Speakers

Mr Luke Nicholson is a leading consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He specialises in retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular oedema, diabetic retinopathy, and cataract surgery. Mr Nicholson has an MD in Retinal Vascular Diseases from University College London and an MBBS (Distinction) in Medicine/Surgery from Newcastle University. He also has fellowships from the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth). Furthermore, he was a Medical Retina Clinical and Research Fellow at the Moorfields NIHR BRC Clinical Research Facility between 2014 to 2016 and undertook further Medical Retina and Uveitis Clinical Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital between 2017 and 2018. Mr Nicholson is a respected clinical leader and is the Director of the Medical Retina Service at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. His research on retinal vein occlusion and diabetic retinopathy, and the use of retinal imaging in managing risks for future complications in retinal vascular diseases, has been published in various peer-reviewed journals. He is also currently leading several national and international clinical studies in diabetic retinopathy. He is also a member of various professional organisations including the General Medical Council (GMC) and the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA).

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