Dr Rostov is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon based in Seattle, Washington and global health partner at HCP/Cureblindness, an organisation eliminating blindness worldwide. She participated in the VISX clinical trials that granted US approval for PRK and LASIK and is the first surgeon in the Pacific Northwest to perform SMILE. Dr Rostov was also the first surgeon to perform and teach femtosecond laser keratoplasty in New Delhi, India. Named in the Top 100 Power List for The Ophthalmologist magazine – among a host of other awards and accolades – she is also involved on the editorial board for several journals. Her current research includes clinical trials for IOLs and crosslinking for keratoconus, ZEDS study, SMILE, new technology IOLs and femtosecond laser keratoplasty techniques.