Sir Peng Tee Khaw is a

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British consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, specialising in adult and paediatric

glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that result in damage to the optic nerve (or retina) and cause vision loss. The most common type is open-angle (wide angle, chronic simple) glaucoma, in which the drainage angle for fluid within the eye rem ...

Career

Khaw was born on 8 October 1957 in

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. His father, Tan Sri Khaw Kai Boh, was a cabinet member of Tunku Abdul Rahman. His family moved back to

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soon after, and he studied at Victoria Institution in

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before leaving for the UK. Khaw studied medicine at Southampton University Medical School and qualified in 1980. He subsequently joined Moorfields in 1987 and specialised in adult and paediatric glaucoma (1989-1994), simultaneously preparing for his

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in "ocular wound healing and advanced therapies to prevent scarring". He has perhaps the greatest experience in his field in the United Kingdom and he has developed techniques for glaucoma surgery that are now in worldwide use. Khaw is Director of the

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's Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields, and

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's Institute of Ophthalmology. He has raised more than £120 million for research and buildings including funding for the world's largest Children's Eye Hospital and translational research clinical centre.

Professional memberships

* Honorary Doctor of Science ( Anglia Ruskin University) * Honorary Fellow of the

College of Optometrists The College of Optometrists is the professional, scientific and examining body for optometry in the United Kingdom, working for the public benefit. Their headquarters is at 41-42 Craven Street, London WC2, of which no 41 is a Grade II listed bu ...

* Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology * Fellow of the

Royal College of Pathologists The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) is a professional membership organisation. Its main function is the overseeing of postgraduate training, and its Fellowship Examination (FRCPath) is recognised as the standard assessment of fitness to pr ...

* Fellow of the

Academy of Medical Sciences The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998. It is one of the four UK National Academies, the others being the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. Its mission is to adv ...

* Fellow of the

Society of Biology The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Fo ...

* Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians * Honorary Fellow of the

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. The ...

* Fellow of the

Royal College of Ophthalmologists The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, founded in 1988, is an independent professional body and one of the Medical Royal Colleges. They set the standards and examinations for medical doctors aiming to become ophthalmologists, and provide surgical ...

* Fellow of the

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, it originally exist ...

* Diploma Ophthalmology (Royal College of Surgeons of England) * Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)

Professional and academic posts

* 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 since 2007 * Director of Research and Development since 2008 * Programme Director "Eyes and Vision Theme" UCL Partners since 2009

Awards and decorations

* Honorary Fellowship of The Royal College of Ophthalmologist (2021) * Awarded Senior Investigator status (one of 200 in the UK) by the

National Institute for Health Research The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the British government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research. With a budget of over £1.2 billion in 2020–21, its mission is to "impr ...

(2008, re-awarded in 2013) * Department of Health Platinum Clinical Excellence Award (one of 200 in the UK) * Gold Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Health Science Innovator (2014) *

Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

(

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) * Arthur Lim Gold Medal Lecture, Singapore National Eye Centre (2011) * The Four Liveries' Medal & Lecture. City of London (2011) * European Association for Vision and Eye Research Ophthalmic Research Award and Lecture, Greece (2010) * “Ambassador” of Fight for Sight Charity (2008)

References

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