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David G Telander, MD, PhD Ophthalmologist, Vitreo-Retinal Diseases and Surgery, Retinal Consultants Medical Group; Volunteer Clinical Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

David G Telander, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Retina Society

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Anthony de Beus, MD, PhD Consulting Staff, Southwest Eye Centers

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Kent W Small, MD Director/President, Macular and Retinal Disease Center; President, Molecular Insight LLC; Consulting Surgeon, Glendale Eye Medical Group

Kent W Small, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Physician Leadership, American Medical Association, American Medical Informatics Association, American Ophthalmological Society, American Society of Human Genetics, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, California Medical Association, Macula Society, Retina Society, Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology

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Simon K Law, MD, PharmD Clinical Professor of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

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Steve Charles, MD Director of Charles Retina Institute; Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

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Donny W Suh, MD, FAAP Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Children's Hospital and Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Russell P Jayne, MD Consulting Vitreoretinal Surgeon, The Retina Center at Las Vegas

Russell P Jayne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Retina Specialists

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