Ashraf F. Ahmad, MD
Cataract, Cornea, and Refractive Surgeon
Orange County Eye Doctor
Specializing in Cataract, Cornea, & Refractive Surgery
Dr. Ashraf Ahmad is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He is highly skilled in corneal transplantation, ocular surface reconstruction, cataract surgery and other complex anterior segment procedures. He also has a special interest in LASIK and PRK.
Dr. Ahmad completed an accelerated 6-year BS/MD program. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from Kent State University. He obtained his medical degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University followed by a year of internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He then completed his residency at Case Western University in the department of Ophthalmology, where he served as chief resident and awarded the Most Exemplary Resident.
Dr. Ahmad completed his fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at the University of California Irvine, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. He has experience and a special interest in corneal transplantation (full thickness and partial thickness), femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), secondary and scleral-fixated (Yamane) intraocular lens implantation, pterygium excision, as well as LASIK and PRK.
He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Orange County Society of Ophthalmology. Dr. Ahmad is fluent in Arabic and conversant in Spanish. He resides in Orange County, CA and enjoys weightlifting, playing basketball, traveling, hiking and escape rooms during his free time.
“I feel incredibly privileged to be in this profession and to be able to provide patients with advanced sight restorative therapies. I have a genuine passion for ophthalmology and constantly strive to treat patients as if they are family. I enjoy educating patients on their options and providing them with individualized treatments.”
Ashraf F. Ahmad, MD Significant Research References
National and Regional Conference Presentations
- 08/2025 – Corneal Graft Rejection After Endothelial Keratoplasty [Video]. VuMedi (Vumedi Week 2025). Retrieved from VuMedi platform
- 05/2025 – Cornea Conundrums: Peripheral Corneal Ulcers — Is It Infectious or Inflammatory? [Video]. VuMedi. Retrieved from VuMedi platform.
- 04/2024 – Real World Ophthalmology. Neurotrophic Keratitis Considerations. Dompé.
- 10/2023 – Armenian Eye Care Project. Cornea Conundrums: Peripheral Corneal Ulcers. Yerevan, Armenia.
Local Presentations
- 03/2024 – Rethinking Dry Eye Disease. Bausch + Lomb, Pasadena, CA.
- 02/2024 – Implementing Prokera Into Your Treatment Plan. BioTissue, Laguna Hills, CA.
Grand Rounds Presentations
- 12/2020 – Descemet Membrane Detachment. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 01/2020 – Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 09/2019 – Posterior Scleritis. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 01/2019 – Iridoschisis. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Resident Lecture Presentations
- 08/2021 – Cataract Surgery: Wounds, Capsulorrhexis, Corneal Suturing. UC Irvine, Irvine, CA.
- 03/2021 – OKAP Review: Neuro-Ophthalmology. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 03/2021 – OKAP Review: Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 02/2021 – OKAP Review: Retina and Uveitis. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 02/2021 – OKAP Review: Cataracts and Glaucoma. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 02/2021 – OKAP Review: Oculoplastics. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 02/2021 – OKAP Review: Pediatric Ophthalmology. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
- 07/2020 – Common Ophthalmology Consults. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
09/2019 – Lens and Cataract: Anatomy and Physiology. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Clinical Trials
- Sub-Investigator: A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Parallel, Double Masked, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of 0.1% RGN-259 Ophthalmic Solution for the Treatment of Neurotrophic Keratopathy (SEER-2). In progress.
Sub-Investigator: A Phase 4, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Effect of Miebo® on Preoperative Biometry/Keratometry and Postoperative Refractive Accuracy 2024-2025 (Closed to Enrollment now).
Research Symposium Presentations
- 06/2021 – Visual Outcomes with Irrigation of the Interface in Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction. Visual Science Research Center. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH.
- 06/2020 – PanOptix vs. Symfony IOLs: Comparison of Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction. Visual Research Center. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH.
Cheung N, Ahmad A, Shands P, Daroszewski D, Jelineo S. Corneal Pathology and Cataract Surgery Considerations. Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry. 2023; 8(1): 123-138.
Yazji A, Ahmad A, Cheung N. Cataract Surgery in the Setting of Keratoconus. American Academy of Ophthalmology. EyeWiki. 2023.
Yazji A, Ling J, Wiley W, Bafna S, Ahmad A, Augustine J. Visual Outcomes with Irrigation of the Interface in Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction. Acta Scientific Ophthalmology. 2021; 4(9).
Ghiam BK,Ahmad AF, Prendes MA. Molluscum Contagiosum. American Academy of Ophthalmology, EyeWiki. March 2021. https://eyewiki.aao.org/Molluscum_Contagiosum. Accessed March 4, 2021.
Ahmad A, Daroszewski D, Cheung N. Cataract Surgery in the Setting of Fuchs Dystrophy. American Academy of Ophthalmology, EyeWiki. May 2020. https://eyewiki.aao.org/ Cataract_Surgery_in_the_Setting_of_Fuchs_Dystrophy. Accessed May 23, 2020.
Hertle RW, Ahmad A. Clinical and electrophysiological results of eye muscle surgery in 17 patients with downbeat nystagmus. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019;67(1):109-115.
Agarwal A, Ahmad A. “Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation.” Steinert’s Cataract Surgery. Saunders/Elsevier. (in progress).
Ahmad A, Garg S. “IOL Calculations in Patients with Keratoconus.” CRST Today. 2022.
- Ahmad A, Farid M. “Patient Types – Acute Dry Eye Flare.” Ophthalmology Management. 2021.
Raghu R, Ly H, Ahmad A et al. Review of “Comparative analysis of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide/ moxifloxacin versus standard peri-operative eye drops in cataract surgery.” EyeWorld. 2019.
Locations
23961 Calle de la Magdalena,
Suite 300
Laguna Hills, California 92653
1010 W. La Veta Ave.,
Suite 175,
Orange, California 92868
