The real world is a different place than what you experienced during your ophthalmology training and navigating this new frontier can be challenging. Our guest today is Dr Lisa Nijm who is both an ophthalmologist and an attorney who has started the Real World Ophthalmology endeavor to help. This encompasses the website, a podcast, social media page…

Severe damage to the ocular surface can mean near total loss of vision for patients and these complex injuries require specialized care for rehabilitation. Our guest surgeon is Prof. Edward Holland MD who has developed techniques such as the Cincinnati procedure for Ocular Surface Transplantation and has now started the Holland Foundation For Sight…

Building a world-class eye institute and research laboratory is a large task that takes decades to accomplish. Our guest surgeon Dr Naren Shetty and his family have built Narayana Nethralaya (which literally means temple of the eye) in Bangalore, India. I had a chance to visit this amazing institution and spend time learning about the incredible re…

We have previously featured a few videos of artificial iris implants and every time, I am amazed at the functional and cosmetic results. Our guest today is Dr Michael Snyder who has built a practice at the Cincinnati Eye Institute where he does many of these complex cases every week. This must be the world's largest volume of experience with these …

One of the most amazing and dynamic ophthalmologists whom you will ever meet is Professor Ramesh Ayyala, Chairman of Ophthalmology at University of South Florida in Tampa. His path in ophthalmology has taken him around the world and as such he is licensed to practice in three continents. He specializes in both glaucoma and cornea and has given us s…

Our podcast guest is Dr German Bianchi from Cordoba, Argentina where he specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. In addition to his busy surgical practice, he also teaches these techniques across the globe and through his meeting Oftalmo Cordoba which he co-hosts with others. In this podcast we discuss his approach to various surgical cases …

Professor Gene de Juan Jr has an incredible lifetime of innovations and inventions where great ideas are turned into ophthalmology practice. In this episode we talk about his time at Duke University (with the father of vitrectomy, Prof Robert Machemer), the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and Doheny Eye Institute at the University…

In this very special podcast episode, we feature a father-son due of Dr Luis J. Escaf and Dr Luis C. Escaf, both from Barranquilla, Colombia at the Clinica Oftalmologica del Caribe. This podcast is also about half in English and half in Spanish. The story behind this amazing clinic is very compelling: it started with just a single exam room and now…

Dr Audrey Rostov is a talented corneal and cataract surgeon in the Seattle area with a passion of combining aspects of private practice with global surgical teaching. She reflects back on her past decades and offers some critically important advice for navigating the different periods of our careers and also how to change gears and pivot. Great pea…

Dr John Berdahl is an anterior segment surgeon in South Dakota USA with a special interest in glaucoma. In this podcast he explains how he approaches the physics of glaucoma and asks us if intra-cranial pressure can affect glaucoma. It is an interesting question and I think that he is truly on to something. Perhaps we need to rethink the way that w…

Professor Shady Awwad is a refractive surgeon with a deep expertise in complex cases including helping patients who need multiple procedures such as cross-linking, corneal stromal allogenic implants, excimer laser ablation, and then phakic IOL implantation. His revolutionary way of thinking has earned him the Waring Medal in ophthalmology and he co…

Dr Mitch Jackson is a refractive, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon in the Chicago area with a zest for life who is also a world-class DJ with a deep expertise in music. He has been through family challenges where has learn from his late brother to say, "I did" instead of "I wish" and that is a fantastic philosophy. He has built a busy private…

Dr Inder Paul Singh is a glaucoma and cataract surgeon in Wisconsin, USA where he runs a private practice that was started by his father many decades ago. Paul is a great surgeon and a fantastic teacher and he helps educate practicing ophthalmologists like us about the new techniques and technologies that are being developed. In this podcast we tal…

Dr Ralph Chu is a cataract, glaucoma, and refractive surgeon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA where he started his practice 25 years ago. He's a brilliant clinician, a talented surgeon, and a great speaker at national and international ophthalmology meetings. In this podcast you get to learn from two old friends catching up about the journey so far a…

Dr Soosan Jacob is an innovative ophthalmologist who has a novel surgical approach to treating corneal ectasia and keratoconus. Her technique is CAIRS: Corneal Allogenic Intra-Stromal Ring Segments where donor corneal stromal tissue is used to bolster the cornea instead of using plastic implants. This allogenic tissue provides a more natural result…

Dr Darrell White is an ophthalmologist in Ohio, USA where he specializes in anterior segment surgery, dry eyes, and refractive surgery. He is an amazing writer and posts a regular blog about ophthalmology topics. Dr White is also a truly wise man and offers so much great advice and pearls of wisdom that we wish we knew at age 30. If you are a young…

Dr Robert Weinstock is a cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgeon in Largo, Florida, USA and directs a fellowship at the Eye Institute of West Florida, a practice that his father started 50 years ago. He is a big proponent of bimanual phaco which gained in popularity about 15 years ago (even I tried it for a while) and for innovative thin…

Professor David Lockington is passionate about mentorship, surgical learning, and he is the upcoming president for the UKISCRS (United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons). He will be bringing his Glaswegian charm to the upcoming meeting in November celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the IOL. It is set to be a great event…

Dr Abha Amin is an expert cataract, corneal, and glaucoma surgeon who does a great job with very complex anterior segment cases and ocular trauma. She gave a recent presentation where she shared pearls for these difficult cases and I was taking notes. In this podcast she explains her background and pathway including the double-fellowship training a…

Dr Roger Zaldivar is a refractive and cataract surgeon at the Instituto Zaldivar in Mendoza, Argentina, a multi-generation ophthalmology practice. Recently he has produced an AI method of sizing phakic IOLs like the Visian ICL using image data from ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). And his practice now often prefers implanting a phakic IOL instead of…

Dr Shannon Wong is an ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery in Austin, Texas, USA and he also maintains a very active and popular YouTube channel where he educates both patients and surgeons. I have personally visited his beautiful practice, Austin Eye, and I was even a guest on his podcast 2 years ago. In this podcast we …

Dr Francesco Carones has been passionate about cataract surgery for many decades and that also includes delivering the best possible patient experience. In that regard, he started the ophthalpreneurs society and annual meeting with the next one scheduled for April 10-13, 2025 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. I am planning on attending that meeting so th…

Prof. Chris Teng is a glaucoma and anterior segment specialist at the Yale School of Medicine where he heads his division and directs the fellowship. He also has a keen interest in entrepreneurship and he went back to school mid-career to complete an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He encourages all ophthalmologist to pursue their own entre…

Prof. Arthur Cummings has spent decades traveling the world to teach fellow ophthalmologists about the full spectrum of refractive surgery, both corneal and lenticular. He has delivered more than 500 lectures and I have benefitted from his keen insight into surgical techniques and concepts. I recently had dinner with him in Rio de Janeiro at the Br…

Professor Renato Ambrósio Jr is a world-class refractive surgeon-scientist with major areas of interest of corneal/refractive diagnostics, custom laser vision correction, refractive cataract surgery and therapeutic procedures for keratoconus. Besides his busy academic appointments, he is in private practice in Rio de Janeiro: Instituto de Olhos Ren…

Dr Juan Batlle is the founder of Centro Láser in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and the founder of the Elías Santana Hospital, a project that allows people in vulnerable conditions, access to much needed ophthalmic medicine, care and vision correction services. He has also participated in many clinical trials for the devices, implants, and…

Dr Gary Wörtz is a cataract and refractive surgeon in Kentucky, USA where he is busy clinically and an Associate Professor. Beyond being a surgeon, consultant and educator, Dr. Wörtz is a successful inventor and entrepreneur. Ten years ago, he founded Omega Ophthalmics with the mission of developing a new intra-ocular implant platform. He has been …

Dr Cynthia Matossian founded Matossian Eye Associates which grew into a large practice and then was transferred to an even larger ophthalmic group. An Emeritus board-certified refractive cataract surgeon, she specializes in Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease. She is also the CEO of GPOphtho, a group purchasing organization for ophthalmology. Dr. Ma…

Dr Kendall Donaldson is professor of ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami (Florida, USA) and director of their clinic in Plantation, Florida. Over the course of 20 years, she built this satellite clinic from zero to amazing and in this podcast she reveals her secrets to success. She is a brilliant clinician, surgeon…

I first met Steve Schallhorn MD about 30 years ago when he was a cornea / refractive fellow at USC (University of Southern California) and I was a medical student. He has a fascinating background which includes a career as a Navy fighter pilot as well as Topgun instructor. He founded the department of defense refractive surgery program which has si…

It has been a true pleasure to know Dr Ronald Yeoh for the last two decades as a brilliant colleague, talented teacher, and dear friend. He has been at the forefront of cataract surgery advances for many years and he is credited with teaching us so much, such as the Snap-Sign which indicates a posterior capsular blow-out. He has held multiple leade…

Dr Steve Silverstein is an ophthalmologist who has been involved in countless clinical trials in ophthalmology, from new IOLs to innovative surgical technologies to novel pharmacologic products. This clinical trial experience allows him to experience new technologies first and also provides reasonable remuneration to his practice. He also shares hi…

Dr Lisa Arbisser is an outstanding expert in complex cataract cases and she has been so influential in teaching thousands of ophthalmologists, including me. She has taught so many advanced techniques such as pars plana anterior vitrectomy for cataract cases with posterior capsule rupture. She has been an influential professor at the University of I…

Dr Analisa Arosemena is an outstanding surgeon specializing in glaucoma surgery and very challenging cataract cases. She has an incredible energy and on the podium she is a natural key opinion leader. In this hour long podcast, I learned so much about her approach to treating glaucoma including offering the full spectrum of options. After a year tr…

Dr Lisa Feulner is a role model for leadership and life lessons in ophthalmology. I wish that I could have listened to this podcast many years ago because it is filled with such amazing pearls of wisdom that would have improved my practice and my life! Lisa is a brilliant surgeon, clinician, and researcher who has so much incredible insight into th…

Dr Ashraf Armia is a renowned ophthalmology educator from Egypt who has taught ocular surgery in so many countries across the globe. I recently enjoyed his presentation at Dr Bob Osher's Telling It meeting in Tampa, Florida in February of this year. He is a gifted educator with so much great advice for young ophthalmologists and I am sure that you …

Dr Bill Wiley specializes in the full spectrum of refractive surgery, including all corneal and lenticular approaches. He also has a passion for teaching the next generation of surgeons by working with ophthalmology residents and over the past decade by creating one of the best private fellowships in the country. I'm sure you will enjoy this podcas…

Dr Elizabeth Yeu is a cataract and refractive surgeon in Virginia where she also participates in many clinical trials for new devices, drugs, and technologies. She is also frequently on the podium as a key opinion leader and she is the president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). She has some great insight into our …

Professor Deepinder Dhaliwal MD is a cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh where she has pioneered so much in our field. You will recognize her as a panelist at our annual Best of CataractCoach session at the ASCRS meeting. The next one is coming very soon on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8:00am at the Boston convent…

Dr Karl Stonecipher is a prominent refractive and cataract surgeon in North Carolina who has been at the forefront of new innovations for decades. On top of that he is just a sweet man with a heart of gold and if you meet him in person, you can't help but like him. In this podcast he shares his lessons for success in cataract and refractive surgery…

Firas Rahhal MD is a vitreo-retinal surgeon in Los Angeles who has a deep expertise in clinical trials, particularly for posterior segment disease. Like many of us, he used to lend his expertise to investment firms as they sought to invest in the ophthalmology space. More than a decade ago he realized that instead of giving away such precious knowl…

Dr James Katz is an ophthalmologist in private practice in the Chicago area and enjoys mentoring the next generation of ophthalmologist. He is the president of the CEDARS / ASPENS organization which is a selective group of anterior segment surgeons. In this podcast he gives great advice for ophthalmologists to become more involved with leadership, …

Dr Johnny Gayton has an incredible drive and passion which he combines with persistent hard work to truly excel at many fields. He is a true pioneer in cataract surgery and he shared his techniques of piggyback IOLs, lensectomy for treatment of narrow angles, and moving from superior to temporal incisions. He is proof positive that a great work eth…

Dr Ashvin Agarwal comes from a family of ophthalmologists dating back many generations and he has a passion and talent for ocular surgery. He is an innovator, a global teacher, and a next leader in our field and I have enjoyed learning from him over the years. In this podcast we talk about his path in ophthalmology, the expansion of the Dr Agarwal …

Dr Sheraz Daya is an outstanding ophthalmologist who has done so much for the advancement of our field. He has held many leadership positions and he encourages entrepreneurship in ophthalmology and has launched a meeting with colleagues in that regard. This meeting, Ophthalpreneurs is going to be next month March 14-17 in Italy and you are welcome …

Dr Lucio Buratto is a pioneer in refractive and cataract surgery with more than 40 years of experience. He hosts the amazing live surgery event Video Cataratta Refrattiva in Milan, Italy every year and has contributed so much to our profession through his lectures, landmark papers, and many innovations. He has a true passion for evolving the field …

Professor Geoffrey Tabin MD is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project, Professor of Ophthalmology and Global Medicine at Stanford University, and a world class mountaineer who has climbed the tallest peaks on earth. His passion is treating blindness worldwide, primarily through his work teaching and performing cataract surgery. Y…

Our guest is Dr Morgan Micheletti who is an early career ophthalmolgist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery with a special interest in complex anterior segment cases. He also hosts the History of Eye Care podcast which I encourage you to check out. In this podcast we cover how he aims to innovate surgical advances and some of the challe…

Neto Rosatelli MD is an amazing surgeon who performs an ultra-high volume of cataract surgery, routinely doing 100+ phacos in a day, most days of the week in the public health system of Brazil. His surgical skills are truly fantastic and almost magical and he has a passion for being as efficient as possible both intra-op and between surgeries. The …

Kevin Miller MD is professor at UCLA where he specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. When I did my residency at UCLA (1997 to 2000), he was instrumental in the development of my passion of refractive cataract surgery. This field has evolved so much over the past few decades and the best is still yet to come. Kevin is a great teacher, surge…