About

Experience & education

• 2024 – presentHead of retina services; Senior ophthalmologist; Retinal Specialist; Retinal and Cataract surgeon — Kaplan Medical Center; Ophthalmology Consultant, Baer Yakov Health Care Center, Maccabi
• 01.2023 – 12.2023Vitreoretinal fellowship, Sydney Eye Hospital
• 08.2021 – 11.2022Vitreoretinal fellowship, Kaplan Medical Center
• 09.2016 – 08.2021Ophthalmology residency, Kaplan Medical Center
• 2016License to practise medicine, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 2015 – 2016Medical internship, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
• 2010 – 2015Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• 2008 – 2010M.Sc. in Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• 2005 – 2008B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Publications

1. Berco E, Kozlov Y, Ostrovsky M, Tuli R, Kin Man Lee T, Samocha K, Shcolnik E, Goldfeather Ben Zaken S, Shoham-Hazon N. Comparative Real-World Efficacy of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Ophthalmologica. 2026;249(1):50-60.
2. Ostrovsky M, Levi M, Goldfeather Ben Zaken S, Shcolnik E, Shoham-Hazon N, Weinberg T, Kozlov Y, Schlesinger M, Bareket M, Meir A, Marcovich AL, Berco E. Flanged Polypropylene Scleral Fixation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Outcomes and Considerations. J Refract Surg. 2026 Apr;42(4):e343-e353.
3. Sagiv RG, Rosenblatt HN, Zamir E, Altarescu A, Ben-Zaken SG, Rotfogel Z. Efficiency of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drug switch in patients who did not respond to a series of bevacizumab injections. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2026 May 1;74(5):777-783.
4. Nagar NB, Ostrovsky M, Shoham-Hazon N, Tuli R, Lee TKM, Buchnick N, Beluga S, Bramnik L, Shcolnik E, Goldfeather Ben Zaken S, Levy N, Bareket M, Berco E. Real-world comparison of faricimab and aflibercept as second-line therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026.
5. Goldfeather Ben-Zaken S, Kleinmann G. Results of using the AssiAnchor capsule device for subluxated crystalline lenses. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Dec;69(12):3511-3514.
6. Berco E, Ostrovsky M, Esomchukwu O, Zaks O, Schlesinger M, Molina EJC, Ben-Zaken SG, Shoham-Hazon N. Risk of ptosis following eyelid speculum assisted intravitreal anti-VEGF injections. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun;263(6):1711-1717.
7. Rabinovitch T, Ben-Arie-Weintrob Y, Hareuveni-Blum T, Shaer B, Vishnevskia-Dai V, Shulman S, Newman H, Biadsy M, Masarwa D, Fischer N, Yovel O, Goldfeather-Ben Zaken S, Habot-Wilner Z. Uveitis after the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection: a possible association. Retina. 2021 Dec 1;41(12):2462-2471.
8. Shcolnik E, Shoham-Hazon N, Tuli R, Schlesinger M, Ben Zaken SG, Kozlov Y, Berco E. Autologous retinal graft surgery for refractory macular holes without postoperative head positioning. Retina. 2025.
9. Levinger N, Barequet I, Levinger E, Ben Zaken SG, Levinger S. Acute cataract development in a 43-year-old woman after an ultrasound eyelid-tightening procedure. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2021 Oct 28;24:101226.
10. Levinger N, Erdinest N, London N, Levinger E, Goldfeather Ben Zaken S, Barequet D, Barequet I, Achiron A, Levinger S. Femtosecond laser-assisted double intraocular lens exchange in nanophthalmic eyes. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2024 Feb 12;15(1):143-149.
11. Paz T, Rappoport D, Leiba H, Goldfeather S, Levy N. Treating macular edema with nepafenac in neuroretinitis. JOJ Ophthalmol. 2017;5(4):555666.