Chair
J. Mark Petrash, PhD, FARVO Section: Lens
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/06/2027 | AP Co-chair (Anatomy)
Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, FAAO Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala.
Term: 05/01/2023 - 05/31/2026 | AP Co-chair (Pathology/Oncology)
Martina Herwig-Carl, MD, FEBO Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
University Eye Hospital Bonn
Bonn, Germany
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
AP member (Anatomy sub-section)
Sayantan Biswas, PhD, FHEA Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
Aston University
Birmingham, England
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | AP Member (Pathology/Oncology sub-section)
Swathi Kaliki, MD Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, India
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | AP Member (Anatomy sub-section)
Swati Singh, MBBS, MS, Dr. Med Section: Anatomy and Pathology
L. V. Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, India
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
AP Member (Pathology/Oncology sub-section)
Anita Chan Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
Singapore National Eye Center/SERI
Singapore
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | BI Chair
Marlies Gijs, PhD Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | BI Member
Gavin Arno, PhD, BSc Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood, S.C.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
BI Member
Nawajes Mandal, PhD Section: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Tennessee, Health Science Center
Memphis, Tenn.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | CDP Co-chair
Tasanee Braithwaite, BMBCh, MA, MPH, DM Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital and KCL
England, U.K.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | CDP Co-chair
Yih Chung Tham, PhD Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
CDP Member
Brian VanderBeek, MD, MPH, MSCE Section: Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | CDP Member
Lisa Zhuoting Zhu, MD, PhD Section: Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
Centre for Eye Research Australia
East Melbourne, Australia
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | CDP Member
Yaxing Wang, MD Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
CDP Member
Jason Yam, MD Section: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | CO Co-chair (Basic Scientist)
Natasha Frank, MD Section: Cornea
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | CO Co-chair (Basic Scientist)
Alexander Ljubimov, PhD, FARVO Section: Cornea
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, Calif.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
CO Co-chair (Clinical Scientist)
Sangita Patel, MD, PhD Section: Cornea
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, N.Y.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Thomas Fuchsluger, MD, PhD, FEBO, MSc, MHBA Section: Cornea
Universitätsmedizin Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Term: 05/02/2024 - 05/09/2027 | CO Member (Basic Scientist)
Poonam Mudgil, PhD, FARVO Section: Cornea
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW, Australia
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Yoshinori Oie, MD, PhD Section: Cornea
Osaka University
Suita Osaka, Japan
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | CO Member (Basic Scientist)
Vivek Singh, PhD Section: Cornea
L. V. Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, India
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | CO Member (Basic Scientist)
Susmit Suvas, PhD Section: Cornea
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Mich.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
CO Member (Clinical Scientist)
Jia Yin, MD, PhD, MPH Section: Cornea
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | EY Chair
Yi Pang, OD, PhD Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago, Ill.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | EY Member
Aparna Raghuram, OD, PhD Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
Boston Children's Hospital /Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
EY Member
Eric Gaier, MD, PhD Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | GL Co-chair
Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD, FARVO Section: Glaucoma
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | GL Co-chair
Yang Hu, MD, PhD Section: Glaucoma
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Palo Alto, Calif.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
GL Member
Samuel Herberg, PhD Section: Glaucoma
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | GL Member
Tasneem Sharma, PhD Section: Glaucoma
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Ind.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | GL Member
Milica Margeta, MD, PhD Section: Glaucoma
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
GL Member
Swarup Swaminathan Section: Glaucoma
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, Fla.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | IM Chair
Joveeta Joseph-Ruben, PhD Section: Immunology and Microbiology
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, India
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | IM Member
Edmund Tsui, MD, MS Section: Immunology & Microbiology
Stein Eye Institute
Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
IM Member
Holly Chinnery, PhD Section: Immunology & Microbiology
Lions Eye Institute, Univ. of Western Australia
Nedlands, Australia
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | LE Chair
Bianca Maceo Heilman, PhD Section: Lens
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, Fla.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | LE Member
Janice Walker, PhD Section: Lens
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pa.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
LE Member
Mason Posner, PhD Section: Lens
Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | PH Chair
Denise Inman, PhD Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
University of North Texas Health Sciences Ctr
Fort Worth, Tex.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | PH Member
Fiona McDonnell, PhD Section: Physiology/Pharmacology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
PH Member
Padmanabhan Pattabiraman, PhD Section: Physiology/Pharmacology
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Ind.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | RE Co-chair (U.S. seat)
Amitha Domalpally, MD, PhD Section: Retina
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wis.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | RE Co-chair (non-U.S. Seat)
Vishali Gupta, MD Section: Retina
PGIMER, Cahndigarh
Cahndigarh, India
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
RE Co-chair (non-U.S. Seat)
Shintaro Nakao, MD, PhD Section: Retina
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | RE Member (U.S. seat)
Jay Chhablani, MD Section: Retina
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | RE Member (non-U.S. seat)
Yoko Miura, MD, PhD Section: Retina
University of Lübeck
Luebeck, Germany
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
RE Member (U.S. seat)
Minhaj Nur Alam, PhD Section: Retina
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, N.C.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | RE Member (non-U.S. Seat)
Lisa Nivison-Smith, B.Sc (Hons), PhD, FAAO Section: Retina
University of New South Wales
Kensington, Australia
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | RE Member (U.S. seat)
Manju Subramanian, MD, FACS Section: Retina
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
RE Member (non-U.S. Seat)
Kenji Yamashiro, MD, PhD Section: Retina
Kochi Medical School, Kochi University
Kohasu, Oko Nankoku, Japan
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | RC Co-chair
Ann Morris, PhD Section: Retinal Cell Biology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/031/2026 | RC Co-chair
Andrea Viczian, PhD
PhD Section: Retinal Cell Biology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Manlius, N.Y.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
RC Member
Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD, FARVO Section: Retinal Cell Biology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | RC Member
Ruchi Sharma, PhD Section: Retinal Cell Biology
National Institutes for Health
Bethesda, Md.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | RC Member
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, FACS, FARVO Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University
Palo Alto, Calfi.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 |
RC Member
Dorota Skowronska-Krawcyk, PhD Section: Retinal Cell Biology
UC Irvine
Irvine, Calif.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | VI Chair
Brian Vohnsen, PhD, FARVO Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
University College of Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Term: 05/01/2021 - 05/31/2026 | VI Member
William Tuten, OD, PhD Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, Calif.
Term: 04/23/2023 - 05/06/2027 |
VI Member
Allen MY Cheong, PhD Section: Visual Psychophysics and Optics
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung-Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Term: 05-02-2024 - 05-09-2028 | VI Member
Ethan Rossi, PhD Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2029 | VN Chair
Xin Duan, PhD Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
VN Member
Frans Vinberg, PhD Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | VN Member
Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, PhD Section: Visual Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Tex.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | GEN Chair (GL Section)
Ayellet Segre, PhD Gross-sectional Group: Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Mass.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
GEN Member (*CO Section)
Petra Liskova, MD, PhD Section: Genetics Cross-sectional Group
First Faculty of Medicine Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | GEN Member (*GL Section)
Jessica Cooke Bailey, PhD, MA Section: Genetics Cross-sectional Group
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, N.C.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | LV Chair (*VI Section)
Yingzi Xiong, PhD Low Vision Cross-sectional Group
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
LV Member (*CL Section)
Bradley Dougherty, OD, PhD Low Vision Cross-sectional Group
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | LV Member (*VI Section)
Arathy Kartha, BS, MPhil, PhD Low Vision Cross-sectional Group
SUNY State College of Optometry
New York, N.Y.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | MOI Co-chair (*CO Section)
Kostadinka Bizheva, PhD Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
University of Waterloo
Ontario, Canada
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 |
MOI Co-chair (*RE Section)
Myeong Jin Ju, PhD Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2026 | MOI Member (*RE Section)
Bernhard Baumann, PhD Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 | MOI Member
Masahiro Miura, MD, PhD *RE Section Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center
Inashiki Ibaraki, Japan
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/06/2027 |
MOI Member (*GL Section)
Kazuhiro Kurokawa, PhD Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
Devers Eye Institute
Portland, Ore.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/31/2028 | MOI Member (*GL Section)
Kaveri Thakoor, PhD Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Cross-sectional Group
Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
Term: 05/08/2025 - 05/031/2028 | Ex Officio
Sophie Xiaohui Deng, MD, PhD, FARVO Section: Cornea
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Los Angeles, Calif.
Term: 05/05/2021 - 05/08/2026 |
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE ARVO
Executive Director | Staff Committee Liaison
Lancey Cowan, JD, CAE ARVO
Chief Meetings Officer | Staff Committee Liaison
Kathy Cox ARVO
Senior Director, Programming |
