Hosts Gok Ratnarajan, Paul Singh and Ben LaHood discuss insights with top Ophthalmology experts
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For the final episode, we are joined by CEO, executive chairperson and philanthropist, Brent Saunders as he shares his wisdom and thoughts on the the importance of and commitment to workplace culture. Brent's position as CEO and chairman of Bausch + Lomb and his recognition for his success as a business leader, offers a unique and wide-range of topics in the world of ophthamology, business and life. We're lucky and grateful to end the season with Brent as our final outlier of the season.
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5 Oct 2025
Our Struggles Determine Our Successes
It is our great privilege to be joined by not only one of the world's most influential ophthalmologists, but also a great friend, Professor Gus Gazzard, as we deconstruct how struggles and success are related in our lives. Gus is as decorated, talented and renowned in his work of ophthalmology and his trials in glaucoma, as he is as wise, humble and honest as a friend. We open up about stress, regret, success, balance and all things life and work. We're very gratefully to and for Gus for joining us and bringing his honesty and experience that has really helped us, our perspectives and our motivation. Thank you Gus.
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5 Sept 2025
Episode 10 - Mission for Perfection
We are delighted to be joined by Dr Francesco Carones. Francesco is undoubtedly the James Bond of Ophthalmology as well as a world-renowned refractive cataract surgeon, with his practice, Advalia Vision, in Milan. The title of this episode is Mission for Perfection which epitomises Francesco’s motivation for perfection. A perfectionist in all aspects of life, Francesco also shares his thoughts about perfect vision, and how this varies from person to person, as well as discussing many aspects of his life. From his love of cooking and insights into his success to what has motivated him in the past and continues to do so. Thank you, Francesco for a truly insightful and entertaining episode.
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6 Aug 2025
Episode 9 - Overcoming Obstacles and Using Resilience to Define Success
We are delighted to be joined by Dr Shezh, who has an incredible history and journey which he shares openly with us. Shezh arrived in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant, and had many obstacles to overcome both personally and professionally. He describes how he has used and overcome these obstacles to such great effect and that resilience and grit is such an important determining factor for his success. We discuss philosophical issues as well as Shezh's career thus far. Tune in for a truly inspiring episode. Shezh thanks for being such a great guest.
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7 Jul 2025
Episode 8 - Paul's Journey
Ike Ahmed interviews Paul about his personal health journey, revealing insights on life and self-care.
5 Jun 2025
Episode 7 - Building a Culture of Success Through Team Work
Allon Barsam, director and co-founder of OCL Vision, discusses the importance of teamwork and building a strong team culture in professional and personal settings, highlighting how collaboration leads to success in this interview.
6 May 2025
Episode 6 - Women in Leadership
Ben and Gok are joined by Artemis Matsou and Nikolina Bodimlija for an honest, insightful, and at times humorous conversation about being women in male-dominated spaces. Drawing from their own experiences, they explore the challenges, growth, and impact of navigating leadership roles in environments where they’ve often had to push against the grain. Together, they unpack the differences in how leadership is experienced by men and women, and offer thoughtful reflections on what true inclusivity in the workplace can—and should—look like. This candid discussion invites listeners to reflect on their own roles in fostering equity and creating space for diverse leadership.
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5 Apr 2025
Episode 5 - Me, Myself and Branding
We are delighted to be joined by the King of Brand as well as the King of Charm and Charisma, Ali Mearza, on this episode. Ali talks to us about the first steps he made in creating a personal brand and how this has evolved over time. He also discusses the differences between personal brand and company brand and the nuisances about navigating these subtleties. Ali is such a great personality in ophthalmology and we delighted to hear his insights on branding and much, much more.
Hope you enjoy the episode.
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6 Mar 2025
Episode 4 - Burn Bright, Not Out
In this episode of Outlier's Insights, we are delighted to be joined by the President himself, none other than David Lockington. David, as always, gives an honest, no holds-barred opinion on how to burn bright and not out.
David is an excellent example of someone who is doing things the right way in ophthalmology, and inspiring the next generation of ophthalmologists to achieve their potential.
Listen in as Gok Ratnarajan and Ben LaHood question the great David on achieving a work-life balance - or as he puts it, 'a life-work balance'.
6 Feb 2025
Episode 3 - Passion and Positivity
In the third episode of Outlier's Insights, co-hosts Gok Ratnarajan and Ben LaHood interview one of their own with Paul Singh turning from co-host to guest.
The title of this podcast is 'Passion and Positivity', and we take a deep dive into Paul's outlook and how he always put a positive spin on life. Paul talks about some of his childhood, including some negative experiences, and how he has learnt to overcome these, particularly through the power of music.
It's clear that Paul exuberates passion in everything that he does, and he talks openly about his drive and viewpoint in life and work. He opens up about his father and how the influence of the relationship remains core to all the good he is doing within ophthalmology. We even get to hear the great man sing, which will certainly give you goosebumps.
6 Jan 2025
Episode 2 - Sir Peng’s inspiration and the drive for change
Hosts Gok Ratnarajan and Paul Singh welcome Outlier's Insights second guest, highly respected and revered ophthalmologist Professor Sir Peng Khaw, to talk all things Ophthalmology; what inspires him and how he has overcome challenges to become one of the world's leading and most respected specialists.
Peng gives his view on the path success and the perception others have of what success means.
In this episode, the OI team probe Peng on what motivates his passion to push boundaries in his field. Peng gives a passionate and honest overview of his views of the profession and how it has progressed since he started.
The team discuss AI, its place in the profession and how it will impact advancements and improvements in the field. Peng also discusses his professional fears and concerns and how we could overcome them to develop personally.
20 Nov 2024
Episode 1 - The Opposite of Success is Mediocrity
In the first of our Outlier's Insights podcast episodes, globally renowned ophthalmologists Gok Ratnarajan and Paul Singh are in discussion with “The Rockstar” of Ophthalmology, Ike Ahmed. They discuss the mindset to achieve greatness and the road to success. Ike gives an honest and open account of what his motivations are, not only in his career but in life. Ike discusses how he is an outlier and the cultural, personal and professional challenges these have posed.
Ike gives his advice on circumnavigating challenges to exceed expectation.
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Motivations and drivers for success.
Channelling fear of failure to get the best from yourself.
Discussing collaboration and working together to succeed.
Working towards a steady personal balance.
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