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

Roni M. Shtein, MD, MS, Chair and Methodologist
Kristin M. Hammersmith, MD 
Anthony N. Kuo, MD
Jennifer Y. Li, MD
Joanne F. Shen, MD
Mitchell P. Weikert, MD

Glaucoma Panel

Teresa C. Chen, MD, Chair
Ying Han, MD, PhD
Ambika Hoguet, MD
Arthur J. Sit, MD
Hana L. Takusagawa, MD
Darrell WuDunn, MD, PhD
Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD, PhD, Methodologist
Sunita Radhakrishnan, MD, Ex-officio member
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, MD, MS, Methodologist, Ex-officio member

Oculoplastics and Orbit Panel

Michael T. Yen, MD, Chair
Jill A. Foster, MD
Suzanne K. Freitag, MD
Rachel K. Sobel, MD
Jeremiah P. Tao, MD
Edward J. Wladis, MD
Vinay K. Aakalu, MD, MPH, Methodologist
Louise A. Mawn, MD, Ex-officio member

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel

Stacy L. Pineles, MD, Chair 
Gil Binenbaum, MD
Melinda Y. Chang, MD
Jennifer A. Galvin, MD
Gena Heidary, MD
David G. Morrison, MD
Rupal Trivedi, MBBS, MS, Methodologist
Scott R. Lambert, MD, Chair, Ex-officio member
Amy K. Hutchinson, MD, Ex-officio member
Raymond T. Kraker, MS, Methodologist, Ex-officio member
Deborah K. VanderVeen, MD, Ex-officio member
Lorri B. Wilson, MD, Ex-officio member

Refractive Mgmt/Intervention Panel

Julie M. Schallhorn, MD, Chair 
Zaina N. Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Walter Allan Steigleman, MD
Aaron N. Waite, MD
Jennifer R. Rose-Nussbaumer, MD, Methodologist
Ayad A. Farjo, MD, Chair, Ex-officio member
Steven M. Verity, MD, Ex-officio member
Roni M. Shtein, MD, Methodologist, Ex-officio member

Retina/Vitreous Panel

Steven Yeh, MD, Chair
Nieraj Jain, MD
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, MHS
Scott D. Schoenberger, MD
Justine R. Smith, MD
Maureen G. Maguire, PhD, Methodologist
Jennifer E. Thorne, MD, PhD, Methodologist, Ex-officio member
Sophie J. Bakri, MD, Ex-officio member
Justis P. Ehlers, MD, Ex-officio member