QUALIFICATIONS
| FARVO | Assoc. for Research in Vision &Ophthalmology, Washington (2010) |
| FRCS (Hon) | Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (1996) |
| MD | University College Cork (1992) |
| FRCOphth | Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (1988) |
| FRCS | Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow (1987) |
| MB, BCh, BAO | University College Cork (1982) |
APPOINTMENTS
| Professor of Ophthalmology | University College Dublin 2004 -To date |
| Consultant Ophthalmologist | Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 1998 -To date |
| Consultant Ophthalmologist | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1993 -7 |
| Senior Lecturer | University of Edinburgh 1993 -7 |
| Glaucoma Clinical Fellow | Moorfields Eye Hospital, London 1992 |
| Senior Registrar/Lecturer | St Paul’s Eye Hosptal, Liverpool 1990 -2 |
| Glaucoma Research Fellow | New England Medical Centre, Boston1988 -9 |
| Registrar, Ophthalmology | King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor1986 -8 |
| SHO, Ophthalmology | King’s College Hospital, London 1985 -6 |
| SHO, Ophthalmology | The London Hospital, London1985 -5 |
| SHO, Neurosurgery | Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, London 1984 -5 |
| Anatomy Demonstrator | University College Cork 1983 -4 |
INVITED LECTURES (5 years)
| 24: What is going on in the Optic Nerve Head in Human Glaucoma |
School of Optometry, University of California, Berkerley,USA Feb 2017 |
| 23: Optic Disc Cupping in Glaucoma | Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, USA Oct 2016 |
| 22: Fibrotic Mechanisms in Glaucoma: Lamina Cribrosa and Trabecular Meshwork | ISER, Tokoyo, Sept 2016 |
| 21: Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma: Genes and Environment | Moorfields Eye Hospital Alumni Meeting, London, March 2016 |
| 20: Mechanisms of Optic Nerve Damage in Glaucoma | Atlantic Coast Symposium, Halifax, Canada, Sept 2015 |
| 19: Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma | Atlantic Coast Symposium, Halifax, Canada, Sept 2015 |
| 18: Epigenetics and Neuroprotection in Glaucoma | Oxford Congress, July 2015 |
| 17: Optic Disc Cupping in Glaucoma: Lab perspective | RVEEH Dublin, June 2015 |
| 16: Autophagy in the Lamina Cribrosa in Glaucoma | ARVO, Denver, May 2015 |
| 15: OCT imaging in Glaucoma | Optometry Symposium, DIT, Dublin, Feb 2015 |
| 14: Mechanisms in Glaucoma Fibrosis | EVER, Nice October 2014 |
| 13: Role of RPE cell in Optic Nerve Cupping | Glaucoma Research Society, Wyoming, August 2014 |
| 12: Biomarkers in Glaucoma | European Glaucoma Society, Nice, June 2014 |
| 11: Oxidative Stress in Glaucoma | Moorfields Alumni, ARVO, Orlando, May 2014 |
| 10: Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Glaucoma |
Basel, November 2014 |
| 09: Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute | University of Indianapolis, October, 2013 |
| 08: Loris and David Rich Lecture | Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham, University of Alabama, October 2013 |
| 07: Optic Nerve Fibrosis in Glaucoma | Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, October 2013 |
| 06: Therapeutic Targets in Lamina Cribrosa Re-modelling in Glaucoma |
Western Eye Hospital/Imperial College Alumni Day, London, June 2013 |
| 05: Update on Stents and Tubes in Glaucoma Surgery | Irish College of Ophthalmologists, Killarney, May 2013 |
| 04: Fibrosis in Glaucoma. | ARVO, Seattle, May 2013 |
| 03: Role of CTGF in matrix changes in pseudo-exfoliation Glaucoma |
ARVO, Seattle, May 2013 |
| 02: Mechanobiology of the Lamina Cribrosa | International Society for Eye Research, Berlin, July 2012 |
| 01: Role of Lamina Cribrosa Cells in ECM alterations in Glaucoma |
ARVO, Fort Lauderdale, May 5, 2012 |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
| Irish College of Ophthalmology | International Society for Eye Research |
| UK and Eire Glaucoma Society | European Glaucoma Society |
| Glaucoma Research Society | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |