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The Preferred Practice Patterns Committee (PPPC)

The PPPC develops guidelines for the pattern of practice, not for the care of a particular individual, based on the best available scientific data.
The PPPC is comprised of six subspecialty panels and the Chair of the Committee, Sid Mandelbaum, MD.

Cataract/Anterior Segment Panel

David F. Chang, MD, Chair
Stephen S. Lane, MD
Richard H. Lee, MD
Kevin M. Miller, MD
Roger F. Steinert, MD
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, Methodologist

Cornea/External Disease Panel

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chair
Robert S. Feder, MD
Matthew R. Jones, MD
Francis S. Mah, MD
Ayman Naseri, MD
Audrey R. Talley-Rostov, MD
Andrew J. Velazquez, MD
Jayne S. Weiss, MD
David C. Musch, PhD, MPH, Methodologist

Glaucoma Panel

Bruce E. Prum, Jr., MD, Chair 
David S. Friedman, MD, MPH, PhD, AGS Representative
Steven J. Gedde, MD
Leon W. Herndon, MD
Young H. Kwon, MD, PhD
Michele C. Lim, MD
Lisa F. Rosenberg, MD
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, Methodologist

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel

Patrick J. Droste, MD
Sheryl M. Handler, MD, AAPOS Representative 
Chip Harbaugh, MD, FAAP, AAP Representative
Donya A. Powers, MD, FAAFP, AAFP Representative
Richard A. Saunders, MD
R. Grey Weaver, Jr., MD
Susannah G. Rowe, MD, MPH, Methodologist

Refractive Mgmt/Intervention Panel

Stephen D. McLeod, MD, Chair
Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD
D. Rex Hamilton, MD
James A. Katz, MD
Srilata S. Naidu, MD, CLAO Representative 
Allan R. Rutzen, MD, FACS
John A. Vukich, MD, ASCRS Representative
Susan Vitale, PhD, MHS, Methodologist  

Retina/Vitreous Panel

Emily Y. Chew, MD, Chair, Macula Society and Retina Society Representative 
Barbara A. Blodi, MD
H. Culver Boldt, MD
Timothy W. Olsen, MD
Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS
Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH
William E. Benson, MD, Consultant
Timothy G. Murray, MD, Consultant and ASRS Representative
Leslie Hyman, PhD, Methodologist