• New York Intraocular Lens Implant Society

      An Alliance of Leaders in Cataract & Refractive Surgery

    • About NYIOLIS

      The 4th Oldest, Still Running, IntraOcular Lens Society in the World

      History

       

      The intraocular lens (IOL) implant was a technological breakthrough developed by Harold Ridley of England in 1950. Ahead of his time, he faced intense resistance from the academic community -- as did many pioneering cataract surgeons over the next three decades. Shunned from medical meetings, implant surgeons formed IOL societies to advance the science.

       

      The first society, co-founded by Ridley himself, was the Intra-Ocular Implant Club in 1966. The second IOL society was founded in the US in 1974: the American Intra-Ocular Implant Society, A year later, the European Implant Lens Council was formed as an amalgamation of the European national IOL societies. During that era, New York City was (and still is) a hotbed of cataract surgery innovation, home to the founder of phacoemulsifcation, Charles Kelman, and in 1978 the NYIOLIS was formed. It is believed to be the 4th oldest, still running IOL society in the world.

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      Timeline

      1. 1966 - Intra-Ocular Implant Club  
        Now the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club (IIIC)
        283 current international members
         
      2. 1974 - American Intra-Ocular Implant Society 
        Now the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).  
        9000 current international members.
         
      3. 1975 - European Implant Lens Council  
        Now the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
        5000 current international members.
         
      4. 1978 - New York IOL Implant Society (NYIOLIS) 
        36 current US members.

      Today

      Today, ASCRS and ESCRS are the world's largest international organizations for cataract and refractive surgeons with open memberships. The IIIC and the NYIOLIS have retained their prestigious, invite-only exclusivity into the present day. The NYIOLIS memberships is comprised of pioneers in the field of ophthalmology, including 5 past presidents of ASCRS.

    • New York IOL Implant Society Officers

      2017-2019 Term

      Howard Kornstein, MD

      President

      Howard Kornstein practices in White Plains and is the current society president

      Mark Pyfer, MD

      Vice President

      Hailing from the greater Philadelphia area, Mark Pyfer is the current treasurer

      Cynthia Matossian, MD

      Treasurer

      Cynthia Matossian practices in NJ and PA

      Herbert Gould, MD

      Founding Secretary

      One of the original founders of the society in 1978, Herbert Gould has maintained meticulous meeting minutes for decades.

    • Our Membership

      By Election

      John Aljian, MD

      Lisa B. Arbisser, MD

      Associate Member

      Leonard M. Bley, MD

       Douglas Buxton, MD

      Past President 2005-2007

      Christopher T. Coad, MD

      Nancy H. Coles, MD

      Past President 2007-2009

      Arthur M. Cotlier, MD

      Mary Davidian, MD

      Robert Ditkoff, MD

      Past President 2013-2015 

      Jack Dodick, MD

      Founding Member

      Past President 1978-1979

      Eric Donnenfeld, MD

      Paul H. Ernest, MD

      Robert Friedman, MD

      B. David Gorman, MD

      Robert Kellan, MD

      Associate Member

      Stephen D. Klyce, PhD

      Paul Koch, MD

      Sebastian Lesniak, MD

      Jerome H. Levy, MD

      Founding Member

      Jay Lippman, MD

      Past President 2011-2013

      Maurice Luntz, MD

      Emeritus

      Eli Marcovici, MD

      Marguerite McDonald, MD

      Marc Michelson, MD

      Anita Nevyas-Wallace, MD

      Jeffrey Nightingale, MD

      Anthony Pisacano, MD

      Founding Member

      Tal Raviv, MD

      Past President

      2015-2017

      Robert Ritch, MD

      Kenneth Rosenthal, MD

      Past President 2009-2011

      Steven G. Safran, MD

      Liviu B. Saimovici, MD

      Associate Member

      Scott M. Spector, MD

      Larry Sperber, MD

      Steven Stetson, MD

    • 2018-2019 Meeting Schedule

      #1 - Fall 2018

      September 7th

      #2 - Fall 2018

      November 1st

      #3 - Winter 2019

      January 3rd

      #4 - Winter 2019

      March 7th

      #5 - Spring 2019

      May 9th

    • PAST MEETINGS

      2015-2016

      Cafe Boulud

      #1- Fall 2015

      September 17th

      #2 - Fall 2015

      November 19th

      #3 - Winter 2016

      January 14th

      #4 - Winter 2016

      March 10th

      #5 - Spring 2016

      May 12th

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