Our research themes
Vascular Disease
and Inflammation
Restoring eye health by further understanding and rebalancing of the immune system.
Theme Lead: Prof. Sobha Sivaprasad
Co-Lead: Prof. Marcus Fruttiger
Genomic Discovery
and Therapeutics
Using advances in genetics to develop personalised interventions, including gene therapies, for a wide range of ocular conditions.
Theme Lead: Prof. Alison Hardcastle
Co-Lead: Prof. James Bainbridge
Regenerative Therapies, Lasers
and Medical Devices
Developing cell-based therapies and diagnostics; controlling scar repair and restoring function with biodevices and new technology; improving current therapies and drug delivery for global benefit.
Theme Lead: Prof. Julie Daniels
Co-Lead: Prof. Pete Coffey
Translational Data Science
Harnessing the huge wealth of ophthalmic data characterising human ophthalmic diversity at a population level and delivering this data to the other themes, as well as digital and therapeutic innovations at the clinical level.
Theme Lead: Prof. Paul Foster
Co-Lead: Dr Anthony Khawaja
Imaging, Visual Assessment
and Digital Innovation
Using innovations in medical imaging and artificial intelligence (A.I.) to assess the structure and function of the eye in great detail, and applying these across the other themes at the level of both clinical care and research.
Theme Lead: Prof. Pearse Keane
Co-Lead: Prof. Marinko Sarunic