Name:

Mr Lyndon da Cruz

Area(s) of specialism/subspecialism:

Vitreo-Retinal Surgery and Medical retina (Diabetic retinopathy and Macular degeneration, Retinal detachment, Macular Surgery and Macular Translocation)

Year of first medical qualification:

1987

Location of Initial medical training:

Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia

Location of Ophthalmology training:

Roayl Perth Hospital, Western Australia,

Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford, UK

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK

Further key experience:

Vitreoretinal surgical fellow ,Royal Perth Hospital

Vitreoretinal surgical fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Medical retinal fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital

PhD – retinal gene therapy, Perth Western Australia

Date joined Moorfields:

February 2000

Membership of professional/national/regional bodies:

Fellow of Royal college of Ophthalmologists, Australia

Fellow of Royal college of Ophthalmologists, London UK.

Current NHS/university posts, whether full/part time, and starting year:

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Great Ormand Street Hospital for Children

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London.

Other professional achievements:

Howard Florey fellow, The Royal Society, UK

Menzies scholar, Australia, 2000

Medical retinal section editor, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Grant reviewer, Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Languages spoken:

English

Research interests:

Cell transplantation for macular and retinal dystrophies

Translocation surgery for Age related Macular Degeneration

Gene therapy for inherited retinal dystrophies.