Refractive Surgery Organizing Committee

Yu-Chih Hou

Professor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taiwan

Biography: Professor Yu-Chih Hou is an ophthalmologist at Department of Ophthalmo ReadMore...

Research Interest: Corneal and conjunctival diseases including cataract and ref ReadMore...

Sajjad Ahmad

Senior Lecturer
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom

Biography: I am a consultant ophthalmologist with an interest in cornea, cataract ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cornea,Cataract and External Eye Disease.

Iva Dekaris

Medical Director
University Eye Hospital “Svjetlost”
Croatia

Biography: Iva Dekaris is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Universities of Zagreb ReadMore...

Research Interest: Corneal transplantation, cataract and refractive surgery

Michael O’Keefe

Professor
Mater Private Hospital Dublin
Ireland

Biography: Professor Michael O’Keefe is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at ReadMore...

Research Interest: Congenital cataract, ROP and Refractive Surgery

Badri P Badhu

Professor
BPK Institute of Health Sciences
Nepal

Biography: Badri P Badhu is a Professor at Department of Ophthalmology, BPK Insti ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cataract, Glaucoma, Lacrimal Surgery, Orbit, Ophthalmic Onco ReadMore...

Johnny E Moore

Medical Director
University of Ulster
United Kingdom

Biography: Professor J E Moore completed a medical degree from Queens University ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cataract, Refractive and Anterior Segment Reconstructive Sur ReadMore...

Celso Tello

Director
Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
USA

Biography: Celso Tello, MD, after obtaining his Medical degree from the Universit ReadMore...

Research Interest: Genetics, imaging, glaucoma diagnosis, and medical and surgi ReadMore...

John Sheppard

President
Virginia Eye Consultants
USA

Biography: Dr. John Sheppard is the President of Virginia Eye Consultants. He rec ReadMore...

Research Interest: Corneal transplantation, dry eye syndrome, uveitis, cataract ReadMore...

Mark Fountain

CEO
Healthcare Business Solutions
United Kingdom

Biography: Dr Mark Fountain has a PhD in Lean Transformation, MBA, MSc, BEng (Hon ReadMore...

Research Interest: Healthcare Business

Roy A. Quinlan

Professor
University of Durham
United Kingdom

Biography: Roy Quinlan trained as a biochemist at the University of Kent with Kei ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cataract and its prevention, the aging process of the eye le ReadMore...

Sandeep Jain

Director
Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory

University of Illinois
USA

Biography: Sandeep Jain is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service, ReadMore...

Research Interest: Sandeep Jain research focuses on the molecular and cellular ReadMore...

M. Soledad Cortina

Director
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty Practice(COFP)

University of Illinois
USA

Biography: Soledad Cortina is an attending physician in the Cornea Service and Di ReadMore...

Research Interest: Soledad Cortina conducts basic science investigations into t ReadMore...

Daniel Valverde

Faculty of Medical Sciences
University of Guayaquil
Ecuador

Biography: Daniel Valverde prsently working as Faculty of Medical Sciences Unive ReadMore...

Faculty of Medical Sciences
University of Guayaquil
Ecuador

Igor Nasonkin

Assistant Director
Fox Center for Vision Restoration

University of Pittsburgh
USA

Biography: Igor Nasonkin is a Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Charles & Lou ReadMore...

Research Interest: Igor Nasonkinb current interest is to drive human ES cells f ReadMore...

Lyne Racette

Director
Visual Function Laboratory
Glick Eye Institute

Indiana University
USA

Biography: Dr. Racette is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Eugene a ReadMore...

Director
Visual Function Laboratory
Glick Eye Institute

Indiana University
USA

Serena Wang

Professor
U.T. Southwestern Medical Center
USA

Biography: Serena Wang joined the U.T. Southwestern faculty in November 2006, fol ReadMore...

Research Interest: Serena Wang has a strong research background in pediatric op ReadMore...

Janardan Kumar

Professor
Becker College
USA

Biography: Janardan Kumar holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry under kind supervisio ReadMore...

Research Interest: glaucoma, microbiology and chemistry

Jacob Lorenzo Morales

Professor
University of La Laguna
Spain

Biography: Jacob Lorenzo-Morales completed his PhD in the University of La Laguna ReadMore...

Research Interest: Contact lens, Ocular diseases

Ingrid Kreissig

Professor
University of Mannheim-Heidelberg
Germany

Biography: Ingrid Kreissig is currently a Professor at Department of Ophthalmolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and intravitreal pharmacotherapy. ReadMore...

Luiz Guilherme Freitas

Professor
Federal University of Goiás
Brazil

Biography: Luiz Guilherme, is graduated in Medicine from the University of Grande ReadMore...

Research Interest: Retina

Miguel Rechichi

Professor
Magna Graecia University
Italy

Biography: Miguel Rechichi has completed his training in ophthalmology at 28 and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Optical Coherence Tomography, Cornea

Sarah X. Zhang

Associate Professor
State University of New York
USA

Biography: Sarah Zhang is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Ophthalmolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: Diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and g ReadMore...

Yoko Miura

Assistant Professor
University of Luebeck
Germany

Biography: Yoko Miura has completed her M.D. in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2002 from Osaka ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biomedical Optics

Alex Spratt

Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology Nova Southeastern University
USA

Biography: Dr Alex Spratt is a Canadian-born Assistant Professor who completed hi ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glaucoma

Dr. Stephen G. Odaibo

Chief Scientist and Founder
Quantum Lucid Research Laboratories
USA

Biography: Dr. Stephen G. Odaibo is a Nigerian-born Physician, Mathematician, Com ReadMore...

Research Interest: Retina, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Physics, and Computing

Chi-Chao Chan

Chief
Immunopathology Section
National Institutes of Health
USA

National Institutes of Health

Biography: Chi-Chao Chan earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University and ophtha ReadMore...

Research Interest: Age-related macular degeneration

Janardan Kumar

Professor
Becker College
USA

Biography: Janardan Kumar holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry under kind supervisio ReadMore...

Research Interest: glaucoma, microbiology and chemistry

Ningli Wang

President
Chinese Ophthalmology Society
China

Biography: Professor Ningli Wang is the Director of Beijing Tongren Eye Center an ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glaucoma

Jacob Lorenzo Morales

Professor
University of La Laguna
Spain

Biography: Jacob Lorenzo-Morales completed his PhD in the University of La Laguna ReadMore...

Research Interest: Contact lens, Ocular diseases

Jimmy S.M. Lai

Vice President
College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Biography: Professor Jimmy Lai graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, the Univer ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glaucoma

Ashim K. Mitra

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
USA

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Biography: Mitra received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 1983 from the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Delivery and targeting of antiviral agents and development o ReadMore...

Ingrid Kreissig

Professor
University of Mannheim-Heidelberg
Germany

Biography: Ingrid Kreissig is currently a Professor at Department of Ophthalmolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and intravitreal pharmacotherapy. ReadMore...

Tara Moore

Director of Biomedical Research Science Institute
Ulster University
United Kingdom

Biography: Tara Moore is Director of the Biomedical Research Institute and Group ReadMore...

Research Interest: Immunology and Virology

Kay Rittenhouse

Ocular Drug Development Strategies LLC
USA

Ocular Drug Development Strategies LLC

Biography: Kay Rittenhouse has an extensive career in ophthalmic drug research an ReadMore...

Research Interest: Glaucoma, retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy

Luiz Guilherme Freitas

Professor
Federal University of Goiás
Brazil

Biography: Luiz Guilherme, is graduated in Medicine from the University of Grande ReadMore...

Research Interest: Retina

John Chang

Director
Guy Hugh Chan Refractive Surgery Centre of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Hong Kong

Biography: Dr John Chang was trained in Ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institut ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cataract and Refractive Surgery, refractive intraocular lens ReadMore...

Tao L. Lowe

University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
USA

University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Biography: Tao Lowe is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biom ReadMore...

Research Interest: ocular diseases, Drug delivery

Miguel Rechichi

Professor
Magna Graecia University
Italy

Biography: Miguel Rechichi has completed his training in ophthalmology at 28 and ReadMore...

Research Interest: Optical Coherence Tomography, Cornea

Tina Guanting Qiu

Biopharm Physician
USA

Biopharm Physician

Biography: Qiu is an innovative ophthalmology physician, retinal surgeon, stem ce ReadMore...

Research Interest: Retinal surgery, stem cell biology and ocular transplantatio ReadMore...

Carlota Saldanha

Institute of Biochemistry Portugal
Portugal

Institute of Biochemistry Portugal

Biography: Carlota Saldanha has completed her Ph.D. at the age of 39 years from U ReadMore...

Research Interest: Microvascular Biology

Ingrid Kreissig

Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Mannheim-Heidelberg
Germany

University of Mannheim-Heidelberg

Biography: Ingrid Kreissig is currently a Professor at Department of Ophthalmolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: Retinal detachment surgery, diabetic retinopathy, age-relate ReadMore...

Sarah X. Zhang

Associate Professor
State University of New York
USA

Biography: Sarah Zhang is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Ophthalmolog ReadMore...

Research Interest: Diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and g ReadMore...

Rebecca M. Sappington

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
USA

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Biography: Rebecca Sappington earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the ReadMore...

Research Interest: Neuroinflammation in retinal neurodegeneration

Yoko Miura

University of Luebeck
Germany

University of Luebeck

Biography: Yoko Miura completed M.D. in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2002 from Osaka City Un ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biomedical Optics, Ophthalmology

Yoko Miura

Assistant Professor
University of Luebeck
Germany

Biography: Yoko Miura has completed her M.D. in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2002 from Osaka ReadMore...

Research Interest: Biomedical Optics

Sayon Roy

Professor
Boston University
USA

Boston University

Biography: Sayon Roy received his Ph.D. from Boston University and completed his ReadMore...

Research Interest: Diabetic Retinopathy