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British Council for the Prevention of Blindness

Prevention of Blindness Fellowship

Following on from the BCPB's success in funding Boulter Fellows, who train at Masters level in Community Eye Health, the Trustees have decided to set up a Prevention of Blindness Fellowship Programme

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Prevention of Blindness Fellowships

Advisory Panel
Professor James Morgan
MA, DPhil, FRCOphth
Reader in Ophthalmology,
Cardiff University (Chairman)


Mr Michael Clark
FRCS, FRCOphth
Reader in Ophthalmology,
Claremont Wing Eye Dept
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne

Miss Parul Desai
MSc, PhD, FRCS,
FRCOphth, MFPHM
Consultant in Ophthalmology
and Public Health, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Professor Harminder Dua 
PhD, FRCSE, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
University of Nottingham

Mr Peter Francis
PhD, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
St Thomas’ Hospital, London

Mr James Kirwan
FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth

Mr Ian Murdoch
BSc, MSc, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Senior Lecturer,
Institute of Ophthalmology, London
Honorary Senior Lecturer,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dr Giuliana Silvestri
MD, FRCP(Ed), FRCS, FRCOphth
Head of Department, Ophthalmology
Queens University Belfast

Professor Miles Stanford
MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist,
St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Professor, University of London

Professor Simon Harding
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist
Head, Ophthalmology Research Unit,
School of Clinical Sciences
University of Liverpool

Dr Caroline MacEwen
MBChB,MD, FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth, FFSEM
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Professor Paul Foster
BMedSci, BMBS, PhD, FRCS(Ed)
Senior Lecturer
University College London Institute of Ophthalmology

International Advisor - Mr Peter Ackland
Chief Executive
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Dr Elena Schmidt
Head of Research,
Sightsavers International,
West Sussex.