Speakers

Levent Akduman, M.D., F.A.S.R.S. Dr. Akduman received his medical degree and completed his ophthalmology training in Turkey.
He then pursued two fellowships, specializing in uveitis/inflammatory eye diseases at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and vitreoretinal surgery at Barnes Retina Institute/Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
He practiced and taught at the Department of Ophthalmology at Saint Louis University for 16 years, where he was recognized with the Teacher of the Year Award three times.
Dr. Akduman has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to more than 20 book chapters, served as editor or co-editor for three books (Vitreoretinal Surgery-Uveitis-Myopia), and participated in numerous nationwide clinical studies on retinal diseases as a principal investigator or co-investigator.
Dr. Akduman is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Saint Louis University.
He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Uveitis Society, the American Society of Retina Specialists, among others.
He has been repeatedly recognized by his peers, being listed among the Best Doctors (2007, 2008, 2017–2021) and named among America’s Leading Doctors by Newsweek in 2025.
Dr. Akduman frequently presents at national and international ophthalmology and retina meetings.
His areas of expertise include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, ocular trauma, macular hole, macular pucker, retinal vascular occlusions, and pathologic myopia.