About Us

Alan is a consultant ophthalmologist in Glasgow. His clinical interests include shared care service delivery and complex glaucoma surgery.

Andy works at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) and holds an honorary Professor appointment at Plymouth University. He has published in excess of 50 papers and has contributed to three books. He has also recently been involved in a novel glaucoma surgery training initiative using plastic simulated eyes.

Andy trained at The Royal London Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital and St Marys Hospital (Western Eye), and also completed a MD on visual function in glaucoma at Moorfields/Institute of Ophthalmology. He undertook a clinical fellowship in glaucoma at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Infirmary, Melbourne, Australia, and also worked as a clinical researcher with the Glaucoma Inheritance Study in Tasmania (GIST), under Prof David Mackey. He is a Trustee of the Gloucestershire Eye Therapy Trust charity, and a referee for a number of journals.

Chris has glaucoma and has been a Lay member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Vice Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges patient-lay committee.  More recently, she has been our representative on the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) looking at capacity in eye hospitals.

David trained as a chartered accountant, becoming Business Controller with AM International then Controller of their German subsidiary. He brings senior management experience of acquisitions, corporate governance, financial control, management of IT, logistics, HR and internal audit.

Roxanne is a nurse researcher and a research nurse at the NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and also sits on the board of the Royal College of Nursing Ophthalmic Nursing Forum. She is passionate about all aspects of ophthalmic patient care, including self-management, research and patient and public involvement/engagement.

Susan is a practising optometrist. She has professional certificates in glaucoma and medical retina, a degree in Law, an MA in medical ethics and law and a PhD. Susan was awarded the Fellowship of the College of Optometrists for her contribution to the profession in 2008 and as well as being a practising optometrist she is Clinical Adviser for the College of Optometrists, Optometric Adviser for NHS England South (South East), and a Case Examiner for the General Optical Council.

James is Professor of Ophthalmology at Cardiff University and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the University Hospital of Wales. He leads the OpenEyes electronic patient record development group. His laboratory research is focused on developing treatments to reverse vision loss in glaucoma.

I have been a Consultant Ophthalmologist in the Glaucoma Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust for over 10 years. I have a research interest in clinical trials of new drug treatments and drug delivery. Awarded a Doctorate in Medicine for work in wound healing after glaucoma surgery and review the outcomes of trabeculectomy surgery for the Trust.

Julian was diagnosed with glaucoma over 30 years ago and has been a member of the charity since the early 1990’s.  He worked as an independent economic consultant for the United Nations in the Ukraine, the Council of Europe and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Before that he worked for the Bank of England and the Civil Service, and as an economist with the Ministry of Overseas Development advising on the feasibility of UK aid projects.

Laura Crawley is a consultant ophthalmologist and Head of Specialty at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with specialist interests in glaucoma and cataract surgery.

Leon is a consultant ophthalmologist at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

His major areas of expertise are glaucoma, cornea related problems and cataract.

 Nick is consultant ophthalmologist and director of medical services at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Pankaj is a consultant ophthalmologist in Edinburgh.  His main interest is shared care glaucoma services and patient awareness in glaucoma. He started the first patient support group meeting in Scotland with Glaucoma UK, and works for patient support and awareness not just in the UK but across the world.​

Paul is Head of Optometry at Bristol Eye Hospital, and also runs the hospital’s Visual Electrophysiology Department. Throughout his career he has worked to develop and modernise care pathways, in particular for patients with glaucoma, by advocating multidisciplinary care provision. He has contributed to this both directly within the Hospital Eye Service and also indirectly by involvement with professional role developments within optometry that support multidisciplinary care, such as design and delivery of specialist qualifications both in glaucoma and prescribing of medicines.

Anthony is a consultant ophthalmologist at Nottingham University Hospital, and an Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Nottingham.  He runs a tertiary referral glaucoma service and a glaucoma fellowship program. His primary research interest is in the clinical management of glaucoma, particularly advanced glaucoma, and he is particularly interested in patients’ preferences for management of their condition.

Gus is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He is Professor of Ophthalmology (Glaucoma Studies) at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and is currently Director of the Glaucoma service at Moorfields.

Philip is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Western Eye and Hillingdon Hospitals in London. He is also Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Plymouth University and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine and trustee of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Rani is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Bristol Eye Hospital with special interest in glaucoma and neuro ophthalmology. Her current area of interest is in uveitis associated glaucoma, non-penetrating glaucoma.

Rashmi Mathew is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in glaucoma. She is heavily involved in Medical Education and is the Deputy Director for Undergraduate Education at  Moorfields and is the Glaucoma Module Lead for the MSc in Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology. She is also the Lead for New Consultant and Resident Leadership Training.  She has a huge advocate for patient education and has been running Glaucoma Patient Information Days since 2011.

Ray has been a member for many years having received good advice from the charity followed by successful laser treatment for acute angle glaucoma. Before retirement he was MD of the Farmers’ Co-operative Kent Wool Growers (KWG) and as a non-executive director of Novagas.

Robert is an Optometrist Consultant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, an Honorary Professor of Optometry in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professor in Optometry at City, University of London.

Shabbir is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon based at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation trust. His main sub-specialist interests include medical, laser and surgical management of patients with glaucoma.

Stephen is optometrist who until recently ran 6 practices in the north west of England. He particularly valued his involvement in shared-care activities for diabetic eye screening, cataract direct referral and ocular hypertension refinement. He also has first hand experience of living with glaucoma.

Teresa has glaucoma and wants to both understand and be involved with glaucoma in a broader sense and at a more strategic level.

Teresa is an architect with over 35 years’ experience and can bring professionalism, leadership and diplomacy to the board. She has a keen interest in the underlying issues that influence the design, planning and delivery of better homes and places. She believes that good design, coupled with an intelligent use of money and a commitment to social and environmental change are a force for good – and that these are valuable and relevant transferable skills.

Winifred Nolan is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and Honorary Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Clinical interests include diagnosis and treatment of Primary angle closure glaucoma and management of secondary and complex glaucoma cases. Her research interests are prevention of glaucoma blindness in low income populations.

Wojciech is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Glaucoma at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. He has an interest in the processes of commissioning and payment for health care, supporting the RCOphth and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

For the last 20 years Yolanda has project-managed community regeneration programmes in Kent and East Sussex, and has served as a trustee for regional charitable organisations.  She holds executive positions with strategic transport and tourism organisations and chairs groups delivering leisure projects and an annual film & arts festival, with a special interest in access for sight impaired people. Yolanda was diagnosed with ocular hypertension in 2010.