JOHN A. MORAN EYE CENTER ALAN S. CRANDALL CENTER FOR GLAUCOMA INNOVATION: MEET OUR DIRECTOR Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, is recognized as one of the most experienced surgeons for complex eye conditions worldwide and renowned for his groundbreaking work in the surgical treatment of diseases, including glaucoma and surgical complications. He has been named multiple times as one of the most influential ophthalmologists worldwide by The Ophthalmologist magazine. Ahmed revolutionized glaucoma care by defining and leading the field’s interventional glaucoma treatment approach, which focuses on early surgical intervention to preserve sight. Ahmed also coined the term micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) as a new genre of surgical devices central to interventional care. Consulting for more than 65 medical companies, Ahmed has been the principal investigator and medical monitor for numerous research studies. He has received many of the field’s top awards, including the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s Binkhorst medal. Ahmed splits his clinical practice between Canada and the Moran Eye Center.
D E V I C E I N N O VAT I O N S Dr. Ahmed has designed and tested numerous surgical instruments, devices, and implants used to manage dislocated cataracts, iris reconstruction, and glaucoma. Among them:
MIGS devices like the iStent inject W, a 0.36-mm-long microscopic device, are inserted into the eye to lower intraocular pressure. R E L AT I V E S I Z E
A capsular tension segment used for dislocated cataracts.
A line of microsurgical instruments, two pictured here, used to trim and position MIGS devices.
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