Robyn Guymer

About Robyn Guymer

Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia; Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), University of Melbourne; Senior Consultant Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

What industry trends are catching your attention right now? 

Treatments for geographic atrophy, along with gene therapy for longer, more sustained treatments.

Make a bold prediction for the future of ophthalmology.

We’ll soon have better early intervention capabilities in disease development.

What global trends in eye health should ophthalmologists be aware of? 

The growing elderly population and increase in age-related eye diseases, such as AMD and glaucoma, as well as the ongoing diabetic tsunami, will overwhelm our ability to provide optimal eye care unless we reinvent our approach to patient treatment in the future.