Dr. Bavand Youssefzadeh, our cofounder and fellowship-trained cornea and refractive surgeon, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor whose commentary on new eye care research appears in national health coverage.
As featured in Everyday Health, The Peptides Place, Yahoo Life, Prevention, The Bump.
Ophthalmology, Top Doctor since 2026. Peer nominated and selected through Castle Connolly's physician-led research process.
View his Castle Connolly profileSelected to the 2027 Southern California Super Doctors list, peer nominated and reviewed by a Blue-Ribbon Panel. The list publishes with the Los Angeles Times in January 2027.
Everyday Health ·
On the FDA approval of Brytly, the first over-the-counter apraclonidine drop for redness relief: what it offers, how often it can be used, and why lasting redness needs a diagnosis.
Read on Everyday Health (opens in a new tab)“My advice is to treat the reason the eye is red, rather than simply keep covering up the symptom.”
The Peptides Place ·
Cited on NAION, a rare optic nerve condition studied in people taking GLP-1 drugs: most patients who develop it already have risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea or a crowded optic nerve.
Read on The Peptides Place (opens in a new tab)Yahoo Life ·
Putting a JAMA Ophthalmology study on semaglutide and NAION in context for patients: the condition is still very rare, and many patients on these drugs already carry eye risk from diabetes or weight.
Read on Yahoo Life (opens in a new tab)“Any medication you take has an increased risk of side effects.”
Prevention ·
Why looking at the sun damages the retina, and how to check eclipse glasses for scratches, holes and other imperfections before using them.
Read on Yahoo Life (opens in a new tab)“The sun basically burns the cells of your retina when you look directly at it.”
The Bump ·
Cited on vision changes in pregnancy: blurry vision is often temporary, but it can also be a sign of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes and should be checked.
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An interview from his cornea fellowship at the Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute, where he had Contoura Vision laser correction on his own eyes.
Read on GWS Vision (opens in a new tab)“It takes a detailed map of your eye and can really pinpoint the areas that need to be corrected to maximize results.”
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