Ike ahmed md biography

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and 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; Division Head, Ophthalmology, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga; Research Director, Kensington Eye Institute, University of Toronto; and Chief Innovation Officer, Prism Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada

Why did you decide to pursue ophthalmology/your subspecialty?

The technical micron level surgical expertise required to preserve the most precious sense of our body, protecting the essence of what is to live to see the world.

Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC - Glaucoma Today

I grew up with a surgical mentality all my life, innovating and improvising with my hands. Ophthalmology gave me the challenge and rationale to do so. At that time, there was little to no work being done in surgical glaucoma and topical drops had their limitat Ike Ahmed | Department of Ophthalmology WEMA