David RP Almeida, MD MBA PhD, is a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon. He completed an Honors Bachelor of Science (University of Toronto, Canada), PhD in Pharmaceutical Drug Research (University of Szeged, Hungary), MBA in healthcare management (The George Washington University, USA), medical school (Queen’s University, Canada), ophthalmology residency (Queen’s University, Canada) and a vitreoretinal diseases and surgery fellowship (University of Iowa, USA). Dr Almeida is part of Metrolina Eye Associates in Charlotte, North Carolina and has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 national and international conference and keynote presentations. His research interests include proliferative vitreoretinopathy, infectious endophthalmitis, diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration and complex surgical techniques.