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Peng Tee Khaw

  • Children's eye conditions
  • Glaucoma
 
Glaucoma, glaucoma in children, complicated glaucoma requiring advanced surgery
  • Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre
    Practice Manager - Debbie Bryant - 020 7566 2334
 
English
 
1980
 
Southampton University Medical School
Moorfields Eye Hospital
 
Fellow in paediatric glaucoma 1989-1994, concurrent with PhD in ocular wound healing and advanced therapies to prevent scarring.
Largest tertiary referral practice for surgery in complex paediatric glaucoma in the UK.
Developed several new treatments and surgical treatments from discoveries in the laboratory.
 
1987
 
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England and Glasgow, Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Fellow of the Institute of Biology, Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, National Glaucoma Association Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee 2002 onwards, Scientific Advisory Board Cambridge Antibody Technology 2004 onwards, Wellcome Trust Neurosciences Panel 1996-2000.
On the editorial boards of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, Eye, Journal of Glaucoma, International Glaucoma Review, and the British Medical Bulletin.
Chairman, ARVO Glaucoma programme committee.
ACCEA Clinical Excellence Awards Committee.
 
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital since 1993.
Professor of Glaucoma and Ocular healing, University College London, since 1997.
Director, National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Centre.
Director of Research and Development
Programme Director "Eyes and Vision" UCL Partners
 

2008: Made “Ambassador” for contributions to eye research and fundraising, Fight for Sight Charity Gold Medal for career achievements, 25th Anniversary, King Khaled Eye Hospital and Saudi Arabian ophthalmological Society 2nd Swan Professorship and Lecturer, University of Oregon, USA 2007: Keynote Lecturer, “Healing after Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery”, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Best-in-Show award, “Advances in Trabeculectomy—the Moorfields Safer Surgery System”, American Academy of Ophthalmology New Orleans Glaucoma Guest Lecturer, European Society of Ophthalmology, Vienna A*STAR Professorship, Asia-ARVO, Singapore 2006: 19th International Lecturer, Ciba Vision, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan 2nd Ostbaum Honor Lecture, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco USA 12th Lang Lecture and Medal lecture, awarded every three years, The Royal Society of Medicine 2005: First Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) /Pfizer Translational research award. (First major ARVO award to a UK ophthalmologist since 1960 award to Sir Stewart Duke Elder). “Presented for excellence in translational research, defined as the application of fundamental scientific discoveries and novel technologies to the development and testing of solutions leading to the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of eye disease.” 2005: Richardson Cross Memorial Lecture Southern Ophthalmological Society 2005: Jubilee Medal Swedish Ophthalmological Society of Medicine 2005: Association of International Glaucoma Societies European Guest lecture 2005: American Academy Ophthalmology Achievement Award 2005: Goodwin Brenin Lecture and visiting Professorship New York University School of Medicine 2004: Winner Simfonec UK business challenge Icite company business plan to develop our MMP inhibitor patent 2004: Transamerica lecture University California San Francisco USA 2004: Janice Krushner Memorial Lecture Main lecture International Glaucoma Association 2004: 23rd Dame Ida Mann Lecture Oxford University 2003: Alcon Research Award for Scientific excellence USA, “awarded for outstanding career research contributions” 2003: 12th Sir Stewart Duke Elder Lecture Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2001: 11th George Giles Memorial Lecture, College, first Hong Leong Professorship and lecture, National University of Singapore 2000: IGR award ‘best research paper in glaucoma worldwide’ US $20,000 2000: Barbers lecture Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow 1999: Iris fund prize lecture 1999: Hunterian Professorship Royal College of Surgeons, London 1998: Alcon lecture Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists 1995 : Rogers Prize University of London (open to persons on the UK medical register) Prize awarded every two years for best research dissertation on "Advance in surgery" 1993: Royal College of Ophthalmologists/ Iris Fund Prize, awarded once every three years "to an individual under 40 years of age in the UK for outstanding ability in ophthalmic research" 2005: First Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) /Pfizer Translational research award. (First major ARVO award to a UK ophthalmologist since 1960 award to Sir Stewart Duke Elder). “Presented for excellence in translational research, defined as the application of fundamental scientific discoveries and novel technologies to the development and testing of solutions leading to the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of eye disease.” 2005: Richardson Cross Memorial Lecture Southern Ophthalmological Society2005: Jubilee Medal Swedish Ophthalmological Society of Medicine2005: Association of International Glaucoma Societies European Guest lecture2005: American Academy Ophthalmology Achievement Award2005: Goodwin Brenin Lecture and visiting Professorship New York University School of Medicine2004: Winner Simfonec UK business challenge Icite company business plan to develop our MMP inhibitor patent 2004: Transamerica lecture University California San Francisco USA2004: Janice Krushner Memorial Lecture Main lecture International Glaucoma Association 2004: 23rd Dame Ida Mann Lecture Oxford University 2003: Alcon Research Award for Scientific excellence USA, “awarded for outstanding career research contributions” 2003: 12th Sir Stewart Duke Elder Lecture Royal College of Ophthalmologists2001: 11th George Giles Memorial Lecture, College, first Hong Leong Professorship and lecture, National University of Singapore2000: IGR award ‘best research paper in glaucoma worldwide’ US $20,000 2000: Barbers lecture Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow1999: Iris fund prize lecture1999: Hunterian Professorship Royal College of Surgeons, London1998: Alcon lecture Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists1995 : Rogers Prize University of London (open to persons on the UK medical register)Prize awarded every two years for best research dissertation on "Advance in surgery" 1993: Royal College of Ophthalmologists/ Iris Fund Prize, awarded once every three years "to an individual under 40 years of age in the UK for outstanding ability in ophthalmic research"

 
Glaucoma surgery techniques, new anti-scarring agents, stem cell therapy, tissue regeneration
 

Professor Khaw also heads the wound healing and ocular repair team at the Institute of Ophthalmology. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/research