Richard Wormald has been a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital since 1994, and prior to that at the Western Eye Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital Medical School. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Ophthalmology University College London, and at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Richard trained in ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital with FRCS Glasgow in 1984 and FRCOphth in 1986. He trained in Medicine and Surgery at Cambridge University and the London Hospital 1977 and completed a Masters in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1988.

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Richard has 25 years experience in epidemiology of eye health both nationally and internationally including experience of the preservation and analysis of data from the blind and partial sight registers and now CVI data for England and Wales. Richard has served as a medical advisory trustee for two major international NGOs for the prevention of blindness – Sight Savers International from 1998-2006 and Fred Hollows (UK) from 2010 until present. He is a Trustee for Vision UK and the British Council for the Prevention of Blindness

 

Richard is a world leader in evidence based ophthalmology as Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Eyes and Vision group, which produces high quality systematic reviews informing guidelines and policy. He has been a council member of the RCOphth and is now a member of their scientific committee.

Richard has a well established track record in ophthalmic clinical and population based research with more than 200 published research papers, which have been influential on major sight loss issues. Richard was a Steering Committee member for the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Sight Loss and Vision.