David Badawi

Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sight Sciences, Inc. He is a co-inventor of the OMNI® Surgical System, VISCO360® Viscosurgical System, TRAB®360 Trabeculotomy System, Helix™Microstent, and TearCare® System.

David leads the company’s application and development of technology towards the treatment of the underlying causes of ophthalmic disease.

He also oversees the preclinical and clinical development of each of the company’s products. In addition to building Sight Sciences and helping to bring multiple innovative technologies to the operating room and the ophthalmology clinic, David runs a busy referral and surgical practice in the Chicago suburbs. David received a BS in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and an MD from Georgetown University. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA and a cornea fellowship at Emory University.