Arjan Hura

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CitizenshipAmerican
EducationThe Ohio State University; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cleveland Eye Clinic / Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center
Medical career
ProfessionOphthalmologist
Sub-specialtiesRefractive surgery, Laser vision correction, Lens-based vision correction

Arjan Hura is an American ophthalmologist and refractive surgeon. He is a partner at the Maloney–Shamie–Hura Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California. Hura is known for his work in modern vision correction procedures including LASIK, SMILE, PRK, implantable collamer lens (EVO ICL) implantation, refractive lens exchange (RLE), and cataract surgery with advanced intraocular lenses.[1][2] Hura is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences.[3]

Early life and education

Hura earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed a fellowship in refractive, cataract, and anterior segment surgery at the Cleveland Eye Clinic and Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center under William F. Wiley, MD, and Shamik Bafna, MD.[2]

Career

Hura is a partner at the Maloney–Shamie–Hura Vision Institute, a concierge refractive and cataract surgery practice in Los Angeles, California.[4] He has performed thousands of refractive and cataract surgeries, specializing in EVO ICL implantation, refractive lens exchange, LASIK, SMILE, and advanced cataract procedures.[1]

In 2023, Hura was featured in Rising Eye Star, Season Three, a program recognizing promising young ophthalmologists worldwide.[5] In May 2024, Hura was named a “Rising Star” in the Power List by The Ophthalmologist, an influential international publication recognizing emerging leaders in ophthalmology.[6] In 2024, journalist Kate Kirby profiled Hura in Medium, describing his role in advancing cataract and refractive surgery techniques in Los Angeles.[7] Ophthalmology Times highlighted Hura among emerging refractive surgeons in discussions of next-generation lens-based technologies.[8] Healio has also featured his perspectives on refractive cataract surgery and presbyopia-correcting technologies.[9]

Hura has spoken at ophthalmology conferences including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS).[10]

He currently serves on the American Academy of Ophthalmology Patient Education Committee and Resident Self-Assessment Committee, and has previously served on the AAO Young Ophthalmologist Advocacy Subcommittee and the ASCRS Government Relations Committee.[10] Hura is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences.[11]

He has served as co-director of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) Laser Surgery Skills Transfer Course since 2022 and has served as director since 2025. He has also chaired national meetings including The Outliers meeting and Controversies in Modern Eye Care since 2023.

Research and publications

Hura has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles on refractive and cataract surgery, including work on toric IOL alignment technologies, dry eye/meibomian gland imaging after vectored thermal pulsation, a lenticular extraction related corneal distortion case, and surgeon ergonomics using three-dimensional screen display systems.

  • Hura, Arjan S; Osher, Robert H (2017). "Comparing the Zeiss Callisto Eye and the Alcon Verion Image Guided System Toric Lens Alignment Technologies". Journal of Refractive Surgery. 33 (7): 482–487. doi:10.3928/1081597X-20170504-02. PMID 28681908.
  • Hura, Arjan S; Epitropoulos, Alice T; Czyz, Craig N; Rosenberg, Eric D (2020). "Visible Meibomian Gland Structure Increases After Vectored Thermal Pulsation Treatment in Dry Eye Disease Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction". Clinical Ophthalmology. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S281081. PMC 7733054. PMID 33324034.
  • Moshirfar, Majid; Zhang, Stephanie; Pandya, Shreya; Murri, Michael; Hura, Arjan S; Zhu, Dagny (2023). "Central corneal distortion after small-incision lenticule extraction". Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 49 (11): 1183–1186. doi:10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001311. PMID 37867287.
  • Hura, Arjan S; Mizrahi, Moshe A; Eluvathingal, Charu D; Quinlan, John G; Neel, Robert W; Riemann, Christopher D (2024). "Intraoperative Electromyogram Analysis of Postural Musculature With Three-dimensional Screen Display Versus Operating Microscope in Ophthalmic Surgery: A Clinical Methods Study". Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. 55 (11): 628–636. doi:10.3928/23258160-20240624-02. PMID 39311551.

Book chapters

  • Osher, Robert H.; Barrett, Graham D.; Buratto, Lucio; Hura, Arjan S. (2022). "Managing Complications During Cataract Surgery." In Alió, Jorge L.; Dick, H. Burkhard; Osher, Robert H. (eds). Cataract Surgery: Advanced Techniques for Complex and Complicated Cases. Cham: Springer. pp. 437–537. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94530-5_37.

Books

  • Maloney, Robert K.; Shamie, Neda; Hura, Arjan S. (2023). See Better Now: LASIK, Lens Implants, and Lens Exchange (3rd ed.). Omaha: Addicus Books. ISBN 1950091783.
  • Maloney, Robert K.; Shamie, Neda; Hura, Arjan S. (2023). Cataract Surgery: A Patient’s Guide to Treatment (3rd ed.). Omaha: Addicus Books. ISBN 1950091791.

Digital contributions

Hura is the host of the Cell & Flare podcast, which features interviews with physicians and innovators in ophthalmology and medicine.[12]

Awards and recognition

Major national society and academic awards

  • Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2023)[13]
  • Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2025)[14]
  • ASCRS Best Paper of Session (2019)[15]
  • ASCRS Best Paper of Session (2022)[16]
  • ASCRS Resident Excellence Award (2021)[17]
  • International Resident Leadership Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada[10]

Honors and professional recognition

  • Named to the 2024 international Power List by The Ophthalmologist as a Rising Star[6]
  • Featured in Rising Eye Star, Season Three (2023)[5]
  • Alumni Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2017)
  • Chief Resident, University of Cincinnati, Department of Ophthalmology[10]

Regional recognitions

  • Named among “Best of the Best Doctors,” Los Angeles Magazine (2024)[18]
  • Recognized as a “Top Doctor,” Los Angeles Magazine (2023–2025)[19]
  • Southern California “Rising Star” (Super Doctors) (2024, 2025)[20]
  • Castle Connolly “Rising Star” (2023-2025)[21]

Honors societies

  • Member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA)[10]
  • Member of Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Expanding experience with the EVO ICL". EyeWorld. December 2023. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "One to Watch: Arjan Hura, MD". YoungMD Connect. August 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Find a Fellow – World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences". WCRSVS. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Meet Dr. Hura". Maloney–Shamie–Hura Vision Institute. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rising Eye Star – Season Three (video)". YouTube. Rising Eye Star. 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Upton, Julian (May 30, 2024). "Rising Star: Arjan Hura". The Ophthalmologist. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kirby, Kate (July 11, 2024). "This Los Angeles Eye Surgeon Is Revolutionizing Cataract Treatment". Medium. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "EVO ICL adoption among U.S. refractive surgeons". Ophthalmology Times. 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Young refractive surgeons on presbyopia correction". Healio. 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Curriculum Vitae – Arjan Hura, MD" (PDF). arjanhura.com. January 7, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Find a Fellow – World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences". WCRSVS. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Cell & Flare". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2023 Secretariat Award Recipients – AAO". American Academy of Ophthalmology. August 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 8, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2025 Achievement Award Recipients – AAO". American Academy of Ophthalmology. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2019 Best Paper of Session Winners – ASCRS Annual Meeting". ASCRS. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting – Best Paper of Session Winners". ASCRS. 2022. Archived from the original on August 10, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Resident Excellence Award Recipients 2021 – ASCRS Foundation". ASCRS Foundation. Archived from the original on August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Los Angeles Magazine – Best of the Best Doctors 2024 (Issuu)". Los Angeles Magazine. 2024. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Los Angeles Top Doctors 2025". Los Angeles Magazine. 2025. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Arjan Hura, MD – Super Doctors Rising Star". Super Doctors. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Castle Connolly Top Doctors – Arjan S. Hura, MD". Castle Connolly. Retrieved August 30, 2025.

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