Overview

Gender

male

Dr. Kurtz is the president and CEO of RxSight (formerly Calhoun Vision), developer of a proprietary intraocular lens (IOL) that can be enhanced post-operatively to reduce spectacle dependence. He was previously co-founder, president and CEO of LenSx Lasers, which was acquired by Alcon in 2010, and of IntraLase Corporation, which was acquired by Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) in 2008.

A retina specialist, Dr. Kurtz served on the faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Kurtz earned his BA in Biochemistry from Harvard College and his MD from the University of California, San Diego.