What We Do
PilotPerception is a website and media channels devoted to helping pilots and the aviation industry understand and improve vision, sensory perception, and human factors that influence aeronautical decision making. Founded by a board-certified eye surgeon and flight instructor, we bring together experts in the fields of eye care and aviation to make the complex simple.
About John A. Hovanesian, MD
Dr. John Hovanesian is an internationally recognized leader and innovator in cataract, corneal, and laser eye surgery. Newsweek has recognized him among the top 35 eye surgeons in the US–out of 17,000 eligible colleagues–based on a poll of his peers. The Ophthalmologist, a UK publication, has named him among the world’s 100 most influential people in eye care globally. A board-certified ophthalmologist and faculty member at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute, he has published hundreds of research papers and continues to teach through his medical blog at Healio.com and through national and international meetings of his colleagues.
John is also a CFII, teaching pilots at Pacific Flight Aviation at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California (KSNA). More information on his background can be found at his medical practice’s website.
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