Dimitri Azar is an American ophthalmologist, professor, inventor and current CEO of Lacristat, a San Jose based ophthalmology bio-tech company.

[10][3] Azar is the CEO of Lacristat, a San Jose headquartered ophthalmology biotech company and serves as Senior Advisor at Verily.

Azar was a senior director of ophthalmological innovation at Verily, where ophthalmological projects include the development of smart contact lenses, including lenses designed to assist those with presbyopia and an intraocular lens.

[19] In 2016, Weill Cornell Medical College awarded Azar with the John McLean Medal.

[20] From 2008 to 2010, Chicago Magazine, in cooperation with Castle Connelly Medical Ltd., listed Azar as one of the top doctors in ophthalmology.

[20][22] On June 27, 2019, he received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Balamand, in recognition of his significant lifetime achievements as a world-renowned scholar, creative inventor, academician, and eye surgeon.