Dr. Charles Wykoff is Director of the Retina Consultants of Texas Research Centers; Chairman of the Research and Clinical Trials Committee, Retina Consultants of America; and Deputy Chair of Ophthalmology for the Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital.

He received his baccalaureate from MIT, PhD from Oxford University while on a Marshall Scholarship, and MD from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wykoff completed ophthalmology residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where he served as Chief Resident/Co-Director of Ocular Trauma and received a Heed Fellowship and the Ronald G. Michels Award.

Dr. Wykoff is passionate about translational research and clinical trial design, and serves as principal investigator for numerous clinical trials. He has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and frequently speaks at national and international academic meetings. He serves on multiple scientific and medical advisory boards, safety monitoring committees, and global steering committees for retina endeavors spanning the innovative process from early to late stage developments.

He is President (2021-2023) of the Vit-Buckle Society and serves on the ASRS Board of Directors. He is also a founding member of the Ophthalmology Retina Editorial Board and an elected member of the Retina Society and Macula Society. He has been awarded multiple Achievement and Honor Awards along with the ASRS Young Investigator and the AAO Secretariat Awards.

Experience

• Medical Advisor

  Bionic Vision Technologies

• Surgical & Medical Vitreoretinal Specialist (2011 - present)

  Retina Consultants of Texas

Education

• MD (2001 - 2005)

  Harvard Medical School

• PhD, Molecular Biology (1998 - 2001)

  University of Oxford

• BS, Biology (1994 - 1998)

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)