The Iris Understanding the Essentials

The iris is a circular, pigmented tissue that separates the anterior chamber of the eye from the posterior chamber. It has a crucial role on controlling the amount of the light entering the eye through its central opening “the pupil".

K. Thomas Moazed, MD, is an attending eye surgeon at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Centers of New York City. He is an assistant clinical professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is also a primary consulting ophthalmologist for Continuum Health Groups of New York. Dr. Moazed has over 20 years of surgical experience in NYC and performed his internship in General Surgery at Stanford University of California. He completed his residency in ophthalmic surgery at Harvard University in Boston. Dr. Moazed studied the following sub-specialties at Columbia University in NYC: eye plastic and reconstructive surgery, orbital surgery and lacrimal duct surgery. He also spent two years in eye pathology fellowships at Stanford and Harvard Universities and was in charge of residency training at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Centers for 18 years. Dr. Moazed has received two patents for his invention of the laser tear duct probe and tear duct insert.