Professor Anthony Khawaja
Private
NHS
Locations I work from
Insurers I work with
- Aviva
- AXA PPP
- Bupa
- Vitality
- Western Provident Association (WPA)
Age ranges treated
- Adults (age 16 and above)
Qualifications / Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Foulds Trophy 2013, Chair of Informatics & Audit Sub-committee)
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Achievement Award 2011, Senior Achievement Award 2018, Secretariat Award 2010 & 2020)
- Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- President-elect of the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium
- Member of the European Glaucoma Society (Next Generation Partnership Co-chair)
- Director of the European Society of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Programme
- Member of the Glaucoma Research Society (limited to 100 members globally)
- Member of the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society
Current NHS / University Post
- Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Glaucoma Service Training Director (2017-2020)
- Professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
- Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge
- Honorary Clinical Lecturer, King's College London
Medical training
- University of Cambridge - MA(Cantab)
- University College London - MB BS
- University of Cambridge - Masters in Epidemiology (Nick Day Prize)
- University of Cambridge - PhD in Epidemiology
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - SHO and Registrar training
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Glaucoma Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School - Berkeley Fellowship
Research interest / experience
- Genetic basis of glaucoma (lead author for landmark 2018 study published in Nature Genetics)
- Predicting glaucoma risk on the basis of genetics
- Lifestyle and other modifiable factors associated with glaucoma
- Real-world outcomes of glaucoma treatments and procedures
- UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellow
- Voted in The Ophthalmologist's top 100 most influential thought leaders in ophthalmology globally
- Moorfields Research Medal, 2016
- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Research Excellence Award, 2018
Languages spoken
- English
Professor Anthony Khawaja
Practice manager: Alison Palmer-Anscomb
Last updated
3rd September 2025