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W. F. Wiley, MD
Portrait of William F. Wiley, MD, cataract and refractive surgeon

Cataract & Refractive Surgeon · Innovator · Educator

Advancing what moderneye surgery can do.

Medical Director of the Cleveland Eye Clinic. A record of first-in-the-U.S. technology adoption and a career spent teaching the field what comes next.

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Medical Director · Cleveland, Ohio

Top 20
Newsweek 2025
President
OOSS
Chairman
AECOS Board
Editor Emeritus
CRST
10 patents
patents

Sources: Newsweek 2025 · OOSS · AECOS Board · CRST · patents.

Clinical experience

Surgical volume

9,836*
Medicare cataract surgeries · top 5%

9,836 cataract surgeries billed to traditional Medicare, 2013–2024 — top 5% of active U.S. cataract surgeons by Medicare volume — top 6% of 55 active cataract surgeons in the Cleveland, OH region. Counts only cataract surgeries billed to traditional Medicare (CMS public data, 2013–2024). It excludes commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage and self-pay patients, and CMS withholds any year with fewer than 11 patients for a procedure, so it represents only a fraction of total cases. Verified by KOLective from CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners — by Provider and Service. How calculated

Innovation

Built for the operating room

All patents & firsts

Phacoemulsification tips

A family of patented flexible and expandable phaco tip designs (2021–2025) rethinking the instrument at the heart of cataract surgery.

First-in-the-U.S. adoption

Among the first American surgeons to implant the Light Adjustable Lens, iStent, and Hydrus — bringing new technology to Cleveland patients first.

Industry advisory

Advisor and board roles with device and pharmaceutical innovators shaping the next generation of anterior-segment care.

Video

In his own words

Technology assessments, technique breakdowns, and short explainers — produced with iD Social for surgeons and patients alike.

All videos

The long view

Oct 2026Watch on YouTube

This independent program was supported by New World Medical.

ESCRS Booth Tours- STAAR Surgical

ESCRS Booth Tours with Dr. Wiley-Zeiss

ESCRS with Dr Wiley

More video on iD Social

Education & Media

Teaching the field

All writing & talks
Dr. William Wiley presenting from the podium at the AECOS 2022 Summer Symposium
AECOS Summer Symposium — Deer Valley, Utah, July 2022.

Podcast

CRST: The Podcast & Ophthalmology off the Grid

Long-form conversation on technique, technology, and the business of surgical practice.

Podium

ASCRS & AAO annual-meeting faculty, 2024–2026

Invited instruction, panels, and surgical video sessions at the field’s largest meetings.

Invite Dr. Wiley to speak

Meeting faculty for ASCRS, AAO, and AECOS. Press kit with bio, headshots, and topics available for organizers.

For Industry

Advisory, consulting, and clinical partnership — done compliantly.

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Are you a patient? Dr. Wiley sees patients at the Cleveland Eye Clinic and Clear Choice LASIK. Appointments are booked directly with the practice.