Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medical Science (Upper Second Class Honours), University of Nottingham
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM BS), University of Nottingham
• PhD in Ophthalmic Epidemiology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
• Fellowship in Ophthalmology, Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
• Fellowships by Election: Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Current Roles

• Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology & Glaucoma Studies, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
• Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital
• Research Theme Lead, Population & Data Sciences, UCL
• Co-Theme Lead, Translational Data Sciences, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields & UCL

Research and Publications

• H-index: 105
• Total Citations: 38,584 (as of Dec 2024)
• Lead or Co-author of over 300 peer-reviewed papers
• Highly cited publications in glaucoma epidemiology and public health
• Principal Investigator for major cohort studies including EPIC Norfolk and UK Biobank Eye Study

Research Leadership & Funding

• Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on over £44 million in competitive research funding
• Major funders include NIHR, Wellcome Trust, Fight for Sight, British Heart Foundation, and the European Commission
• Established UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium, involving 80 members across 22 institutions

Awards and Recognition

• Alcon Research Institute Prize
• Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• UK Clinical Impact Award, Level 2
• Named among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Ophthalmology (2014, 2016, 2023, 2024)
• Pei Fei Lee Lecturer, Harvard University, 2024

National and Policy Leadership

• Member, NICE Glaucoma Guidelines Committee
• Chair, RCOphth Guidelines Committees on Virtual Clinics and Angle-closure Glaucoma
• Lead for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Academic Committee (2015–2024)
• Strategic lead for national service redesign during COVID-19 (Project HERCULES)

Global & Academic Engagement

• Honorary Professor, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
• International leadership roles in glaucoma research and epidemiology consortia
• Key contributor to the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium and international trials

Teaching & Mentorship

• Course Director and Lecturer at UCL for various postgraduate ophthalmology programs
• Supervised over a dozen PhD and doctoral students internationally
• Regular examiner for doctoral theses across the UK, Europe, and Asia