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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD


Chris Johnson, Ph.D
Dr. Johnson is a Professor at the University of Iowa where he is Director of the Visual Field Reading Center. His research includes perimetry, visual field testing and psychological evaluation of glaucoma and retinal diseases.


Malik Kahook, MD
Dr. Kahook is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Clinical Research at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, specializing in the medical and surgical care of glaucoma and cataracts. He is involved in research funded by industry and foundations.


Shalesh Kaushal, MD
Dr. Kaushal is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Vitreoretinal Service for the University of Florida. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received his Doctorate in Biochemistry.


Barry Kupperman, MD, Ph.D
Dr. Kupperman is the Associate Professor and Chief of the Retina Service at University of California, Irvine. He is the principal investigator at UCI for several multicenter national trials evaluating new drugs and devices for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and the ocular complications of AIDS.


Naresh Mandava, MD
Dr. Mandava is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado. He is a specialist in the medical and surgical management of retinal diseases — macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment.


Richard Parrish, MD
Dr. Parrish is an Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He serves as vice-chairman of the Ocular Hypertension Study, a multi-center prospective clinical trial.


Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD
Dr. Quiroz-Mercado is Chief of the Retina Service and Chief of Experimental Surgery Laboratory at Hospital Dr. Luis Sanchez Bulnes Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico. He is a distinguished contributor to ARVO, AAO, Retina Society, and Vitreous Society where he has held various offices. He has numerous publications to his credit. Dr. Quiroz-Mercado has temporarily relocated to the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado.

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Chris Johnson, Ph.D
Malik Kahook, MD
Shalesh Kaushal, MD
Barry Kupperman, MD, Ph.D
Naresh Mandava, MD
Richard Parrish, MD
Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD

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