iOR Partners Appoints Lance J. Kugler, MD, to the Role of Strategic Advisory Board Chairman

Ophthalmic office-based surgery provider IOR Partners announced that Lance J. Kugler, MD, has been named Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board. Dr. Kugler opened one of the first OBS suites in 2017 and published a study on the safety of office-based lens surgery in The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2023.  

In the role of Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board, Dr. Kugler will provide physician guidance to the iOR leadership team and help form and lead the Strategic Advisory Board. 

"As Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board, I am excited to help iOR Partners further advance its mission of delivering exceptional office-based surgical solutions that prioritize patient safety and satisfaction," said Dr. Kugler, founder and CEO of Kugler Vision, Omaha, Nebraska.

Dr. Kugler was the first president and a founding member of the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), the RSA’s liaison to the American Refractive Surgery Council, and previously served as the Director of Refractive Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he led resident education and research programs to advance the field of refractive cataract surgery.