Prof. Tariq Aslam, MD, MA(Oxon), DM (Oxon), FRCSEd(Ophth), PhD Prof. Tariq Aslam began his medical training at Oxford University, Oxford, UK, and completed his Medical Retina Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK.

His first research doctorate from Oxford University involved clinical trials in ophthalmic surgery, and a further PhD from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, investigated technology applications in ophthalmology.

Both doctorate theses utilized his computer programming skills, and his most recent led to a prize for the best PhD across all University disciplines. His current research explores many clinical interests in the retina, including psychological aspects and the potential for computerized and technological enhancement of patient care, along with novel device development.

Prof. Aslam has over 200 peer-reviewed publications (predominantly as lead author), has several patents, and serves as an investigator on multiple commercial studies, as well as investigator-led studies. His research has led to a spin-out medical technology company with awards for social impact, which is his ultimate research goal.

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Dr. Emad Abu Ishkheidem, MD, FEBOEmad Abu Ishkheidem, MD, FEBO, is an ophthalmologist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SU) in Gothenburg, Sweden, specializing in medical retina in both clinical practice and research.

He serves as the course director for ophthalmology at the University of Gothenburg and is the process lead for general ophthalmology at SU. In 2021, he was awarded the title of Sweden's Best Supervisor for medical students.

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Prof. Maciej Gawecki, MD, PhDMaciej Gawęcki is a graduate of the Medical University of Gdańsk and has been an eye disease specialist since 2001. He defended his doctoral thesis on the treatment of strabismus and amblyopia, and his habilitation thesis on the use of subthreshold micropulse laser therapy in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy. He was a fellow of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, specializing in strabology.

He is a board member of two international societies promoting subthreshold laser therapy: LIGHT: International Retinal Laser Society and SOLS: Subthreshold Ophthalmic Laser Society. He also serves as the secretary of the retina section of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).

He is the author of textbooks on the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases published in Poland and abroad, including Fluorescein and Indocyanine Angiography: A Practical Textbook (2016), Diabetic Retinopathy (2021), and Retina Lasers in Ophthalmology (2023), where he co-authored three chapters. He has also contributed to the textbook Okulistyka, edited by Professor Andrzej Grzybowski.

He has authored several dozen courses on multimodal ophthalmological diagnostics and the treatment of retinal diseases, conducted both in Poland and internationally. His work has been published in numerous renowned Polish and foreign medical journals.

Currently, he is the head of the ophthalmology department at Pomeranian Hospitals in Wejherowo and the head of the Dobry Wzrok Ophthalmological Center in Gdańsk. Since 2015, he has been the provincial consultant in ophthalmology for the Pomeranian Voivodeship.