Prof. Ananth Viswanathan

BSc(Hons), MBBS (Lond), FRCOphth, MD Glaucoma / Cataract

Having graduated from St Thomas's Hospital in 1989 and completed a residency in Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Prof. Viswanathan is a Consultant Surgeon at Moorfields specialising in Cataract and Glaucoma. In addition to the clinical component of his work, Prof. Viswanathan is active in teaching and research: he contributes in these areas locally, nationally and internationally.

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Professional memberships:


  • BSc(Hons) in Neuroscience

  • MD in Visual Psychophysics in Glaucoma

  • PhD in Genetic Epidemiology

  • Member of Asia Pacific Glaucoma Guideline International Review Committee

  • Member of Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2 Management Committee (and Principal Applicant for Glaucoma)

  • Member of Medical Research Council Steering Committee on Glaucoma Screening Feasibility Study (and Study Collaborator)

  • Member of UK Genetic Testing Network Working Group

  • Member of the British Eye Study Group

  • Member of World Glaucoma Association Guidelines for Reporting and Publishing Committee

  • Editorial Board Member, International Glaucoma Review

  • Member of UK & Eire Glaucoma Society

  • Member of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

  • Member of Statistical Genetics Group, Institute of Psychiatry. London

  • Member of the International Perimetric Society

  • Invited Expert, Lasker Foundation / International Retinal Research Foundation Initiative for Innovation in Vision Science

Current Positions:


  • UCL Professor (2020)

  • Consultant Surgeon (Glaucoma), Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Honorary Visiting Professor, City University, London

  • Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Ophthalmology, London. Starting year 2003

Research interest / experience:


  • Vision (visual psychophysics) in glaucoma: early detection, progression

  • Quality of life / disability in glaucoma

  • Complex genetics in common eye disease

  • Chairman of EGS GlaucoGENE (European Genetic Epidemiology network)

  • Chairman of UK Glaucoma Early Diagnosis Programme

  • Co-Chair of World Glaucoma Association Promulgation Committee

  • Member of Honorary Medical Advisory Panel to the Secretary of State on Visual Disorders and Driving

Medical training:


  • St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, London

  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

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