Guest Speakers
J. Morgan Micheletti MD FACS
Cataract, Refractive, and Complex Anterior Segment Surgery
Director of Clinical Research and Technology
Berkeley Eye Center, Houston, Texas
J. Morgan Micheletti, MD, FACS is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and complex anterior segment surgery. He was named to the Best Cataract Surgeons in America list, recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctor, received the award for Incredible Innovation and Scientific Contribution from RW Ophthalmology, and was recently named to the top 40 under 40 list of ophthalmologists in the United States.
He is an innovator who has created multiple surgical instruments with 3 patent pending devices at present. He has developed novel approaches to surgical challenges such as the “punch and rescue” technique for dislocated IOLs and the modified twist and out technique for IOL exchange, both of which were recently published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of ophthalmology (AAO), and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He serves on the AAO ONE Network Cataract Committee and the Young Eye Surgeons committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is also a member of the Health Policy Committee for the Society for Excellence in Eyecare. He is an active member of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS), the Texas Ophthalmological Association, and the Houston Ophthalmological Society.
Main Program Faculty
Unless otherwise indicated with an asterick, all primary appointments are in the
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Ike Ahmed MD FRCSC
Steve Arshinoff MD FRCSC
Anuj Bhargava* MD FRCSC
Kathy Cao MD FRCSC
Clara Chan MD FRCSC
Shelly Herzig MD FRCSC
Michelle Khan MD FRCSC
Irfan Kherani MD FRCSC
Radha Kohly MD FRCSC
Lorenz Kuske MD FRCSC
Amandeep Rai MD FRCSC
Matt Schlenker MD FRCSC
Rahul Sharma MD FRCSC
Ray Stein MD FRCSC
Joshua Teichman MD FRCSC
Rich Weinstein* MD FRCSC
Angela Zhang MD FRCSC
Technician Program Faculty
Unless otherwise indicated with an asterick, all primary appointments are in the
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Sultan Aldrees MD FRCSC
Rene Cabana MD FRCSC
Anu Ondhia OD
Yogesh Patodia MD FRCSC
Austin Pereira MD FRCSC
Amrit Rai MD FRCSC
Saba Samet MD FRCSC
Conference Chair
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed MD FRCSC
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah
Director, Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation, John A. Moran Eye Center
Director, Glaucoma & Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) Fellowship, University of Toronto
Division Head, Ophthalmology, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON
Research Director, Kensington Eye Institute, University of Toronto
Chief Innovation Officer, Prism Eye Institute