Ocular Injury Expert Witnesses

Ocular injury expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on ocular injury. The ocular injury expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Laser Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Optometry.

Ali Djalilian, MD University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
Ophthalmology, Optometry - Cataract, surgery, Pterygium, keratoconus, Cornea Ophthalmology, Optometry, Retina, eye burn, dry eye, chemical, product liability, patent, ocular injury, non lethal projectile injury, paint or pepper ball, MDL
Renowned expert in ophthalmology and corneal surgery. University of Illinois at Chicago professor with expertise in severe corneal injuries (e.g., chemical, burns, flash grenade, ammonia, chlorine, pepper spray, bear spray, paint balls, etc). He is an expert in corneal wound healing disorders, corneal surgery and transplantation. He is an internationally recognized leader and instructor in the management of complex corneal diseases with more than 150 papers and book chapters published. He is also editor-in-chief of the most respected journal related in ocular surface disease. He has interacted with the FDA on clinical studies and has run international clinical trials for treatment of ophthalmologic diseases. He understands the complexity of intellectual property, device, and medication litigation as well as MDL and class action cases. He has been involved in personal injury, medical malpractice, etc. cases on both plaintiff and defense sides. He performs independent medical exam...

Neal A. Sher, MD, FAAO, FACS Medicolegal-Ophthalmology, LLC, Adjunct Faculty University of Minnesota and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois
Ophthalmology, Laser Surgery - LASIK, PRK, cataract, glaucoma, refractive surgery, cornea, eye injury, chemical eye injury, laser vision correction, patent, ocular injury, non -lethal projectile injury, pain or pepper ball, MDL
A well -known ophthalmic surgeon with over 40 years of experience. Dr. Sher has an active corneal, refractive surgery and ophthalmology practice and specializes in laser vision correction (PRK and related procedures, complications of LASIK). Dr. Sher has been involved in the laser refractive surgery field since its earliest days and was one of the first surgeons in the world to perform excimer therapeutic and laser vision correction. He has performed thousands of cataract surgeries and treated numerous patients with glaucoma. He has authored two textbooks, several monographs and dozens of peer reviewed articles on refractive surgery. He is an Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota Medical School and currently, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Dr Sher has reviewed over 300 potential malpractice cases for both defense and plaintiff and malpractice insurers. These ...