Gholam A Peyman

About Gholam A Peyman

Professor and Director of Research, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona College Medicine Phoenix Campus, Arizona, USA; Emeritus professor of Ophthalmology Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

What industry trends are catching your attention right now?

Gene therapy, artificial Intelligence, robotics, and tele-medicine.

What is a little-known fact about you?

I am as interested in golf as inventing instruments, optical and non-optical,  surgical and non-surgical procedures, vaccines and medications, and so on.

Make a bold prediction for the future of ophthalmology.

It is an open field with no limitations.

If you weren’t an ophthalmologist, what would you be doing instead?

My first choice was cardiovascular surgery, but I could not tolerate it if a single patient passed away.

What global trends in eye health should ophthalmologists be aware of?

People should be more concerned about their government and those who run it. Their impact on life will define how we live on earth.