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Professor Chris Hammond
Professor Chris Hammond

Professor Chris Hammond

Frost professor of Ophthalmology

  • Head of Section, Section of Ophthalmology

Research interests

  • Twin Research

Biography

Chris's research focuses on common eye diseases such as glaucoma, myopia, dry eye disease and age-related cataract.

Chris has been the Frost Professor of Ophthalmology at King’s College London and a Consultant Ophthalmologist (specialising in paediatric ophthalmology and squint surgery) at St Thomas’ Hospital since 2011. 

He has led international studies finding genes that are involved in eye diseases, and is one of the leading scientists in this field, with ground-breaking research showing that many of these age-related diseases have an important genetic basis.

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