A Partnership
Partnering with Leaders in Glaucoma Management
Glaukos has engaged a sterling Scientific Advisory Board comprised of global leaders in glaucoma and comprehensive ophthalmology. The company collaborates with leading specialists to develop solutions that address unmet needs in glaucoma management. Glaukos continues to partner with forward-thinking clinicians to make a significant impact on the improvement of clinical outcomes and patient care.
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, is a fellowship-trained glaucoma, cataract and anterior segment surgeon with a practice focus on the surgical management of glaucoma, complex cataract, and intraocular lens complications. He is board certified in ophthalmology in Canada and the United States. Dr. Ahmed is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. He is the Research Fellowship Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto, and is the Director of the Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) fellowship at the University of Toronto. He has trained glaucoma specialists who are now practicing in Canada and around the world, as well as residents and medical students. Dr. Ahmed has a large tertiary glaucoma and cataract practice at Credit Valley EyeCare and Osler EyeCare in the Greater Toronto Area and primarily performs surgery at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, and the Kensington Eye Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Dr. Ahmed is an active member of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), International Society of Glaucoma Surgery (ISGS), Canadian Glaucoma Society (CGS), and American Glaucoma Society (AGS).
Dr. Ahmed has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has given over 500 scientific presentations, including 19 visiting professor’s lectures around the world. He has won five film festival awards, three Best Paper of Session awards, a poster award at ASCRS, a European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) first-place video award, and an AAO Best of Show award.
James D. Brandt, MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Science and the Director of the Glaucoma Service at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).
After Dr. Brandt received his BS from Yale University and his MD from Harvard Medical School, he pursued a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in glaucoma-related pharmacology and cell biology at the Schepens Eye Research Institute. He subsequently began his residency at the Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California. He completed his formal clinical training with a glaucoma fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital before joining the faculty at UC Davis in 1989.
Dr. Brandt’s clinical practice is dedicated to glaucoma and specializes in infantile and pediatric glaucoma. His research interests are focused on the effects of the material properties of the eye on intraocular pressure measurements and on the physiology of outflow resistance. He is collaborating with researchers in the fields of nanotechnology and biomedical engineering to develop new methods for measuring outflow resistance in the living human eye. Dr. Brandt has served as the Principal Investigator for numerous clinical trials, including the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). As an OHTS Principal Investigator, Dr. Brandt initiated the investigation of corneal thickness measurements to identify a potential risk factor for glaucoma.
Louis B. Cantor, MD, is the Jay C. and Lucile L. Kahn Professor, Chair and Director, Glaucoma Service, in the Department of Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his BS, MS and MD degrees in ophthalmology at Indiana University and his glaucoma fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital under the direction of George L. Spaeth, MD. He has served as Chief of Ophthalmology for Wishard Memorial Hospital and as Program Director for the ophthalmology residency program at Indiana University.
Dr. Cantor has been appointed as the Secretary for Ophthalmic Knowledge by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) to oversee many educational committees, including the Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC), Committee on Aging, and Focal Points. He serves as the Chair of the Residency Review Committee for Ophthalmology and of the Medical Advisory Committee for Prevent Blindness Indiana. He also serves on the Accreditation Counsel for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as the Chair of the Council of Review Committee Chairs and as a member of the board of directors, the executive committee, and several additional committees. Dr. Cantor is one of two glaucoma representatives for the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Fellowship Compliance Committee (AUPO FCC), which is establishing national guidelines for fellowship training in ophthalmology.
Dr. Cantor is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA) and Indianapolis Ophthalmological Society. He is a special associate examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has served as a scientific advisor and reviewer for many ophthalmology publications, including the journals Ophthalmology, the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, and the Journal of Glaucoma. Dr. Cantor is a frequently invited lecturer, the recipient of multiple grants, and has published over 100 abstracts and 80 peer-reviewed publications.
Neil T. Choplin, MD, practices glaucoma and cataract surgery at Eye Care of San Diego. He earned his MD degree from New York Medical College. Dr. Choplin completed an internship in general surgery at the Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center, a residency in ophthalmology at the Nassau County Medical Center, and a glaucoma fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Choplin has been a board-certified Ophthalmologist since 1981 and served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 2000. He subsequently retired as a Captain in the Medical Corps. Dr. Choplin served as the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and as the Director of Glaucoma Service at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Choplin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). He is a member of several professional associations, including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the American Glaucoma Society (AGS), and a number of advisory committees and organizations. Dr. Choplin has published three textbooks, multiple chapters, and several articles, and he has presented his research at numerous scientific meetings.
Richard (Rick) A. Hill, MD, is a founder of Glaukos Corporation and Orange County Glaucoma. He is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, at the University of California, Irvine, and a founding member of the Armenian EyeCare Project. Dr. Hill earned his MD from Northwestern University Medical School. He subsequently completed an internship in internal medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital, a residency in ophthalmology at Pennsylvania State University - Hershey, and a clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center. He has been a board-certified Ophthalmologist since 1990. He currently holds memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Glaucoma Society (AGS), American Medical Association (AMA), and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Dr. Hill has authored scientific papers, holds numerous patents, and has been an invited lecturer and presenter at scientific meetings.
L. Jay Katz, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Director of Glaucoma Service at Wills Eye Institute. Dr. Katz received his MD degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Virginia, a residency in ophthalmology at Yale University, and a fellowship in glaucoma at Wills Eye Hospital.
Dr. Katz has been the recipient of several awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Senior Achievement Award in 2002 and the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) Faculty Award in 2003. He was named Distinguished Alumnus of the Yale University Eye Center in 2003 and became an Honored Life Member of the Philadelphia Ophthalmic Club in 2007.
Dr. Katz has published more than 120 articles in journals such as Archives of Ophthalmology, the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology and the Journal of Glaucoma. He is an editorial board member for the journals Survey of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Glaucoma, Clinical Therapeutics and Graefes Archive of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. He has authored, coauthored or edited more than 30 books and book chapters.
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, is the founder and an Attending Surgeon at Minnesota Eye Consultants and an Adjunct Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, Department of Ophthalmology. He is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and an internationally recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive and laser surgery.
Dr. Lindstrom graduated magna cum laude from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota and subsequently completed his MD degree in 1972. He conducted research, residency and fellowship training in cornea at the University of Minnesota and its affiliated hospitals. His anterior segment surgery fellowship training was extended at Mary Shiels Hospital. Dr. Lindstrom was a Heed Fellow in Glaucoma at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City. He subsequently returned to the University of Minnesota where he spent ten years on the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and became a Professor and the Harold G. Scheie Research Chair. He entered private practice in 1989, and has led the growth and expansion of Minnesota Eye Consultants, serving as a Managing Partner for 15 years.
Dr. Lindstrom is the Chairman of the Vision Foundation, the Associate Director of the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank at the University of Minnesota, and the Medical Director of Sightpath Medical and of Refractec, Inc. He is also the Chief Medical Editor of the national and international editions of Ocular Surgery News, which reaches 82,000 Ophthalmologists worldwide. He is the Global Education Liaison of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Lindstrom serves on the executive committee and is the Chair of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation. He serves on the board of directors of AcuFocus, Inc., TLC Vision Corporation, Occulogix, Inc., Refractec, and the Minnesota Medical Foundation. Dr. Lindstrom holds over 35 patents in ophthalmology and has developed several solutions, intraocular lenses and instruments that are used in clinical practices worldwide.
Dr. Lindstrom is a frequent international lecturer on cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He has presented over 40 named lectures and keynote speeches before professional societies in the United States and around the world, including the Blumenthal Memorial lecture in Jerusalem, Israel, the Benedetto Strampelli Medal Lecture in Rome, Italy, and the Albrecht von Graefe-Vorlesung Innovator’s Lecture in Nuremberg, Germany. Dr. Lindstrom serves on the editorial boards for several journals, including the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Journal of Refractive Surgery. He is the Honorary Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. He has coedited seven books and published over 350 peer-reviewed journal articles and 60 book chapters.
Dr. Lindstrom’s list of professional affiliations is extensive. He has received numerous awards for distinguished service from national and international ophthalmology associations, including the Lans Award, Barraquer Award, two Lifetime Achievement Awards from the International Society of Refractive Surgery of which he was the first recipient in October 1995, the Binkhorst Lecture Award from ASCRS, and the Bausch & Lomb Lifetime Achievement Award.
Richard K. Parrish, MD, is Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed two glaucoma fellowships at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Parrish has served as the Project Chairman of the Fluorouracil Filtering Surgery Study (FFSS), the Vice Chairman of the Ocular Hypertension Study (OHTS), and the Director of the Optic Disc Reading Center (ODRC) for the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS) and OHTS. He has presented research findings at national and international ophthalmic meetings and serves on the editorial boards of several major ophthalmic journals. Dr. Parrish was named Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before assuming the position of Associate Dean.
In addition to training Bascom Palmer Eye Institute residents and fellows, Dr. Parrish is interested in the continuing medical education of Central and South American Ophthalmologists. He coauthored Cirugia de Glaucoma, the first glaucoma surgical atlas that was written specifically for Spanish-speaking clinicians. His most ambitious undertaking was the creation and editing of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Atlas of Ophthalmology, a 678-page atlas with more than 1,200 images and 102 collaborating authors.
Thomas Samuelson, MD, specializes in glaucoma and anterior segment surgery. Dr. Samuelson received his MD degree from the University of Minnesota, his residency training from the University of South Florida, and his subspecialty training at the Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University.
Dr. Samuelson is a Founding Partner and past Managing Partner of Minnesota Eye Consultants and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. He is a past President of the International Society of Spaeth Fellows, which is Wills Eye Hospital’s glaucoma fellows society, and a past Chairman of the Phillips Eye Institute Medical Staff.
Dr. Samuelson is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) and serves on its executive committee as treasurer. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the American Eye Study Club (AESC), the International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC), and several other prestigious societies. He is the Chairman of the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) glaucoma clinical advisory committee. He also serves on the AAO basic science board review committee and the AAO skills transfer course committee. Dr. Samuelson serves as a scientific reviewer for several ophthalmology journals. He is the Medical Director for the Kirby Puckett Education Center at the Phillips Eye Institute. He received the AAO Achievement Award in 2002 and the AAO Senior Achievement Award in 2008.
Dr. Samuelson has research interests in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, particularly in the areas of exfoliation syndrome, canal-based glaucoma surgery, intraocular lenses, and the management of coincident cataract and glaucoma.
