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The Power List 2018

Welcome to our celebration of the most inspirational and influential leaders in ophthalmology

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100 reasons to be proud

This is the third time we have tried to map the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology. The list includes surgeons, scientists, engineers, CEOs and more, and each one of them has been voted for by you, our readers.

We realize our Power Lists can – and should – never be definitive. But who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within the field? Accordingly, we bring you 100 reasons to be proud of ophthalmology.

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Power List Honorees

Donald Tan
Donald Tan
Gerd Auffarth
Gerd Auffarth
Ike Ahmed
Ike Ahmed
Anat Loewenstein
Anat Loewenstein
David Chang
David Chang
Amar Agarwal
Amar Agarwal
Richard Lindstrom
Richard Lindstrom
Brent Saunders
Brent Saunders
Adnan Tufail
Adnan Tufail
Keith Barton
Keith Barton
Daniel Palanker
Daniel Palanker
Jorge Alió
Jorge Alió
Kuldev Singh
Kuldev Singh
Carol Shields
Carol Shields
Arthur Cummings
Arthur Cummings
Burkhard Dick
Burkhard Dick
David (Ted) Garway-Heath
David (Ted) Garway-Heath
Dennis Lam
Dennis Lam
Graham Barrett
Graham Barrett
Farhad Hafezi
Farhad Hafezi
A. John Kanellopoulos
A. John Kanellopoulos
Abhay Vasavada
Abhay Vasavada
Alan Bird
Alan Bird
Allen Ho
Allen Ho
Allen Foster
Allen Foster
André Mermoud
André Mermoud
Bala Ambati
Bala Ambati
Boris Malyugin
Boris Malyugin
Boris Stanzel
Boris Stanzel
Bruce Spivey
Bruce Spivey
Carl Regillo
Carl Regillo
Charles McGhee
Charles McGhee
Cynthia Roberts
Cynthia Roberts
Damien Gatinel
Damien Gatinel
Dan Lindfield
Dan Lindfield
David Friedman
David Friedman
Dawn Sim
Dawn Sim
Dean Eliott
Dean Eliott
Douglas Koch
Douglas Koch
Eduardo Alfonso
Eduardo Alfonso
Edward Holland
Edward Holland
Emily Chew
Emily Chew
Eric Donnenfeld
Eric Donnenfeld
Eric Souied
Eric Souied
Florian Kretz
Florian Kretz
Frank Holz
Frank Holz
George O. Waring IV
George O. Waring IV
George Spaeth
George Spaeth
Georgios Kymionis
Georgios Kymionis
Gerrit Melles
Gerrit Melles
Giovanni Staurenghi
Giovanni Staurenghi
Guy Kezirian
Guy Kezirian
Harminder Dua
Harminder Dua
Harry Flynn Jr.
Harry Flynn Jr.
Harry Quigley
Harry Quigley
Hendrik Scholl
Hendrik Scholl
Ioannis Pallikaris
Ioannis Pallikaris
Irini Chatziralli
Irini Chatziralli
J. Bradley Randleman
J. Bradley Randleman
Jerry Shields
Jerry Shields
James V. (Jim) Mazzo
James V. (Jim) Mazzo
Jerzy Nawrocki
Jerzy Nawrocki
John Berdahl
John Berdahl
John Marshall
John Marshall
Julia Haller
Julia Haller
Kang Zhang
Kang Zhang
Liliana Werner
Liliana Werner
Malik Kahook
Malik Kahook
Marie-José Tassignon
Marie-José Tassignon
Mark Humayun
Mark Humayun
Michael Mrochen
Michael Mrochen
Neil Bressler
Neil Bressler
Oliver Findl
Oliver Findl
Pearse Keane
Pearse Keane
Peng Khaw
Peng Khaw
Peter Kaiser
Peter Kaiser
Philip J. Rosenfeld
Philip J. Rosenfeld
Renato Ambrósio Jr
Renato Ambrósio Jr
Richard Parrish II
Richard Parrish II
Robert Edward Ang
Robert Edward Ang
Robert MacLaren
Robert MacLaren
Robert Osher
Robert Osher
Robert Weinreb
Robert Weinreb
Roberto Zaldivar
Roberto Zaldivar
Robyn Guymer
Robyn Guymer
Rudy Nuijts
Rudy Nuijts
Sean Ianchulev
Sean Ianchulev
Sheraz Daya
Sheraz Daya
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita
Sobha Sivaprasad
Sobha Sivaprasad
Sonia Yoo
Sonia Yoo
Stanley Chang
Stanley Chang
Sunil Shah
Sunil Shah
Theo Seiler
Theo Seiler
Thomas Frinzi
Thomas Frinzi
Thomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
Thomas Samuelson
Thomas Samuelson
Tin Aung
Tin Aung
Usha Chakravarthy
Usha Chakravarthy
William Link
William Link

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The Power List 2022
2022
The Power List 2021
2021
The Power List 2020
2020
The Power List 2019
2019
The Power List 2018
2018
The Power List 2017
2017
The Power List 2016
2016
The Power List 2015
2015
The Power List 2014
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