Live from AAO Eyecelerator 2023

Eyeluminaries

Hosts Jim Mazzo and John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, chat with Vance Thompson, MD, Adrienne Graves, PhD, Sean Ianchulev, MD, and Kristen Harmon Igenito, live from AAO Eyecelerator.

• Welcome to the Eyeluminaries podcast :01
• Review of episode 19 1:31
• Intro of Vance Thompson, MD 2:13
• What is the secret to your success? 3:54
• How many fellows have you trained? 5:20
• How has having a fellowship training program at Vance Thompson Vision impacted your practice? 6:23
• What are the two recently approved products that you are amazed by? 10:02
• What is your favorite wine? 12:55
• What is your favorite dad joke? 15:25
• Intro of Adrienne Graves, PhD 16:59
• How does your background help you serve in the companies and non-profits you work with? 19:43
• What do strategics do for companies? 24:13
• Prescription drug names 25:53
• Intro of Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH 29:45
• How do your ideas evolve? 31:53

· Who or what inspires you? 45:58

• Intro of Kristen Harmon Ingenito 49:39
• How is the software different? 51:45
• How is market research changing? 55:19
• What are you most optimistic about in terms of trends? The most challenging? 57:18
• At what point in your life did you decide to work in market research? 59:05
• Preview of episode 21 1:02:32
• Feedback, questions and guest suggestions at [e-mail] 1:02:40

Adrienne Graves, PhD, serves as an independent director on the boards of Iveric Bio, Nicox S.A., Greenbrook TMS NeuroHealth, Surface Ophthalmics, Qlaris Bio, and TherOptix and serves as director on the Foundation Boards of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation, Glaucoma Research Foundation, American Academy of Ophthalmology Foundation (Emeritus), Retina Global, Himalayan Cataract Project, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund.

John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, is a faculty member at the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute and in private practice at Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills, California.

Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, a professor of ophthalmology and the head of innovation and technology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary founder and chairman of Iantrek Inc and Eyenovia and serves as a board member for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation and AEYE Health.

Kristen Harmon Ingenito has more than a decade of experience in the ophthalmic industry, with nine of those years analyzing data and reporting for Market Scope. Kristen’s industry experience began in 2005 at Market Scope, where she served in many roles, including editing, analysis, sales, and marketing. She then joined an ophthalmic patient education software company, where she worked closely with physicians to help drive value in all aspects of their practices, while also training incoming executives on the business of eye care. She returned to Market Scope with added experience to help expand the company’s portfolio of products and services. Source: Market Scope

Jim Mazzo is an ophthalmic industry veteran with over 40 years as CEO/Chairman of both public and private companies, including Allergan, Avellino Labs, Carl Zeiss, Neurotech Pharmaceuticals and AMO. Additionally, he is an advisor for Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners and sits on numerous industry boards such as MDMA.

Vance Thompson, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive surgery including laser vision correction, implant vision correction and advanced cataract surgery and is the director of refractive surgery at Vance Thompson Vision.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to [e-mail]. Follow John Hovanesian on Twitter @DrHovanesian.

Disclosures: Graves serves as an independent director on the boards of Iveric Bio, Nicox S.A., Greenbrook TMS NeuroHealth, Surface Ophthalmics, Qlaris Bio, and TherOptix and serves as director on the Foundation Boards of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation, Glaucoma Research Foundation, American Academy of Ophthalmology Foundation (Emeritus), Retina Global, Himalayan Cataract Project, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund. Hovanesian consults widely in the ophthalmic field. Ianchulev is the head of innovation and technology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary founder and chairman of Iantrek Inc and Eyenovia and serves as a board member for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation and AEYE Health. Ingenito develops products and provides services to Market Scope. Mazzo reports being an adviser for Zeiss, Bain Capital, Avellino Labs, CVC Capital, Anivive Lifesciences; executive chairman of Neurotech, Preceyes BV and TearLab; and sits on the board of Crystilex, Lensgen, IanTech, Centricity Vision and Visus. Thompson is the director of refractive surgery at Vance Thompson Vision.