Phacoemulsification tips
A family of patented flexible and expandable phaco tip designs (2021–2025) rethinking the instrument at the heart of cataract surgery.
Cataract & Refractive Surgeon · Innovator · Educator
Advancing what moderneye surgery can do.
Medical Director of the Cleveland Eye Clinic. More than 75,000 cataract and refractive procedures, a record of first-in-the-U.S. technology adoption, and a career spent teaching the field what comes next.
- 75,000+
- procedurescataract & refractive procedures
- Top 20
- Newsweek 2025Newsweek America’s Leading Doctors 2025 — Cataract Surgery
- President
- OOSSOutpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
- Chairman
- AECOS BoardAECOS Board of Directors
- Editor Emeritus
- CRSTCataract & Refractive Surgery Today
- 15 patents
- patentssurgical instruments, devices & pharmaceuticals
Innovation
Built for the operating room
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.
What to do with a fish hook in eye?
Jul 2026Watch on YouTube
Whats next in presbyopia correction
Jul 2026Watch on YouTube
Disclaimer: Dr. Bill Wiley is a consultant for Atia Vision.
AI in Eyecare
May 2026Watch on YouTube
What happens to your eyes when you drink?
Apr 2026Watch on YouTube
Research
Peer-reviewed work
- Influence of Refractive Error, Age, and Ophthalmic Anatomical Characteristics on Refractive Surgery ChoicesClin Ophthalmol · Co-author · 2026PubMed
- Visual and Patient-Reported Outcomes of a Novel Full Visual Range Intraocular Lens Versus a Monofocal Intraocular Lens: A Randomized Multicenter US TrialAm J Ophthalmol · Co-author · 2025PubMed
- Three Year Results from the United States FDA Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study of the EVO/EVO+ Implantable Collamer LensClin Ophthalmol · Co-author · 2025PubMed
- Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Intraoperative Aberrometer Measurements and Associated Visual Outcomes with a Monofocal Aspheric Intraocular LensClin Ophthalmol · First author · 2025PubMed
Education & Media
Teaching the field
Podcast
CRST: The Podcast & Ophthalmology off the Grid
Long-form conversation on technique, technology, and the business of surgical practice.
Writing
12 CRST bylines and Healio/OSN columns, 2024–2026
Practical, technique-forward commentary written for operating surgeons.
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.
Engagements with Dr. Wiley are managed through iKOLab: fair-market-value validated honoraria, contracting, and Sunshine Act reporting handled on one platform.
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Tell us about your program — advisory board, speaking, clinical evaluation — and the iKOLab team will follow up.
Connect via iKOLabAre you a patient? Dr. Wiley sees patients at the Cleveland Eye Clinic and Clear Choice LASIK. Appointments are booked directly with the practice.
Cleveland Eye Clinic
Cataract, lens and general eye care
Schedule an appointment216-279-7103Clear Choice LASIK
LASIK and vision correction
Free LASIK consultation440-740-0400