Vision
FY26 Programmatic Panel:
Arthi Amin, Ph.D. (Chair)
Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, Defense Health Agency
James Auran, M.D.
American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma
Col. Matthew Debiec, M.D., FACS, U.S. Army
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
David Eliason, M.D.
Vision Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency
Cmdr. Hong Gao, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, ASO, U.S. Navy
Medical Logistics Division, Defense Health Agency
Tony Gover, Ph.D.
National Eye Institute
Dan Ignaszewski
Consumer, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
Lina Kubli, Ph.D. (Ad Hoc Advisor)
Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Col. Marcus Neuffer, M.D., U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Academy
Stephen Pflugfelder, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Cmdr. Adam Preston, O.D., Ph.D., M.H.A., FAAO, Dipl AAO, FACHE, U.S. Navy
Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton
Cmdr. James Zimmerman, M.D., U.S. Navy
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Last updated Monday, March 16, 2026