication to his craft, Prof. Stanga has become one of the go-to surgeons in the UK for ocular trauma. He regularly works with athletes and sportspeople from the worlds of rugby, football, and polo, them relying on him to restore their precious vision so they can return to the game, and Prof. Stanga enjoy contributing to the sports he loves.
Dr(Prof) Pradeep Sharma,MD,FAMS
Ex Professor and Head of Section of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro- Ophthalmology, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Director, Strabismus, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro- Ophthalmology
Centre for Sight, New Delhi, India.
MBBS (1974-79) and MD (1980-82) both from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi.
Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, 2007.
Fellowship for Advanced training in Strabismus in USA at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA, Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia and Richmond awarded by International Strabismological Association, 2001
First Asian invited to deliver Knapp Lecture by American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, AAPOS Vancouver 2016
Achievement Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017
Col Rangachari Gold Medal for the Best Scientific Paper 1984, and Dr Athavle Award, 2002 of All-India Ophthalmological Society,
Awarded Dr Baldev Singh Oration of NAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences and named Orations of 14 State Ophthalmological Societies and iFocus H K Tewari Golden Apple 2019.
Visiting faculty in ORBIS.The Flying Eye Hospital, 2002
International Member American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and International Strabismological Association Member Communications Committee International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council, IPOSC.
Chairman, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, AIOS Collegium for FAICO. Ex Vice President, Ophthalmic Research Association, RPC, AIIMS. Former President, SPOSI, Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmological Society of India
Over 250 scientific articles in National and International journals or chapters in books and Books authored: Strabismus Simplified, and Essentials of Ophthalmology.
Work Experience
Previously
Awards And Achievements
Achievement Awards:
Actively involved in teaching & training
Prof. Dr. Ramin Khoramnia is an Associate Professor, high-volume surgeon and the Deputy Chairman in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg in Germany. He is the head of the department for experimental and refractive surgery. Furthermore, he is doing research in the David J. Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology, where his work is mainly focused on biomaterials, drugs, and intraocular lens optics. Prof. Dr. Khoramnia is a key opinion leader (KOL) and well-known expert in the field of presbyopia treatment, cataract and refractive surgery (including different kinds of premium intraocular lenses and surgical devices) and retinal diseases (especially intravitreal medication for macular diseases).
Prof. Dr. Khoramnia was a scholar of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. He has received the European Board of Ophthalmology Certification (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology – F.E.B.O.) in 2013 after participation at the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) Examination as the second best participant amongst more than 440 participants from 24 European countries.
His clinical experience and research interests include presbyopia treatment, cataract surgery (biomaterials, intraocular lenses, optics, and ophthalmic viscoelastic devices), refractive laser technology and surgery, diagnostic tools as well as retinal (especially intravitreal medications for macular diseases), corneal and uveitic diseases. Prof. Dr. Khoramnia serves as principal investigator and co-investigator on multiple clinical trials. He has written numerous book chapters and has published more than 235 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including prestigious publications such as in the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet and American Journal of Ophthalmology, among others. He is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Ophthalmology CR and Journal of Medical Case Reports, an Editorial Board member of BMC Ophthalmology, Scientific reports, Frontiers in Medicine and Klinische Monatsblaetter Augenheilkunde, a guest editor of the journals Diagnostics and Journal of Ophthalmology and he also serves as a reviewer for many peer reviewed journals. The Achievement Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Award, the Runner-up Video Award of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), the second Poster Award of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), the JCRS Rosen Award of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as well as the Best Poster Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) are among the many awards for his scientific work. Prof. Dr. Khoramnia is frequently asked to give lectures and presentations at numerous scientific conferences worldwide as a key opinion leader (KOL).
European renowned ophthalmic surgeon focused on the anterior segment, with extensive experience in both the private and the public sector. Focused on presbyopia and astigmatism management, Dr. Diamanti is an expert in multifocal and X-EDOF IOL implantation. Dr. Diamanti is also involved in several research projects with publications in peer-reviewed international journals.
Richard P. Gale
BSc MBChB FRCP FRCOphth MEd PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Hull York Medical School, University of York. Honorary Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Gale is the President of the Medical Ophthalmology Society UK
Dr Sheetal Brar is currently working as a senior consultant in Phaco and refractive department at Nethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Bangalore. She is also the Director of research and education at her institute. Her areas of expertise are: Phacoemulsification, Femto-assisted cataract surgery, premium IOLs, complex cataract surgeries, refractive surgeries and clinical research. She has performed over 20,000 cataract surgeries including ECCEs, manual small incision cataract surgeries (MSICS), phacoemulsification, femtolaser cataract surgeries and expertise in complex cataract surgeries such as mature intumescent, hard brown cataracts, small pupils, and management of aphakia with retro fixated IOLs and scleral fixation. She has performed over 5000 refractive procedures including PRK, Femto-Lasik, SMILE and presbyopic surgeries and phakic IOLs.
Interests: Training and academics in cataract and refractive surgery.
• She has trained over 100 International surgeons from all over the world (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Bangkok, Singapore, Middle East) on the latest ReLEx SMILE, LASIK & Presbyond technology
• She has trained over 100 national and international surgeons on advanced phacoemulsification.
• She has guided over 40 Diplomate of National Board (DNB) students
• She routinely provides cataract training to post graduate students in free camps
• She has conducted and participated in over 70 instructional courses and masterclasses on cataract and refractive surgery in various national and international conferences such as APACRS, ESCRS, ASCRS, APAO etc.
• She is a reviewer for the following international and national journals:
1. Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS) and JRS case reports
2. British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO)
3. BMJ Ophthalmology
4. Open ophthalmology journal
5. Journal of Cornea
6. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Biography Professor Tom H Williamson
Professor Tom H Williamson is a vitreoretinal surgeon at St Thomas Hospital, London. He has a wide experience of surgical interventions for retinal disease with 500 operations performed under his care annually. His research interests have included use of artificial intelligence for diagnosis of retinal disease, investigation and design of new surgical methods, application of technology in clinical care and psychophysical tests in clinical retinal assessment. He regularly performs investigations to determine ways of maximising success rates and reducing complication rates of vitreoretinal surgery and is in demand as an international lecturer on this subject. He has published 5 books and his text Vitreoretinal Surgery is the premier manual for training in vitreoretinal surgery internationally. He has the largest single surgeon dataset of vitreoretinal procedures (with over 14000 operations over 22 years) internationally and over 200 publications on clinical topics in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology, making him one of the premier opinions in vitreoretinal surgery.
Charitable duties include setting up and directing the Eyehope charity for 5 years and performing duties for Fight for Sight and the World Sight Foundation.
He has had many leadership roles including Ophthalmology Training Program Director in London, and Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership South London and the London Claremont Clinic. He was President of the British and Eire Vitreoretinal Society. He holds a Visiting Professorship in Engineering and Biological Sciences at The University of Surrey. The training program at St Thomas for vitreoretinal surgery is regarded as one of the premier programs for training in the subject.
Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS
Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Private Clinic, Devgan Eye Surgery, Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, California, USA
Founder, CataractCoach.com
The world’s largest cataract surgery teaching website with 1850+ videos, 16 million views, 52000 subscribers, and a new video every day.
Academic Appointment:
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Former Chief of Ophthalmology, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
Most awarded ophthalmic surgical teaching professor in the history of UCLA (5x)
Honors:
Dozens of visiting professorships and keynote lectures in the USA and around the world
Named 1 of the top 25 ophthalmic leaders of the past 25 years by Ophthalmology Management
Ranked as the #1 ophthalmologist in California and #2 in the USA (out of 10,000) by Newsweek
Moreover, Dr. Uday Devgan is the winner of the Ibn A Haytham Medal Award in the 10th EPOMEC 2023.
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Professor Walter Sekundo, MD, PhD is Medical Director and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps University of Marburg and University Eye Clinic Germany. In addition, he is the Head Surgeon of SMILEEYES Refractive Clinic Marburg. He is a comprehensive ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He studied Medicine in Frankfurt/Germany, New Orleans and Durham/USA. He received the postgraduate training at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn/Germany. He also accomplished fellowships in Eye Pathology at Tennents Institute of Ophthalmology (Glasgow/UK), Corneal & Refractive Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital (London/UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the University of Marburg (Germany). He is one of the inventors of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) and received several prestigious awards (Leonhard-Klein Award etc.) for this and other microsurgical developments. Prof. Sekundo is member in 11 national and international associations and a reviewer for several professional journals. He is an Editorial Board Member of “Der Ophthalmologe”, the journal of the German Ophthalmological Society. He published 170 original papers, 45 book chapters and edited a book on SMILE. He presented over 700 papers at national and international meetings. Despite all these commitments he remains a busy clinician with a total of over 25,000 procedures and some 1500-2000 anterior and posterior segment procedures annually. For this reason, since 2010 the independent “Focus Magazine” has regularly ranked him as one of the 30 top cataract and refractive surgeons in Germany.
Dr. Yi Ning J. Strube is Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is an Associate Professor with Tenure in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics. She completed ophthalmology residency at Queen’s University, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus with Dr. Kenneth W. Wright and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She is both a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Strube is the current Chair of Continuing Education Committee for the Canadian Orthoptic Council and President-Elect of the Canadian Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Dr. Strube’s interests include basic science ophthalmological research, innovative strabismus surgical techniques, teaching and medical writing. She is actively involved in teaching medical students and training residents in ophthalmology, as well as residents in pediatrics and family medicine. In 2020 she was awarded the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award for Queen’s University. She is the medical editor and author of the 3rd edition Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus textbook, Oxford University Press, the 4th edition Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery: Strategies and Techniques, Springer, and the Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care, 4th edition published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Strube’s clinical focus includes complex pediatric and adult strabismus. She in actively involved in strabismus surgical training and simulation curriculum design including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Strabismus Skills Transfer course since its inception in 2012, as well as creating and delivering successful inaugural hands-on strabismus simulation workshops for the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the International Strabismological Association, and most recently the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr. Strube has helped design a novel 3-D printed silicone eye model for strabismus surgery simulation and accompanying strabismus surgery curriculum for teaching residents and fellows, including methods to teach strabismus surgery virtually worldwide.
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