John R & Hazel M Robertson Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor,
Department of Ophthalmology 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
Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON
Chief Innovation Officer, Prism Eye Institute
Visiting Professor, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dr. Ahmed is a surgeon scientist who has been an international leader in novel approaches in glaucoma, complex
cataract, and lens implant surgery, practising and conducting research in both Canada and the USA. He is
recognized as being one of the most experienced complex eye surgeons globally and patients are referred to him
from around the world. His leadership and pioneering work in innovative glaucoma surgery includes developing
and coining the terms “Interventional glaucoma (IG),” “Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)” and
“Microinvasive Bleb Surgery (MIBS).” Dr. Ahmed is Professor and the Director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for
Glaucoma and Innovation at the John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah and Director of the Glaucoma and
Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) fellowship at Prism Eye Institute/University of Toronto. His lab
at the Crandall Center is focused on glaucoma surgical devices and laser therapies, and he has published widely.
In addition, Dr Ahmed has received the Binkhorst Medal awarded to the world’s most prominent
ophthalmologists whose careers have made significant impact to the science and practice of ophthalmology and
was recognized as #1 Most Influential Ophthalmologist in the World by The Ophthalmologist. Recently he was
bestowed with the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his extraordinary contributions