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Dan Gaton is an ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in Glaucoma, optic nerves, visual fields and intraocular pressure. During his career and after his professional training in San Diego, California, Gaton has held many positions, including: Director of Ophthalmology Clinics at Rabin Medical Center, Deputy Director of Beilinson Hospital, Chairman of the Israeli Glaucoma Society, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv University, Chairman of the Israeli Ophthalmological Society (IOS) and Head of the Institute for International Scientific Exchanges in Medical Sciences (IISEMS), Tel Aviv University. Gaton has been the Director of the Clalit Health Services Glaucoma Institute in Tel Aviv for many years, is a senior ophthalmologist at Beilinson Hospital and has been appointed Full Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

Biography
In the years 2004-2008 he served as the head of the Israeli Glaucoma Society, part of the IOS. Gaton set an innovative logo for the society and established the first website for Glaucoma specialists in Israel. In the years 2014-2018, Gaton was appointed head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. As part of his two terms he upgraded teaching Ophthalmology to students, the monthly clinical sessions and the courses held for the Continuing Medical Education in Ophthalmology. He organized the special events commemorating the 50 years since the department was founded with the participation of generations of professors and faculty.

As of 2018, Gaton has been appointed Director the Institute of International Scientific Exchanges in Medical Sciences at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. In the years 2016-2020, Gaton was elected as chairman of the IOS. In the years 2016-2020 he advanced the Israeli Ophthalmological Society. He established a new logo for the IOS and established and directed the IOS website as well as an active application for smartphones. As chairman of the IOS, he carried on the main topic on his agenda namely the expansion of cooperation between community ophthalmologists and those of hospitals. He led the establishment of a new society in the IOS of Ophthalmology in the Community and conceived the annual award of the “Community Ophthalmologist Special Service”. Towards the end of his second term, the COVID-19 pandemic appeared, forcing the IOS, led by him, to decision making and publishing position papers, including work and behavioral procedures during and after the epidemic, in every meeting between ophthalmologists and their patients in the various frameworks. From 2020, once his position as chairman of the IOS ended, he was asked to chair the IOS' Audit and Review Committee. This committee reviews and examines yearly the decision-making and performance processes along with financial balance sheets.

Research
In parallel with his clinical and managerial pursuits, Gaton kept engaging in research, teaching students and residents as well as other sectors such as nurses, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists. Upon his promotions in academic ranks, he was appointed Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Tel Aviv University in 2007 followed by the appointment as Full Clinical Professor at Tel Aviv University. In 2007 Gaton represented Israel at the World Glaucoma Congress held in Singapore.

His studies deal mostly with clinical aspects of Glaucoma, but some also involve techniques of pathology and histopathology. In these areas of research, Gaton has led a number of studies and published over 150 professional articles. In addition, Prof. Gaton co-authored five books that serve as textbooks for medical students. Prof. Gaton is a member of several professional societies from Israel and around the world, including the Israel Medical Association (IMA), the Israeli Glaucoma Society, the Israeli Ophthalmological Society and the World Glaucoma Association.

Books

 * General Pathology. Gaton E, Gaton DD, Czerikover, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1st Edition, 1984, 397p., 2nd Edition, 1987, 397p.
 * Specific Pathology I. Gaton E, Gaton DD, Czerikover, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1994, 400p.
 * Abbreviations in Medicine, English and Hebrew. Gaton DD, Gaton E., Czerikover, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1st Edition, 1996, 256p; 2nd Edition, 1999, 242p.
 * Specific Pathology II. Gaton E, Gaton DD, Czerikover, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1998, 450p.
 * Specific Pathology III. Gaton DD, Gaton E, Czerikover, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2005, 333p.

Selected Articles

 * Are the effects of thyroid hormones on target organs mediated through lysosomal enzymes? A histochemical study with acid phosphatase. Gaton DD, Gaton E, Wolman M. Cellular Molecular Biology. 1987;33(5):619-624.
 * The pituitary-thyroid axis effects on ocular and orbital tissues: A histological, histochemical and morphometric study. Gaton DD, Gaton E, Wolman M. Acta Histochem. 1992;92(1):61-66.
 * Toxic effects of systemic retinoids on meibomian glands. Kremer I, Gaton DD, David M, Gaton E, Shapiro A. Ophthalmic Res. 1994;26(2):124-128.
 * The novel Y371D myocilin mutation causes an aggressive form of juvenile open-angle glaucoma in a Caucasian family from the Middle East. Avisar I, Lusky M, Robinson A, Shohat M, Dubois S, Raymond V, Gaton DD. Mol Vis. 2009; 24; 15:1945-1950.
 * Effect of repeated applanation tonometry on the accuracy of intraocular pressure measurements. Gaton DD, Ehrenberg M, Lusky M, Wussuki-Lior O, Dotan G, Weinberger D, Snir M. Curr Eye Res. 2010; Jun 35(6):475-479.
 * Effects of job-related stress and burnout on asthenopia among high-tech workers. Ostrovsky A, Ribak J, Pereg A, Gaton D. Ergonomics. 2012;55(8):854-862.
 * CO₂ laser welding of corneal cuts with albumin solder using radiometric temperature control. Strassmann E, Livny E, Loya N, Kariv N, Ravid A, Katzir A, Gaton DD. Ophthalmic Res. 2013;50(3):174-179.
 * Digital versus film stereophotography for assessment of the optic nerve head in glaucoma and glaucoma suspect patients. Hasanreisoglu M, Priel E, Naveh L, Lusky M, Weinberger D, Benjamini Y, Gaton DD. J Glaucoma. 2013; Mar;22(3):238-242.
 * Corneal cut closure using temperature-controlled CO2 laser soldering system. Tal K, Strassmann E, Loya N, Ravid A, Kariv N, Weinberger D, Katzir A, Gaton DD. Lasers Med Sci. 2015; May;30(4):1367-1371.
 * Blood-Flow Velocity in Glaucoma Patients Measured with the Retinal Function Imager. Burgansky-Eliash Z, Bartov E, Barak A, Grinvald A, Gaton D. Curr Eye Res. 2016; Jul;41(7):965-970.
 * Chairs of United States Academic Ophthalmology Departments: A Descriptive Analysis and Trends. Dotan G, Qureshi HM, Gaton DD. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018;Dec;196:26-33.
 * Short-term anterior chamber inflammation in phacoemulsification with and without Ex-Press glaucoma implant. Graffi S, Tiosano B, Naftali M, Nakhoul N, Mimouni M, Hanna R, Gaton DD. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020; May;30:533-537.
 * Diagnosis of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in pseudophakic patients. Sternfeld A, Luski M, Sella R, Zahavi A, Geffen N, Pereg A, Megiddo E, Gaton D. Ophthalmic Res. 2020;Apr 30. Epub ahead of print.
 * Cost containment by peer prior authorization program for second line treatment in patients with retinal disease. Rosenblatt A, Hekselman I, Rosenblatt I, Hekselman I, Gaton D. Israel J Health Policy Res. 2021; 10:4-9.
 * Ophthalmologists and WhatsApp: Teleophthalmology is already here. Barayev E, Vorobichik Berar O, Dotan G, Skaat A, Gal-Or O, Gershoni A, Gaton D. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021; PMID: 33719643.
 * Incidence of non-glaucomatous ocular disease in patients with asymmetric optic disc cupping. Bialer OY, Mimouni M, Dotan G, Deitch I, Rabina G, Gaton DD. Int Ophthalmol. 2021; 41:2797-2804.