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…

Performing a re-operation for complex anterior segment issues is quite a challenge. Often this involves IOL replacement or refixation, iris repair, corneal lamellar transplantation, and even a pars plana anterior vitrectomy. Our guest on this podcast is Steven Safran MD from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA and he performs more of these challenging s…

Professor Milton Yogi is a brilliant surgeon, incredible teacher, business expert, artist, engineer, and innovator. Dr Yogi has been involved in teaching ophthalmic surgery with new techniques and new technologies to so many ophthalmologists, both beginning and advanced. Recently he has created an ophthalmic surgery center of excellence called MY/X…

Imagine being in medical school in your home country and then dreaming about going to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (the number one eye institute in the USA) for your training and then being so loved that you are asked to join them as faculty. Now imagine that you also desire to switch gears and join forces with the top program in the UK, Moorfie…

Jeffrey Tran MD is a bright, young ophthalmologist in Georgia who decided to start his own solo private practice. He did medical school at Emory and then ophthalmology residency at Baylor, so he is well-versed in working hard at those large academic teaching hospitals. He also joined a group practice as his first job, but soon found that he wanted …

Lloyd Williams MD PhD is an ophthalmologist at Duke University with the Global Ophthalmology Program where he brings vision miracles to patients in need around the world. His travels have taken him to many countries where he learns as much as he teaches and in the process helps thousands of patients. He has an incredible passion for using his talen…

Jai Parekh MD MBA is an ophthalmologist and a business leader who runs a busy private practice and is heavily involved in the ophthalmic comercial entities such as pharma and device companies. He was formerly Vice President and Chief Medical Office for eye health at Allergan. He's had an amazing path in ophthalmology and went back to do his MBA at …

Larry Berstein MD is an ophthalmologist from Long Island, New York with a strong expertise in cataract surgery. He has been a dear friend for more than 20 years and I have learned so much from him about cataract surgery, ophthalmology, and life in general. This podcast is aimed at our younger listeners in their 30s and 40s and is chock-full of grea…

Guy Kezirian, MD, MBA is a dynamic ophthalmologist and leader in refractive surgery. He has founded so many enterprises such as the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences, the physician CEO program, the Refractive Surgery Alliance, and so much more. In this podcast we go deep into refractive surgery and how/why it needs to split in…

Dr Kevin Waltz is an ophthalmologist (and optometrist) who has been involved with so many innovative clinical trials of the equipment, IOLs, and technologies that we use in our surgeries every week. He has developed multiple eye surgery centers in other countries where he and his team provide no cost surgery to patients who also can become enrolled…

The University of Texas just started a new medical school in Austin called the Dell School of Medicine. And through the generous gift of the Wong family, they created a new Department of Ophthalmology and the Wong Eye Institute. The inaugural leader of this combined entity is Jane Edmond MD, a dynamic and driven ophthalmologist who will create a le…

Dr Bill Trattler is a cornea, refractive, and cataract surgeon in Miami who has a gift for teaching using case studies. He has brought this innovative teaching method to many meetings and it is always informative to watch him on the podium. In this podcast we review the best approaches to common corneal conditions like keratoconus, Fuchs' endotheli…

Jack Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS has done an amazing job of advancing ophthalmology with his engineering mindset and passion for teaching. You have used his invention, the Brightness Acuity Tester (BAT) to help many of your cataract patients and you have benefitted from his Holladay and Holladay 2 equations for IOL calculations with Holladay 3 in the …

Cathleen McCabe MD has so many great pearls of wisdom from 25 years in practice including how to manage dislocated IOLs using her belt-loop technique which have featured here. She is a high volume cataract and refractive surgeon and she will hit the 100,000 surgery mark later in her career. She is also scheduled to be ASCRS president in a few years…

Sometimes timing is everything and you can't predict your future opportunities. Being prepared and maximizing your reach is important in securing your career, but sometimes the timing just has to be right. Dr Terry Kim, professor of cornea and refractive surgery at Duke University, goes into this topic in detail in our podcast. We also talk about t…

For a very complex anterior segment reconstruction surgery, Brandon Ayres MD from Wills Eye Hospital is one of the best, performing many of these tough cases every week. This includes scleral fixated IOLs, prosthetic iris devices, corneal transplantation, pupilloplasty, and more. In this interview he gives a step-wise approach to these tough surger…

Cristos Ifantides MD is an accomplished young ophthalmologist who truly brings the "A game" to the future of our field. He completed an international ophthalmology fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital and he was previously a faculty member of the University of Colorado school of medicine, department of ophthalmology. He left that academic position …

Professor Rosa Braga-Mele MD is an inspiration for me. She is an amazing ophthalmologist, professor, and key opinion leader, but even so much more than this. She has an incredible resilience and drive for success, even in the face of adversity. Rosa can choose a seemingly insurmountable task such as becoming a professional bodybuilder (after the ag…

Steven Dell MD is a refractive and cataract surgeon in Austin, Texas, USA and he has been involved in so many different avenues of ophthalmology in addition to his clinical practice. More than 15 years ago, he worked with development of the first generation of IOLs which attempted to restore accommodation and we thoroughly discuss this topic in the…

John Hovanesian MD is in private practice in Orange County, California and he has been involved with ophthalmic teaching, consulting, and giving back for more than 20 years. He also hosts the Eyeluminaries podcast, gets involved in many clinical trials, and authors articles and books in ophthalmology. Our discussion is two long time friends catchin…

Priya Mathews, MD, MPH is a successful surgeon and key opinion leader, and she has some great pearls for achieving work-life balance. That is something that I have personally struggled with in the past, but now I am far better at it. While we love ophthalmology, we also need to love ourselves, our lives, and our family and friends. In medicine, we …

Prof. Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD has a background in mathematics and the physics of optics as well as being a world class refractive surgeon. In our podcast he explains the optics behind his trifocal IOL design as well as innovations in refractive surgery, both corneal and lenticular, which give us so many great options for restoring vision to our pat…

Professor Douglas Koch MD has been leading the way in cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgery for more than 40 years. He is instrumental in teaching surgical techniques as well as pioneering new concepts such as evaluation of posterior corneal power and adjusting the axial lengths in myopic eyes for more accurate IOL calculations. I firs…

Eric Donnenfeld MD is an outstanding teacher and has taught thousands of ophthalmologists with his presentations and articles. He has a knack for explaining tough concepts in an easy to understand manner while always providing levity and laughter which makes his lectures memorable. I have learned so much from him over the years and I was really eag…

Professor Jorge Alió, MD, PhD from Alicanté, Spain wears many hats: professor, innovator, publisher, researcher, and business leader. He is a remarkable ophthalmologist who has contributed nearly 1000 peer-reviewed journal articles over the past many decades. His impact on our field is tremendous and he is generous with sharing the pearls and words…

The excimer laser revolutionized corneal refractive surgery and countless millions of patients have benefitted from amazing new vision. Marguerite McDonald MD is a true pioneer in corneal refractive surgery and the development of the excimer laser. This podcast dives into the amazing journey of this brilliant surgeon, including the major challenges…

Even though our cataract surgeries are confined to a very small space inside the eye, they require peak performance from our mind and body to ensure a great outcome for our patients. There is certainly a mind, body, and soul connection and achieving appropriate fitness and nutrition can help optimize surgical performance. Bill Soscia MD is a high v…

Nandini Venkateswaran MD is an anterior segment surgeon and clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and key opinion leader in ophthalmology. She has had a meteoric rise and is frequently seen at the podium at ophthalmology meetings across the USA and contributing to the advancement of our field with consulting activities. As someone who has p…

Dr. Randall Olson is Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology at the Moran Eye Institute at the University of Utah in the USA. He has accomplished so much in his career including building an entire eye institute and ophthalmology department from scratch. In this podcast you will learn how he started as the solo ophthalmologist at the university and …

Dr Amar Agarwal is a surgeon, innovator, educator, author, and leader in ophthalmology and he has changed the way we operate. In addition to his many new techniques such as sub-1mm phaco, glued IOL, pinhole pupilloplasty, and more, he is also well know for teaching how to recover from surgical complications. He has authored many dozens of ophthalmo…

Samuel Masket MD has been a leader in cataract surgery for many years and has published extensively about a wide range of topics from IOL calculations after LASIK to treating negative dysphotopsias to dead bag syndrome. He has been president of the ASCRS and has delivered hundreds of lectures all around the world. Dr Masket was also involved in tea…

Dr Fasika Woreta is a professor at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and she is director of their ophthalmology residency training program. She also has a deep expertise in ocular trauma and open globe injuries. Our podcast today covers the topics of ophthalmology residency training in the USA, includi…

Vance Thompson MD is a visionary in refractive surgery and he has truly perfected the patient experience starting with his main clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and now expanding into other states. This podcast goes into detail about what makes his clinics special and his secrets to success in building a practice where the patient experience is …

Stephen Slade MD has taught LASIK to thousands of surgeons, including me back when I was a resident in 1999. He is a brilliant ophthalmologist with keen insight into the field of refractive surgery, both corneal and lenticular. He has achieved many firsts in ophthalmology but more importantly he is passionate about delivering the best visual outcom…

Dr Arsham Sheybani is a cutting edge glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis and he is revolutionizing the way we treat patients across the spectrum of glaucoma. He has amazing clinical insight, a knack for innovation, a gift for teaching surgeon, and the ability to conquer complex cases. You will cert…