Austin Pereira

MD, MEng, FRCSC

Dr. Austin Pereira is a clinical fellow in Medical Retina and Uveitis at the University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (DOVS). He is also the Chief Clinical Fellow at the University of Toronto DOVS program for 2025-2026. He obtained his MD degree from the University of Toronto in 2020, where he completed a combined MD/Master of Engineering program through the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. In 2025, Dr. Pereira completed his residency training at the University of Toronto, where he was awarded the Duncan Jamieson Memorial Prize and Woywitka Cup Award for the top graduating Ophthalmology resident physician in his year. He is an avid researcher, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications and 30 international podium presentations. His clinical research interests include applying artificial intelligence models into clinical practice, innovation in retinal imaging and optimizing cataract surgery outcomes. Outside of the clinical space, his passion is medical education, notably improving access to high-quality learning tools for underserved medical communities. He is the co-founder of OCTcases.com, the largest freely accessible resource for OCT imaging interpretation worldwide. This website and mobile app has been accessed over 25,000 times across 130 countries in 2024.