The Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee (OTAC) scientifically evaluates new and existing ophthalmic tests and procedures to provide evidence-based information to ophthalmologists, the private sector and the government, ensuring that appropriate eye care is provided to the public.

The OTAC is comprised of six subspecialty panels the Committee Chair, Stephen J. Kim, MD, and the Committee Methodologist, David C. Musch, PhD, MPH.

Disclosures of OTA authors are published with the OTAs. Authors and reviewers of OTAs are volunteers and do not receive any financial compensation for their contributions to the documents. The OTAs are developed by the Academy without any external financial support and are externally reviewed by experts and stakeholders before publication.

The Academy complies with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Code for interacations with Companies (available at www.cmss.org/codeforinteractions.aspx) in developing OTAs by following the Preferred Practice Patterns and Ophthalmic Technology Assessments New Relationship with Industry Procedures.

Cornea and Anterior Segment Disorders Panel

Joanne F. Shen, MD, Chair
Maria S. Cortina, MD
Mark Greiner, MD
Darby D. Miller, MD
Peter Veldman, MD
Jia Yin, MD
Roni M. Shtein, MD, MS, Methodologist
Anthony N. Kuo, MD, ex-officio member
Jennifer Y. Li, MD, ex-officio member

Glaucoma Panel

Darrell WuDunn, MD, PhD Chair
Vikas Chopra, MD
Ying Han, MD, PhD
Yvonne Ou, MD
Grace Richter, MD
Arthur J. Sit, MD
Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD, PhD, Methodologist
Ambika Hoguet, MD, ex-officio member
Hana L. Takusagawa, MD, ex-officio member
 

Oculoplastics and Orbit Panel

Michael T. Yen, MD, Chair
Jill A. Foster, MD
Suzanne K. Freitag, MD
Timothy J. McCulley, MD
Jeremiah P. Tao, MD
M. Reza Vagefi, MD
Vinay K. Aakalu, MD, MPH, Methodologist
Rachel K. Sobel, MD, ex-officio member

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel

Stacy L. Pineles, MD, Chair 
Gil Binenbaum, MD
Kara M. Cavuoto, MD
Melinda Y. Chang, MD
Gena Heidary, MD
David G. Morrison, MD
Rupal Trivedi, MBBS, MS, Methodologist
Jennifer A. Galvin, MD, ex-officio member

Refractive Mgmt/Intervention Panel

Julie M. Schallhorn, MD, Chair 
Kathryn M. Hatch, MD
Charles C. Lin, MD
Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Seth M. Pantanelli, MD
Marcony R. Santhiago, MD
Walter Allan Steigleman, MD
Jennifer R. Rose-Nussbaumer, MD, Methodologist

Retina/Vitreous Panel

Steven Yeh, MD, Chair
Christina J. Flaxel, MD
Nieraj Jain, MD
Leo A. Kim, MD
Justine R. Smith, MD
Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA
Maureen G. Maguire, PhD, Methodologist
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, MHS, Ex-officio member
Justis P. Ehlers, MD, Ex-officio member