Yoav Vardizer

Yoav Vardizer is a third-generation ocularist in my family and the Head of the Oculoplastic Service in the Department of Ophthalmology at Bnai Zion Medical Center, affiliated with the Technion Faculty of Medicine, I feel a deep responsibility to advance both fields and address the gray area that lies between these professions.

I received my practical training as an ocularist and facial prosthetist under the mentorship of Mr. Lesser in London and my mother, Mira Vardizer, in Haifa. I pursued my medical education at Ben-Gurion University, completed my residency at Ha’emek Medical Center, and subsequently undertook a fellowship in orbital surgery at the Orbital Center in Amsterdam with Prof. Mourits. During this time, we collaboratively designed the parallax-free exophthalmometer.

Upon returning to Israel, I have taken charge of the orbital, lacrimal, and eyelid oculoplastic services and currently lead a consultant oculoplastic and prosthetic surgical clinic for both pediatric and adult patients. My research and development efforts to date have focused on incorporating modern technologies into prosthesis manufacturing and fitting and evaluating its benefits in the field. Additionally, I am dedicated to improving surgical techniques for anophthalmic patients to achieve better combined clinical and prosthetic outcomes in anophthalmic patients.