Robert MacLaren

Robert E MacLaren
Born (1966-11-14) 14 November 1966
Surrey, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
AwardsARVO Camras Award (USA); RP Fighting Blindness Scientist of the Year Award (UK); Percival Hay, Richardson Cross and Jessie Mole Medals (UK)
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
ThesisOptic Nerve Regeneration (1995)
Websitendcn.ox.ac.uk/team/robert-maclaren

Robert E. MacLaren (born 14 November 1966) is a British ophthalmologist who has led pioneering work in the treatment of blindness caused by diseases of the retina. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford and Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Oxford Eye Hospital. He is also an Honorary Consultant Vitreo-retinal Surgeon at the Moorfields Eye Hospital. MacLaren is an NIHR Senior Investigator, or lead researcher, for the speciality of Ophthalmology. In addition, he is a member of the research committee of Euretina: the European Society of Retina specialists, Fellow of Merton College, in Oxford and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.