Prof. Ike Ahmed
Biographgy
Dr Ahmed is Professor at the University of Utah, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and Division Head of Ophthalmology at Trillium Health Partners, Ontario, Canada.
Dr Ahmed has become world-renowned for his skills and ground-breaking work in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of highly complex eye diseases including glaucoma and surgical complications.
He is recognized as being one of the most experienced complex eye surgeons in the world and has trained numerous surgeons in innovative surgical techniques.
Dr Ike Ahmed has developed many novel therapeutic approaches for glaucoma, cataract and lens implant surgery, and designed innovative microsurgical instruments, devices, implants and techniques for the management of the dislocated cataract, iris reconstruction, and even a diamond scalpel for use in glaucoma.
Dr Ahmed is actively involved in research and medical education at a national and international level. He has done pioneering work in innovative glaucoma surgery, developing and coining the term “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)” as a new genre of surgical approaches and devices used in glaucoma management.
Patients are referred to him locally, nationally, and from around the world. He has been invited to perform surgery in 4 continents across the globe. He is also an innovator in the bigger picture of eyecare with his cataract surgery triage system, e-CAPS.
Dr. Ahmed is recognized as being one of the most experienced complex eye surgeons in the world and has become renowned for his skills and groundbreaking work in the surgical treatment of highly complex eye diseases including glaucoma and surgical complications. He is known to be a disruptive thinker and values the power of the human spirit, passion, collaboration, and energy to challenge the status quo.
He has done pioneering work in innovative glaucoma therapeutics, developing and coining the term “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma
Surgery (MIGS)” as a new genre of surgical approaches and devices.
Dr. Ahmed has become one of the most recognized eye surgeons in the world and was recently recognized as the “1st most influential ophthalmologist” in the world by the news magazine The Ophthalmologist.
