Sohan Hayreh

Who is Sohan Hayreh?

Sohan Singh Hayreh is an ophthalmologist, clinical scientist, and Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. He was one of the pioneers in the field of fluorescein angiography and is considered a leading authority in vascular diseases of the eye and the optic nerve. For over 50 years, Professor Hayreh has been actively involved in basic, experimental, and clinical research in ophthalmology, publishing over 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 40 chapters in books. He has made many seminal observations dealing with the ocular circulation in health and disease, the optic disc and the optic nerve, retinal and choroidal vascular disorders, glaucomatous optic neuropathy, fundus changes in malignant arterial hypertension, ocular neovascularization, rheumatologic disorders of the eye, and nocturnal arterial hypotension.