Qualifications
- Medical School: The University of Nottingham Medical School
- Qualification: MB BS
- Date of award: 1989
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Qualification: FRCS(Ed) Specialising in Ophthalmology
- Date of award: 1994
- Other degree or qualification: University of Nottingham
- Qualification: BMedSc - Bachelor of Biomedical science
- Date of award: 1987
- Other degree or qualification: University of London
- Qualification: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- Date of award: 2002
Awards and Prizes
Singapore National Eye Centre Merit Award for Research 1997
Moorfields Eye Hospital Research Prize 2001
Professional profile
Mr Paul Foster a consultant glaucoma specialist with a particular interest in angle-closure glaucoma. He runs the only specialist clinic for angle-closure glaucoma in Europe at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He has had extensive clinical and research training in glaucoma in London, Oxford and Singapore.
Other contributions to the NHS
All research Mr Foster carrys out is intended to inform and improve the care that patients in the NHS (and around the world) receive.
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Elected Member, Glaucoma Research Society (Formerly the Glaucoma Society of the International Congress of Ophthalmology)
- Council Member, International Society of Ophthalmic Epidemiology (formerly ISGEO)
- Member, Advisory Board, Association of International Glaucoma Societies (AIGS)
- Task-force on Identification and Treatment of Glaucoma in Developing Countries, World Ophthalmological Congress
Research interests
Mr Foster's primary research interests concern the epidemiology (the distribution, risk factors and control) of glaucoma and myopia, with a special interest in the detection, prevention and treatment of angle-closure glaucoma. I am currently running several randomised clinical trials on management of angle-closure glaucoma. I am also collaborating with colleagues at Cambridge University and The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to run a study of eye disease in 10,000 people in East Anglia (The EPIC Norfolk Eye Study) which aims to give information about the impact of lifestyle, environment, diet and genetics on major age-related eye diseases in the UK.
Summary of recent publications
Dr Foster has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. A small sample is given below, but an up-to-date list can be seen on PUBMED (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed), by typing "Foster PJ" into the search box.
Text Books
- Author(s): Garway-Heath, Foster, Hitchings, Title: Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology, Chapter: Primary Gl, Year: 2004, Publisher: Elsevier-Mosby
Journals
- Author(s): He MG, Friedman DS, Ge J, Huang W, Jin C, Lee PS, Khaw PT, Foster PJ, Title: Laser peripheral iridotomy in primary angle closur, Journal: Ophthalmology, Volume: 114, Year: 2007, PageNo: 494-500
- Author(s): Yip JL, Machin D, Aung T, Khaw PT, Wong TY, Khaw KT, Seah SK, Foster PJ, Title: Socio-Economic Status and Intraocular Pressure: Th, Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmolology , Volume: 91, Year: 2007, PageNo: 56-61
- Author(s): de Silva DJ, Gazzard G, Foster PJ, Title: Laser iridotomy in dark irides., Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume: 91, Year: 2007, PageNo: 222-225
Web links
Professional Pictures
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An image of the anterior chamber (the space between cornea and iris) of an eye with angle-closure, showing contact between iris and the trabecular meshwork at the root of the iris.
Glaucoma damage to the optic nerve, which often occurs as a consequence or increased intraocular pressure
A laser iridotomy (a hole made in the edge of the iris) at 11 o'clock
An eye that has suffered "acute" angle-closure, with high pressure damaging the lens and iris
