Global Members Committee

The Global Members Committee assesses the needs of non-U.S. based members and recommends ways to increase participation in ARVO to the Board of Trustees.

Collects and interprets statistical information relating to the involvement of non-U.S. based members in ARVO.

Encourages non-U.S. based members to more fully participate in the governance and programs of ARVO.

Sponsors ARVO Annual Meeting workshops on relevant topics.

Report to the Board of Trustees at its regular meetings.

The Committee as a whole meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect, e-mail and, if needed, by conference call during the year.

The 2025 application period will open Dec. 2

To be considered for membership on the Committee, please submit an online application consisting of an application statement, plus details of past ARVO service and/or experience. It is recommended that individuals:

Invest time in their application
Make sure their member information is updated and accurate in ARVOConnect

The ARVO President-elect will make appointments in February/March for the term beginning in May 2026.

Chair
Wai Kit Chu, DPhil

Section: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/30/2026

Member
Damian Dorfman, MD, PhD

Section: Visual Neuroscience
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member
Omar Mahroo, PhD, FRCOphth

Section: Visual Neuroscience
University College London - Institute of Ophthalmology
London, U.K.
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member
Enitan Sogbesan, MD, FRCSC

Section: Glaucoma
McMaster University - Surgery – Ophthalmology
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member
Erdost Yildiz, MD, PhD

Section: Physiology/Pharmacology
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Stuttgart, Germany
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/07/2026

Member
Benedicte Lescrauwaet, MSc

Retina
Xintera
Ghent, Belgium
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2027

Member
Tunde Peto, MD, PhD

Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
Queen's University Belfast
Northern Ireland, U.K.
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2027

Member
Raymond Wong, BBiomed, BSc(Hon) , PhD

Section: Retinal Cell Biology
The Centre for Eye Research Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2027

Member
Se Hyun Choi, MD, PhD

Section: Cornia
Hallym University
Chuncheon City, South Korea
Term: 5/8/2025 - 5/31/2028

Member
Nai-Wen Fan, MD, PhD

Section: Immunology/Microbiology
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Term: 5/8/2025 - 5/31/2028

Member
Gregory Grossman, PhD

Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Advancing Sight Network
Birmingham, Ala.
Term: 5/8/2025 - 5/31/2028

Member
Rabia Mobeen, PhD

Section: Cornea
UNSW, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Term: 5/8/2025 - 5/31/2028

Trustee Liaison
C. Ross Ethier, PhD, FARVO

Section: Glaucoma
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
Term: 05/18/2023 - 05/04/2028

Trustee Liaison
Susana Chung, OD, PhD, FAAO, FARVO

Section: Psychophysics/Physiological Optics
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, Calif.
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2029

Trustee Liaison
Junko Hori, MD, PhD, FARVO

Section: Immunology/Microbiology
Nippon Medical School
Tokyo, Japan
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2029

Trustee Liaison
Amani Fawzi, MD, FARVO

Section: Retina
Northwestern University
Chicago, Ill.
Term: 05/09/2025 - 05/31/2030

Ex Officio
Sophie Xiaohui Deng, MD, PhD, FARVO

Section: Cornea
Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Los Angeles, Calif.
Term: 05/05/2021 - 05/08/2026

Executive Vice President
J. Mark Petrash, PhD, FARVO

Section: Lens
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colo.
Term: 05/20/2022 - 05/31/2027

Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE

ARVO
Executive Director

Staff Committee Liaison
Elizabeth Austin, MS

ARVO
Director, Marketing and Membership