Trained in ophthalmology in UK, Mr Verity undertook two Fellowships in ophthalmic adnexal disease before joining the Consultant staff at Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2004.
He is a Full Member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (previous Treasurer), and Treasurer for the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
In 2009, he was elected to the Orbital Society, and was Editor-in-Chief of the journal ORBIT from 2010 – 2018. In 2016 he became Oculoplastic Section Editor for the Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.
His medical publications in peer-reviewed journals and books include over 100 publications. With a wide range of research interests, he is an active national and international teacher and surgical trainer.
Mr Verity also has a life-long interest in the charitable work of the St John Eye Hospital. In 2014 he was invested in the Order of St John, and in 2018 was appointed Hospitaller of the Order.