VISWANATHAN Ananth

Consultant Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK


Consultant Surgeon (Glaucoma), Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Honorary Visiting Professor, City University, London
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Ophthalmology, London

 

Research interests
Quality of life in glaucoma
Visual psychophysics in glaucoma
Complex genetics in common eye disease

Leadership positions
Chairman of EGS GlaucoGENE (European Glaucoma Society Genetic Epidemiology Network)
Co-chair of World Glaucoma Association Promulgation committee

Advisory roles
Honorary Medical Advisory Panel to the UK Secretary of State on Visual Disorders and Driving
World Glaucoma Association Committee on Guidelines for Reporting and Publishing
World Glaucoma Association Consensus Committee on Medical Therapy of Glaucoma
Asia Pacific Glaucoma Guideline International Review Committee
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2 Management Committee (and Principal Applicant for Glaucoma)
UK Medical Research Council Steering Committee on Glaucoma Screening Feasibility Study (and Study Collaborator)
UK Genetic Testing Network Working Group
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre Health Technology Assessment invited expert peer reviewer
NIHR Senior Research Fellowship Scheme invited expert external peer reviewer
Editorial Board, International Glaucoma Review

Memberships
Statistical Genetics Group, Institute of Psychiatry, London
British Eye Study Group
Centre for Human Genetics, University College London
UK & Eire Glaucoma Society
ARVO