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PROFESSOR DAWN SIM

Professor Dawn Sim

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Director of Telemedicine at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Professor at UCL.
Medical Director in Ophthalmology, Genentech
PhD research in Neurobiology.
Dermot Pierse prize, Royal Society of Medicine in 2009.
ARVO Awards in 2007 and 2015.
The Ophthalmologist Power 100 - 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Detailed Bio

Areas of Specialism: Medical Retina: Retinal vascular diseases, Diabetic eye disease, Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Retinal imaging, Retinal therapies – laser and intravitreal injections, Teleophthalmology Cataract Surgery: Perioperative and surgical management of cataracts in medical retinal disease.
Key Experience: St George's Hospital University of London; BSc (Hons), MBBS (1999 - 2002). Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London; PhD research in the Diabetic Retinopathy Repair Project (2011-2014). Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Clinical research into teleophthalmology programs using widefield retinal imaging (2014). Medical Retina Fellowship (2014-2015). Moorfields Eye Hospital; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Full-time (2015 - onwards).
Professional Membership: General Medical Council (GMC). Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
Other Professional Achievements: Alcon Early Career Research Award. ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (2015). Patent: Depot Indocyanine Green Dye for visualizating inflammation. UCL Business (2014). European Retinal Panel. Allergan (2013-2015). Gold Sponsorship; Primer Design Ltd (2012). PhD Project Grant. Fight for Sight (2011-2014). Dermot Pierse prize. Royal Society of Medicine (2009). Young Investigator's Award. Asia ARVO (2007).

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Menopause And Dry Eyes

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Can Makeup Damage Your Eyes?

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HAPPY EYES ON HOLIDAY

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Interview with Our Professor Dawn Sim

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