Faculty

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
Renato Ambrosio, MD, PhD

Associate Professor & Director of Ocular Surface Center Univeristy of Miami-Miller School of Medicine
Guillermo Amescua, MD

Consultant Cornea, Refractive, Cataract & Anterior Segment, Al Watany Eye Hospital, Egypt
Ashraf Armia, MD, MSc, FRCS (Glasg.), FACS

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Head Cornea and Refractive Surgery Division, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Shady Awwad, MD

Scientific Director, Co-owner Ophthalmica
Miltos Balidis, MD PhD, FEBOphth, ICOphth

Medical Director at iVision Refractive Surgery Centre
Adel Barbara, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmology (USA)
Michael Belin, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Senior VP, Russian Ophthalmology Society, Director, Ufa Eye Research Institute
Mukharram Bikbov, MD, PhD

Vice Director of Refractive Surgery Center of Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College
Shihao Chen, MD, OD, MSc

Director of Refractive Surgery Department in Dünyagöz Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Efekan Coskunseven, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology CHU & Chief Physician, Clinique de la vision de Rabat, Morrocco.
Mouhcine El Bakkali, MD

Professor & Department Head of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Ahmed Elmassry, MD, PhD

Head of department of Cornea & Refractive surgery at the International Eye Clinic of Tunis – Tunisia
Haikel Kammoun, MD

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (USA)
Stephen Klyce, PhD

Lecturer, Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
Boris Knyazer, MD

University College London, London, UK
John Marshall, PhD

Assistant Professor at Post-Graduate Ophthalmology School, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Siena, Italy & Head and Founder of the Siena Crosslinking Center, Italy
Cosimo Mazzotta, MD, PhD

University of Jönköping, Sweden
Jes Mortensen, MD

St. Thomas Hospital. London, UK
David O’Brart, MB BS FRCS FRCOphth MD DO

VetSuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Simon Pot, DVM

Professor, Ophthalmology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Cynthia Roberts, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Alexandria, Egypt
Mohamed Shafik Shaheen, MD, PhD

Professor, Damascus University, Syria. Visiting Professor, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Mazen Sinjab, MD, MSc, ABO, PhD, FRCO, CertLRS

University of Zurich, Switzerland
Emilio Torres, MD

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)

Renato Ambrosio, MD, PhD

Renato Ambrósio Jr, MD, PhD is Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), also in private practice. He is also affiliated to the post-graduation program for the Federal University of São Paulo (stricto sensu) and (lato sensu) to the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian Society of Ophthalmology. Prof. Ambrósio founded the Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group in 2008 and co-founded the BrAIn (Brazilian Study Group of Artificial Intelligence and Corneal Analysis) in 2010. Major interests are customized laser vision correction, imaging for early detection of corneal ectasia using artificial intelligence, and alternative treatments for ectatic corneal diseases prior to keratoplasty.

Professor Ambrósio is the current president of the ISRS (International Society of Refractive Surgery – 2020-22).

Associate Professor & Director of Ocular Surface Center Univeristy of Miami-Miller School of Medicine

Guillermo Amescua, MD

Dr. Guillermo Amescua is an ophthalmologist in Miami, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital and University of Miami Hospital and Clinics. He received his medical degree from Monterrey Institute of Technology, completed his residency training at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by cornea and uveitis training at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He specializes in anterior segment related, cataract related, cornea & external disease, and uveitis and is experienced in artificial corneal surgery

Consultant Cornea, Refractive, Cataract & Anterior Segment, Al Watany Eye Hospital, Egypt

Ashraf Armia, MD, MSc, FRCS (Glasg.), FACS

Consultant Cornea, Refractive, Cataract and Anterior Segment Reconstruction Eye Surgeon at Al Watany Eye Hospital (WEH), Cairo, Egypt.

CEO of AshrafArmiaEyeClinic, and CEO of Armia’s Ophthalmology Training Observer-ship Academy AOTOA, Cairo, Egypt.

Founder Member of Global Education and Research Society Of Ophthalmology GERSO.

Shareholder of Al Watany Eye Hospital (WEH), and in the Watany Research and Development Centre WRDC, Cairo, Egypt.

Working in the field of ophthalmology for more than 20 years.

Fellowship of The Royal College Of Physician and Surgeon of Glasgow, FRCS, UK.

Fellowship Of The American College Of Surgeon in Ophthalmic Surgery, FACS, USA

Reviewer for the JCRS journal. An Editorial Board Member of the EC Ophthalmology Journal Of Ophthalmology.

Choose as the surgeon of the month worldwide by the International Society Of Refractive Surgery ISRS part of the American Academy Of Ophthalmology AAO.

My teaching and training videos are on the Eyetube and ISRS website.

International Member of the family of the AECOS Europe since 2019.

An international lecturer and speaker since 2013 at the ASCRS, ESCRS, AAO and AECOS.

Research interest are in Cataract, Cataract Surgery, Cornea, Corneal surgery, Refractive Surgery, CXL, Phakic IOLs, Iris repair,

Anterior segment reconstruction, Medical Retina, Diabetic Retinopathy, Innovation technology and Artificial Intelligence.

My website: https://www.ashrafarmiaeyeclinic.com

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Head Cornea and Refractive Surgery Division, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Shady Awwad, MD

Shady Awwad obtained his medical degree with the Alpha Omega Alpha award, completed an internship in general surgery, and a residency in ophthalmology (1999-2002) all at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). He then pursued a double fellowship in corneal diseases and surgery and refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK, Corrective lens implantation) (2002-2006) and a fellowship in ophthalmic pathology (2005-2006), all at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is currently an associate professor, director of the laser refractive surgery center, and the head of the cornea and refractive surgery division at AUBMC. He is recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award.

Scientific Director, Co-owner Ophthalmica

Miltos Balidis, MD PhD, FEBOphth, ICOphth

Graduate of the medical school of the Democritus University of Thrace. Doctor of the University of Thrace. Honorary examiner of the European patent of Ophthalmology.

Diploma of the European Council of ophthalmology (EBOD). Diploma part1 FRCS. Specialization for four years at the University of London. Specialization for two years at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London (fellowship glaucoma, anterior segment). For ten years, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the ophthalmology clinic of AHEPA hospital (corneal transplant section). Scientific Director and Head of the Division of refractive surgery at the Medical Center of Northern Greece, Interbalcanic.

Recognized Representative of Greece to the Council of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (HSIRS). Board Member of the Greek Society IOL and Refractive Surgery (EEEFDX). Secretary of the Panhellenic Ophthalmological Society (WTO). Member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki, member of various medical societies (American Academy of Ophthalmology AAO, International Society of Refractive Surgery, ISRS, (American Society of Refractive Surgery and Cataract ASCRS, European Society of Refractive Surgery and Cataract ESCRS, Glaucoma Company of Great Britain and Ireland, Society of Refractive Surgery and Cataract of Great Britain and Ireland UKISCRS, EuCornea). Twenty-six published papers in 10 international journals and 16 greek ones. Invited speaker at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (2006-2007). Invited speaker at several international conferences abroad and surgeon on live surgery via satellite. Decades of incident presentations at international conferences in Greece and abroad (ESCRS, ASCRS, AAO, ISRS, ISO, SOE, WOC). Continuous presence in ophthalmology conferences, Greek and international as well as scientific conferences. Founder of the IRIS ophthalmic centers in Larissa and Tirana. Co-founder of the “Model Ophthalmological Center of Thessaloniki” corneal surgery department responsible.

Medical Director at iVision Refractive Surgery Centre

Adel Barbara, MD

Ophthalmic Surgeon, Haifa Editor in-chief of the iInternational Journal of Keratoconus

Website: www.dr-adelbarbara.com

Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of Arizona, Department of Ophthalmology (USA)

Michael Belin, MD

Dr. Belin attended Northwestern University (Evanston, Il) where he majored in Bio-Medical Engineering and received his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School. He completed his internship and residency at the Albany Medical College and fellowship in Cornea and External Diseases at the University of Iowa. He subsequently completed (by invitation) a traveling fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeon of England Foundation. Dr. Belin is Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Science at the University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology and Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System (Tucson, Arizona). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Albany Medical College (Albany, New York) and the University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada). Dr. Belin holds an honorary Professorship at the Military Hospital #1, Shenyang, China.

Dr. Belin is a Past-President of the Cornea Society (2006-8) and Vice-President for International Development (2008-15). He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmology. He served on the Board of Directors, the Medical Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of the Eye Bank Association of America. Michael is Chair of the American University Professors of Ophthalmology’s Fellowship Compliance Committee (AUPO-FCC). Dr. Belin is a past recipient of the AAO Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, Academy Service Award, the Achievement Award (x2) and the AAO Life Time Achievement Award. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles and has presented over 300 papers at major national or international meetings.

Professor of Ophthalmology, Senior VP, Russian Ophthalmology Society, Director, Ufa Eye Research Institute

Mukharram Bikbov, MD, PhD

In 1980 he graduated from the Bashkir Medical University (Ufa, Russia) and began his ophthalmologist career. In 1998 he gained his doctorate (PhD) degree in ophthalmology. Since 2005 he has headed the Ufa Eye Research Institute.

Professor M. Bikbov specializes in the surgery of anterior segment of the eye, refractive surgery, and keratoconus. He is a leading CXL specialist in Russia. Various modifications of CXL devices and photosensitizers were developed and are manufactured under his leadership. Professor M. Bikbov is the author of more than 700 scientific articles published in leading international and Russian journals and 16 monographs.

He is the Chairman of the International Conference on Ophthalmology “East-West”, the Chief Editor of “Point of View. East-West” Scientific Journal and an editorial board member of 8 Russian and international journals on ophthalmology.

Vice Director of Refractive Surgery Center of Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College

Shihao Chen, MD, OD, MSc

Shihao Chen is an associate professor and Vice Director of Refractive Surgery Center of Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College. He is instructor of the Wenzhou school of ophthalmology as well as the clinical instructor for the school of optometry. Dr. Chen attended Medical School at Zhejiang University and received his aster degree of Medicine. Dept. of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College.

Director of Refractive Surgery Department in Dünyagöz Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Efekan Coskunseven, MD

Dr Efekan Coskunseven was born in 1968 in Nazilli, Turkey. He graduated from Medical School of Ege University and specialized in Ophthalmology in the Medical School of Dicle University. Dr Coskunseven is the Director of Refractive Surgery Department in Dunya Eye Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey since 2003.

Professor of Ophthalmology CHU & Chief Physician, Clinique de la vision de Rabat, Morrocco.

Mouhcine El Bakkali, MD

Professor Mouhcine el Bakkali is a specialist in anterior segment surgery, refractive surgery, keratoconus and imagery of anterior segment. He is an academic laureate of the Central Hospital University of Iba Sina (CHU) and works in La Clinique de la Vision Rabat and at the Centre Vision Laser. He is interested in keratoconus, particularly pediatric cases. He is a frequent lecturer in courses at congresses like ESCRS, SAFIR, SAMIR, and SMO about keratoconus, cross-linking, refractive surgery and imagery.

Professor & Department Head of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

Ahmed Elmassry, MD, PhD

Wilmer Eye Institute Fellow , Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 1990 .
Technical Director Of Ophthalmology Department , Alexandria University 2006-2010.
Head of Ophthalmology Department from 8/2018 till now
Vice Manager of Alex Eye Center 2011 till 2020.
Organizer of Cataract sessions in WOC : 2012,2014,2016,2018,2020
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Member for 30 years
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) Member.
Member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, (ASCRS) for 25 years .
Member Of Egyptian Society of Ophthalmology (ESO) for 35 years,
Vice President of the Delta Ophthalmology Society (DOS) (25 years),
Board Member of Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS) and performing life surgery for 29 years in the ESOIRS meetings.
Reviewer of the Journal of Refractive Surgery , journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Cornea , Sudanese journal of Ophthalmology , International Journal of ophthalmology, International Ophthalmology.EOS journal. Delta Ophthalmological society Journal (DOS).
Reviewer for Continuous Committee for promotion of Assistant Professors and Professors in Egypt.
Shared in Editing three books in Ophthalmology.
Published more than 70 papers in reputable journals.

Luis Izquierdo, MD, PhD

Surgeon at the National University Federico Villarreal, Peru

Head of department of Cornea & Refractive surgery at the International Eye Clinic of Tunis – Tunisia

Haikel Kammoun, MD

Haikel Kammoun, MD is Head of department of Cornea & Refractive surgery at the International Eye Clinic of Tunis. He is specially dedicated to the anterior segment and refractive surgery. He is focused in treating patients with keratoconus and actively participating in several research projects related to keratoconus, especially Progressive ICRS.

Sabine Kling, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (USA)

Stephen Klyce, PhD

Stephen D. Klyce, PhD, FARVO is Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (USA) and serves as a consultant and/or board member to a number of industries in ophthalmology. He is the ASCRS ANSI representative, an expert for ISO Optics and Optical Instruments, and chairs the ASCRS Telemedicine Task Force Committee. His academic honors include the Everett Kinsey Lecture, the Lans Distinguished Lecturer, the Max Schapiro Memorial Lecture, the Whitney Sampson Lecture, the ISCLR Ruben Medal, the Casebeer Lecture Award, the Barraquer Award, and the Waring Medal. He is an active member of several professional societies including ARVO (Past President), ISER (Past Councilor), and the ISCLR (Past President). His academic work is in the areas of corneal physiology, topography, and refractive surgery.

Lecturer, Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel

Boris Knyazer, MD

Knyazer Boris was born in Russia in 1972 and emigrated to Israel in 1990. He received his B.Sc. and MD degrees in 2005 at Irwin Goldman Medical School, Beer-Sheva, Israel. After graduation he finished his residency in ophthalmology at Ophthalmology Department, Soroka University Medical Center. In 2013-14 Dr. Knyazer completed his cornea, cataract and refractive fellowship at Apollo hospital, Hyderabad, India under mentorship of Dr. Rajesh Fogla. Today Dr. Knyazer works as senior ophthalmologist and cornea and cataract surgeon at Soroka University Medical Center and as refractive surgeon at ophthalmology center Sheva Einaim in Beer-Sheva. Dr.
Knyazer’s research interest include: Keratoconus, CXL, PACK-CXL and infectious keratitis, hormonal changes and cornea biomechanics. He is former lecturer at Ben-Gurion University in the Negev, Israel.

Sihem Lazreg, MD

Sihem Lazreg owns and manages a private practice focused on treating ocular surface disease in adults and children in Algeria.

Dr. Lazreg served as an Associate Professor at the University Hospital Mustapha Bacha of Algiers in 1990 through 2008. Dr. Lazreg obtained her Medical Degree from Algiers Medical University, completed residency at Mustapha Bacha University Hospital, and completed a fellowship at Paris Diserot University in France. She specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and ocular surface diseases.

Dr. Lazreg has authored many manuscripts on severe allergies, including vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis, dry eye associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome and graft-versus-host disease, and children’s blepharitis. Her main medical interests include ocular surface diseases, dry eye and allergies.

Dr. Lazreg is a board member of the French Society of Ophthalmology (SFO), scientific coordinator in the Algerian Ophthalmologic Society, and she is member of many African, European, Asian and American ophthalmologic societies. In her free time she enjoys traveling, listening to rock music and reading when she is not caring for patients.

University College London, London, UK

John Marshall, PhD

Assistant Professor at Post-Graduate Ophthalmology School, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Siena, Italy & Head and Founder of the Siena Crosslinking Center, Italy

Cosimo Mazzotta, MD, PhD

Graduated from Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at University of Siena, Italy, Medical School in 1997. He had a Specialist diploma in Ophthalmology in 2001 at University of Siena, Italy. In 2006, he received his PhD in Ocular Pathology and Oncology at University of Siena. Assistant Professor of Corneal Pathology and Surgery at Post-Graduate Ophthalmology School, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Siena, Italy and gained the Italian National University Professional Qualification as Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. He is Chief of the cataract surgery service at the Ophthalmology Departmental Unit of Alta Val d’ Elsa Hospital, Siena and Casentino Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.

Head and Founder of the “ Siena International Crosslinking Centre”, Italy.

In 2004 he introduced the corneal Crosslinking therapy in Italy and invented the VEGA CBM UV-A X-linker for the cross-linking procedure being Awarded from the Italian Society of Ophthalmology (S.O.I.) for the “ Best Italian Research Project” in the field of Keratoconus conservative therapy: the “ Siena Eye Cross Project 2004”. He published a lot of “ milestones” Peer Reviewed Papers performing the first World confocal microscopy studies in vivo in humans after CXL and a lot of basic and advanced clinical researches and surgical techniques in the field of Keratoconus pathophysiology, pulsed light and accelerated cross-linking. International opinion leader of CXL in the Crosslinking Therapy, he was awarded at the last ESCRS 2019 in Paris with the Joseph Colin Prize for Keratoconus and standardized CXL ” M nomogram“.

University of Jönköping, Sweden

Jes Mortensen, MD

St. Thomas Hospital. London, UK

David O’Brart, MB BS FRCS FRCOphth MD DO

VetSuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Simon Pot, DVM

Professor, Ophthalmology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Cynthia Roberts, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Alexandria, Egypt

Mohamed Shafik Shaheen, MD, PhD

Board member of the Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS), the Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EgSCRS) & the Egyptian Refractive Club (ERC). Ambassador of Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS). Reviewer & board member of some regional and international periodicals in the field of Cornea & Refractive Surgery. Received many honors and awards from the Egyptian and regional Societies of Refractive Surgery. Author of more than 60 Original Articles and Book Chapters in the Field of Cornea & Refractive Surgery

Professor, Damascus University, Syria. Visiting Professor, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco

Mazen Sinjab, MD, MSc, ABO, PhD, FRCO, CertLRS

Mazen Sinjab is a Professor of Ophthalmology in Damascus University, Syria, and a visiting Professor at Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco. He is affiliated to the Refractive Surgery Diploma Program at Hassan II University. He is practicing as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in the private sector in Dubai, UAE, and Damascus, Syria. In 2014, Prof. Sinjab founded Sinjab Academy for ophthalmology education with more than 8000 subscribers so far. He is well-known for his didactic courses in corneal imaging, refractive surgery, and keratoconus management.

Due to his scientific and educational efforts, he received a number of honors and awards, such as FRCO from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London, and the shield of appreciation from His Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed Al Saud, Saudi Arabia. He was also the first to receive the Ambassador Medal from The Light For Sight Foundation in Switzerland.

Prof. Sinjab is an esteemed member of a number of regional and international institutions, such as The Light For Sight Foundation in Switzerland.

He is a reviewer in a number of regional and international peer-reviewed journals, such as the JRS.

Prof. Sinjab is an author of more than 100 original chapters and articles in the field of corneal imaging, refractive surgery, and keratoconus. His books are well known worldwide and best sellers on www.amazon.com/author/sinjab.

Website: http://www.mazensinjab.org

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Emilio Torres, MD

Emilio A. Torres-Netto MD, PhD candidate, is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon trained in several renowned centers in Brazil (Federal University of Sao Paulo and Medicine Faculty Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo), USA (Stanford University, Stanford, California), France (Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris) and now in Switzerland. He is engaged in the development of new and innovative therapeutic approaches for keratoconus, cross-linking and refractive surgeries at the ELZA Institute and University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr. Torres-Netto is the author of 18 peer-review journal articles and has received 12 prizes and awards from the largest societies in ophthalmology. In 2018, he was unanimously chosen as the inaugural winner of the International Council of Ophthalmology Award for his work in corneal biomechanics, keratoconus and cross-linking.

Riccardo Vinciguerra, MD

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, 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 in 2011. 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.

Dr. Vinciguerra is the author of 70 original scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and received 5 prizes and awards. His work has been cited more than 1100 times with an h-index of 16.

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