Dr. Brandon Ayres is part of the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Institute. He serves as an Assistant Surgeon at Wills Eye Institute and is an instructor at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Ayres attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, for his medical education. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Ayres did his internship at Presbyterian Medical Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania, and then went on to do his residency at New Jersey Medical School where he later served as Chief Resident. Dr. Ayres went on to do a Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at Wills Eye Institute. In July of 2005, Dr. Ayres joined the Cornea Service at Wills as an Assistant Surgeon and has been a part of Ophthalmic Partners since 2007. He continues to participate in resident and fellow education and is actively involved in clinical research. In his first year as an Attending on the Cornea Service, he became the youngest recipient of the Golden Apple Award at Wills Eye Institute.

Dr. Ayres is board certified in ophthalmology and specializes in all forms of corneal transplantation including full thickness corneal transplants, descemets stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), descemets membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), and keratoprosthesis. He also has an interest in repair of traumatic eye injuries, iris repair, and anterior segment repair. Dr. Ayres performs all types of refractive and cataract surgery. Current research interests include collagen crosslinking for keratoconus and ectasia patients, cataract surgery in patients with retinal disease, and endothelial cell transplantation.

Uday Devgan is in private practice, specializing in cataract and refractive surgery, at Devgan Eye Surgery in Los Angeles and a full partner at Specialty Surgical Center in Beverly Hills, California. Dr Devgan is also passionate about teaching ocular surgery to the next generation of ophthalmologists. He has previously served as full clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the UCLA School of Medicine as well as Chief of Ophthalmology at OV UCLA Medical Center and has been actively involved in resident surgical teaching for over two decades. Dr. Devgan is humbled to have won the most Surgical Professor Teaching Awards (5x) in the history of UCLA’s Ophthalmology Department.

He has been named one of the top key opinion leaders in ophthalmology and he has taught ocular surgery in more than 60 countries to tens of thousands of fellow ophthalmologists. Dr Devgan runs CataractCoach.com which has more than 2,000 teaching videos/articles and boasts over 60,000 subscribers with more than 30 million views. He also developed an entire curriculum series, a free cataract surgery book, and now the top podcast in ophthalmology. Most recently he has started a revolutionary AI bio-mathematical company, helped develop an innovative truly accommodating lens implant, and is involved with the future of fully robotic cataract surgery.

Most importantly, Uday has been blessed with two amazing kids who love him and help to keep his ego in check, reminding him that he is still a geek.

Cathleen McCabe, MD serves as Chief Medical Officer at Eye Health America™. She specializes in complex and premium cataract and refractive surgery at The Eye Associates in Sarasota, Florida. She has a keen interest in advancing the field of ophthalmology and has participated in numerous clinical trials. Dr. McCabe received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and received her residency training at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami’s School of Medicine. She continues to share her expertise by publishing articles and book chapters as well as lecturing at national and international ophthalmological seminars.

Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS is originally from Mexico City, Mexico. He obtained his Medical Degree at the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, followed by research in Microvascular Surgery. He trained in Ophthalmology at McGill University in Montréal and has completed subspecialty training in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (McGill University), and Cornea and External Diseases (University of South Florida, Tampa). He completed the Physician CEO Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in Chicago, IL in 2016, and the Foundations of Clinical Research Certificate Program, Harvard Medical School, in 2022.

He is Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at McGill University and Chief, Division of Ophthalmology at MUHC in Montréal, Canada. He is currently President of the COS Foundation, Past President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (2016-2018), past President of the Canadian Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery Society, and former Head of the Department of Surgery at the Brandon Regional Health Centre (2004-2009). He is past Associate Editor and Cornea Section Editor for the international journal Techniques in Ophthalmology and co-Editor of four books, “Advanced Technology IOLs in Cataract Surgery: Pearls for Success”, “Bringing you the Future in Ophthalmology”, “Advances in Refractive and Corneal Surgery” and “Surgical Correction of Astigmatism”. In the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, he is a past Board Member and past Chair of the Council on Continuing Professional Development.

In 1995, he was awarded the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation & Medical Research Council of Canada Resident Research Award for his work on the causative factors of ocular inflammation. Dr. Rocha received two Best Paper of Session awards at the 2001 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting in San Diego, CA, and was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba iCare Award for 2014. In 2015, he was recognized as one of the 10 Most Successful Mexicans in Canada, followed by an award as one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians in 2016.

Dr. Rocha performs Anterior Segment and Corneal Surgeries, including femtosecond laser, LASIK, PRK, PTK, astigmatism correction, cross-linking and intracorneal ring segments for Keratoconus, advanced cataract surgery with premium lens implants and femtosecond laser, EVO ICL, corneal transplantation and glaucoma surgery. His research interests include corneal dystrophies, femtosecond laser-assisted keratoplasty and the surgical management of keratoconus.

Robert H. Osher, M.D. is Professor of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati and Medical Director Emeritus of the Cincinnati Eye Institute. After completing his residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and fellowships at Bascom Palmer and Wills Eye Hospital, he returned to Cincinnati to establish the Cincinnati Eye Institute where he has limited his practice to cataract surgery for over four decades.

Dr. Osher has prioritized teaching throughout his career beginning with the Video Symposium format which he introduced in 1982. His unique approach using video to demonstrate innovative techniques for managing challenging cases and complications has resulted in “standing room” crowds at perennial courses at the AAO, ASCRS, and ESCRS Congresses. Dr. Osher realized that he could reach larger audiences when he founded the Audiovisual Journal of Cataract & Implant Surgery in 1984. Serving as Editor for the past 40 years, the Video Journal evolved into the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery and became a free member benefit of nearly every cataract society in the world.

Years later, he founded another educational forum, Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is! which he organized for 13 years. Dr. Osher has delivered nearly 50 named lectures, won 40 awards at the ASCRS Film Festival and ESCRS Video Competition, and has co-authored 5 books, numerous chapters and peer-reviewed articles in the field of cataract surgery.

Dr. Osher has received the Binkhorst and Innovator’s Awards from ASCRS, the Teaching and Kelman Awards from ESCRS and the Kelman and Lifetime Achievement Award from AAO. Additional international awards include the Rayner, Optic, and Arnott Awards from England, the Canon Award from Japan, the Kelman Award from Brazil, the Lim Award from China, the Gold Medal Award from Australia, Honor Award from Chile, the Mooney Award from Ireland, and the Excellence and Watson Awards from Canada.

Besides his interest in cataract surgery, Dr. Osher has been a proud coach of more than 70 youth baseball and basketball teams, reaching the National Championships in each sport. He has also published 17 children’s stories, donating the proceeds to local and national charitable organizations.

Dr. Trinh is a fully certified RANZCO (Australian) ophthalmologist with extensive fellowship expertise specializing in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. She is also a fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Vision Sciences.

Dr Trinh completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Queensland where she was awarded a scholarship in Medical Leadership and the Australian Medical Association of Queensland Harold Plant Prize for Best All Rounded Graduate.

Dr Trinh completed her ophthalmology specialist training under the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in Queensland.

She then embarked upon the world renowned two year fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at the University of Toronto, Canada where she developed extensive expertise in corneal transplantation techniques, pterygium surgery, ocular surface regeneration, complex anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery including LASIK, PRK, implantable collamer lenses and corneal collagen crosslinking for the treatment of keratoconus.

Dr Trinh was awarded the position of Chief Fellow of the University of Toronto and subsequently received the prestigious Lim Memorial Prize for the subspecialty surgeon exemplifying best surgical and teaching skills. She then undertook a research fellowship in laser cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, dry eye treatments and ocular surface disease.

Dr Trinh was invited to join the Cornea Department at Sydney Eye Hospital as a Cornea Staff Specialist and now co-directs Australia’s only Keratoprosthesis Service.

She has published over 40 scientific journal articles in national and international journals, written book chapters on advanced corneal transplantation techniques and ocular surface disease and is a regular presenter on the national and international conference circuits.

She teaches medical students, residents, registrars and fellows, is involved in the development of anterior segment curriculum teaching at the University of Toronto and contributes regularly to community optometry education. She is also a clinical associate lecturer for the University of QLD.

She currently sits on the RANZCO Executive Committee for Women in Ophthalmology and is the Secretary for the Global Research and Education Society of Ophthalmology (GERSO).

She is also the Head of the Refractive Surgery Terminology Committee for the Refractive Surgical Alliance.

In 2022 she became the first Australian graduate of the Physician CEO Program at Northwestern University School of Business, Chicago and in 2023 became the first Australian female to be awarded a fellowship of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences.

Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D., M.S. is a Professor at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine. Prior to pursuing a career in medicine, Dr. Weikert received degrees in both electrical and biomedical engineering and worked as a design engineer in the petroleum industry. He obtained his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where he graduated with honors. During his ophthalmology residency, completed at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, he served as Chief Resident during his final year of training. He completed his fellowship in cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine’s John. A. Moran Eye Center.

Dr. Weikert served as the Residency Program Director at Baylor from 2012 to 2023 and the Medical Director of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas from 2010 to 2016. His research interests include biometry, intraocular lens calculations, biomedical optics, and anterior segment imaging. He has authored 90 peer-reviewed articles and 23 book chapters, and has edited 3 textbooks. He is a recipient of the Baylor College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus and Rising Star Awards, the University of Utah Moran Eye Center’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, the AAO Secretariat, Achievement, and Senior Achievement Awards, the ASCRS Educator Award, the AAO Charles D. Kelman Lectureship, and the ASCRS Binkhorst medal, and was recently recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s top 200 ophthalmologists.