Byron L Lam, MD is a clinician and a researcher with a focus in neuro-ophthalmology, hereditary retinal disease, and ophthalmic epidemiology. He is a professor of ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School in Medicine and is the holder of the Mark J Daily Chair in Ophthalmology. Dr Lam is an active clinical scientist. His clinical practice focuses on patients with neuro-ophthalmology conditions or inherited retinal disease. This broad background in neuro-ophthalmology and hereditary retinal degenerations has enabled him to collaborate with basic and clinical scientists resulting in many successful translational projects.