Our Members

John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA

Dr. Gelles is the director of the specialty contact lens division of the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute and the CLEI Center for Keratoconus in Teaneck, NJ. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and an adjunct clinical professor for State University of New York College of Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry and New England College of Optometry. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, the Contact Lens Society of America, the Scleral Lens Society, and the British Contact Lens Association. He is a PROSE clinical fellow. He has served as a board member of the Intrepid Eye Society, Contact Lens Society of America, International Keratoconus Academy, American Academy of Optometry’s Innovations Council, Refractive Surgery Alliance, and the Gas Permeable Lens Institute. He is a clinical investigator for various keratoconus and specialty contact lens related clinical trials at CLEI and is a consultant for multiple companies related to corneal disease, ocular surface disease, refractive surgery, and specialty contact lenses.