Emilio A. Torres-Netto is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon trained in renowned centers in Brazil, USA, France and Switzerland.  He has received 12 prizes and awards from the largest societies in ophthalmology and, in 2018, was unanimously chosen as the inaugural Winner of the International Council of Ophthalmology Award. Torres-Netto is engaged in the development of new and innovative therapeutic approaches for keratoconus, cross-linking and refractive surgeries at the ELZA-Institute and University of Zurich.