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Professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and the Institute for Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland

A little-known or interesting thing about you...

I used to be a race rower.

If you weren’t an ophthalmologist…

I’d be working in environmental biology.

The biggest breakthrough of the past two decades…

The investigation of the genome revealed millions of SNPs, and brought an in-depth insight into eye disease pathogenesis.

The biggest challenge facing your field in 2022 – and beyond…

Incorporating AI broadly, accurately, and safely in ophthalmology.

Predictions for your field…

Genetic testing will become part of routine regular care, and AI will be incorporated into routine ophthalmologic care.

Do you have any controversial opinions?

Myopia will have become the most prominent cause of blindness worldwide by 2060.

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Part of the Power List 2016

100 reasons to be proud

Welcome to The Power List 2016 – our second foray into the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.

Though we realize our list can (and should) never be definitive, who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within the field?

Here, we celebrate 100 reasons to be proud of ophthalmology.

Go to The Power List 2016