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Retinal and Macular Surgery

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Rashik Chand
New York University Abu Dhabi
2
Michael Sommersperger
Johns Hopkins University
3
Nicholas R. Posselli
University of Twente
4
Yi‐Chen Liu
National Taiwan University
5
Aykut Aytulun
Düsseldorf University Hospital
6
Yiwei Yin
Central South University
7
Ruhui Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
8
Diba Grace Auliya
Padjadjaran University
9
Demir Arikan
Unknown
10
Chunbo Wang
Harbin Institute of Technology

Papers

1
Uncertainty-Aware Contextual Visualization for Human Supervision of OCT-Guided Autonomous Robotic Subretinal Injection
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
2
Context-Aware Real-Time Semantic View Expansion of Intraoperative 4D OCT
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging|2025
2 cit.
3
Enhance the viscosity of polydimethylsiloxane by controlling the volume ratio of monomer and chain terminator
AIP Advances|2024
1 cit.
4
Exploring self-polymerization technique for fabrication of high viscosity polydimethylsiloxane from dichlorodimethylsilane without using catalyst
Materials Research Express|2024
1 cit.
5
Publication in European Psychiatry (2024) [W4401925381]
European Psychiatry|2024
0 cit.
6
Publication in Communications Biology (2025) [W4409151100]
Communications Biology|2025
0 cit.
7
Publication in BMC Chemistry (2025) [W4412200474]
BMC Chemistry|2025
0 cit.
8
Publication in Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026) [W7126270694]
Frontiers in Psychiatry|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Tian Qiu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
2
Yifan Jian
Oregon Health & Science University
3
Assad Jalil
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
4
Lorenzo De Angelis
Azienda Usl Toscana Centro
5
Katelyn E. Swindle‐Reilly
The Ohio State University
6
Xinyi Su
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
7
Jiro Kogo
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
8
Taku Wakabayashi
Thomas Jefferson University
9
Raghav Ravani
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
10
Sung Who Park
Pusan National University Hospital

Papers

1
A bio-functional polymer that prevents retinal scarring through modulation of NRF2 signalling pathway
Nature Communications|2022
67 cit.
2
Tunable alginate hydrogels as injectable drug delivery vehicles for optic neuropathy
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A|2022
35 cit.
3
Association of Optical Coherence Tomography–Measured Fibrovascular Ridge Thickness and Clinical Disease Stage in Retinopathy of Prematurity
JAMA Ophthalmology|2022
33 cit.
4
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals maturation of transplanted stem cell–derived retinal pigment epithelial cells toward native state
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2023
25 cit.
5
The Roles of Vitreous Biomechanics in Ocular Disease, Biomolecule Transport, and Pharmacokinetics
Current Eye Research|2022
23 cit.
6
Panretinal Optical Coherence Tomography
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging|2023
22 cit.
7
Real-time line-field optical coherence tomography for cellular resolution imaging of biological tissue
Biomedical Optics Express|2024
22 cit.
8
3D Bioprinting of Acellular Corneal Stromal Scaffolds with a Low Cost Modified 3D Printer: A Feasibility Study
Current Eye Research|2023
20 cit.
9
Magneto-oscillatory localization for small-scale robots
npj Robotics|2024
20 cit.
10
Panretinal handheld OCT angiography for pediatric retinal imaging
Biomedical Optics Express|2024
19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
James G. Fujimoto
IIT@MIT
2
Joseph A. Izatt
Duke Medical Center
3
Alain Gaudric
Université Paris Cité
4
Stephen J. Ryan
University College Dublin
5
Jay S. Duker
Tufts Medical Center
6
Johannes F. de Boer
Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
7
Richard F. Spaide
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York
8
Jean Bennett
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
9
Iulian Iordachita
Johns Hopkins University
10
Harry W. Flynn
University of Miami

Papers

1
Optical Coherence Tomography
Science|1991
13.7k cit.
2
Enhanced Depth Imaging Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
American Journal of Ophthalmology|2008
2.2k cit.
3
Safety and Efficacy of Gene Transfer for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
New England Journal of Medicine|2008
2.1k cit.
4
Sensitivity advantage of swept source and Fourier domain optical coherence tomography
Optics Express|2003
1.8k cit.
5
Retinal Vascular Layers Imaged by Fluorescein Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
JAMA Ophthalmology|2014
1.6k cit.
6
In Vivo Endoscopic Optical Biopsy with Optical Coherence Tomography
Science|1997
1.4k cit.
7
A Pilot Study of Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography of the Choroid in Normal Eyes
American Journal of Ophthalmology|2009
1.4k cit.
8
Imaging of Macular Diseases with Optical Coherence Tomography
Ophthalmology|1995
1.3k cit.
9
Improved signal-to-noise ratio in spectral-domain compared with time-domain optical coherence tomography
Optics Letters|2003
1.3k cit.
10
Gene therapy restores vision in a canine model of childhood blindness
Nature Genetics|2001
1.2k cit.

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