ABOUT NICK
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| OCT-detected changes in the optic nerve head in an experimental model of glaucoma | Spectral-domain OCT volume of the optic nerve head |
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Nick Strouthidis has two research doctoral degrees. The first, an MD, was awarded in 2007 following research undertaken at the glaucoma research unit at Moorfields Eye Hospital. His MD thesis explored novel methods of detecting glaucoma disease progression using psychophysical tests and optic nerve imaging. He subsequently undertook a research fellowship at the Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory at the Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA. During this time he investigated new OCT imaging technology in an experimental model of glaucoma. In this post he developed collaborations with engineers fuelling an interest in biomechanics of the optic nerve head in glaucoma. He was subsequently awarded a PhD from University College London, based on the work undertaken at the Devers Eye Institute.
MD thesis available here
PhD thesis available here
Nick Strouthidis is a funded-clinician scientist at the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He is the lead for glaucoma clinical trials and continues to pursue his own research interests:
| • | Investigating in vivo biomechanics of the optic nerve head (in collaboration with Dr Michael Girard at the In Vivo Biomechanics Laboratory, National University Singapore) |
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| • | Clinical imaging of the optic nerve in glaucoma |
| • | Investigating new surgical and laser treatments for glaucoma |
Recent Publications:
In vivo optic nerve head biomechanics: performance testing of a 3D tracking algorithm
Imaging the lamina cribrosa in glaucoma – perspectives of pathogenesis and clinical applications