Gary N. Wörtz, MD

Gary N. Wörtz, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist at Commonwealth Eye Surgery in Lexington, Kentucky, specializing in cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Wörtz is Chief Medical Officer of Omega Ophthalmics and co-hosts the Eyetube podcast Ophthalmology off the Grid with Blake Williamson, MD, MPH.

Dr. Wörtz earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, and a medical degree with honors at the University of Louisville. Surgical internship and ophthalmology residency followed at the University of Kentucky, where Dr. Wörtz served as Chief Resident. Dr. Wörtz is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

In ophthalmic publishing, Dr. Wörtz is an Executive Advisor to Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, serves on the Technology editorial board of Ocular Surgery News, and sits on the MillennialEYE editorial board, having been named the publication’s Chief Medical Editor in 2018. Dr. Wörtz chairs the AECOS Americas Education Committee and the CEDARS/ASPENS Mentorship Program, and serves on the ASCRS Digital Clinical Committee.

As Chief Medical Officer of Omega Ophthalmics, Dr. Wörtz works on the Gemini Capsule, an investigational implant designed to keep the capsular bag open after cataract removal and give an intraocular lens a stable position. Dr. Wörtz is a named inventor on more than 40 granted U.S. patents for prosthetic capsular devices, assigned to Omega Ophthalmics.