Contact lenses and prescriptive glasses are a pain on holiday! If you wear contacts or prescriptive glasses you will know that coping with poor vision on holiday can dampen the experience. If you choose to wear prescriptive sunglasses the range is often limited and unfashionable. Deciding to use contact lenses on holiday can be a [...]
Mr Richard McNeely Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Richard graduated from the Ulster University in Optometry in 2010. He then completed his pre-registration year in private practice in Belfast and became a member of the College of Optometrists in 2012. He is currently a PhD student within the Vision Science research group under the [...]
Dr Eric Pazo Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Professor Johnny Moore FRCOphth, MD and Professor Tara Moore lead the ‘Dry Eye’ research team. Dr. Eric Pazo is currently a PhD candidate within the Vision Science research group. He is based in and funded by the Cathedral Eye Clinic. He is committed in researching the [...]
Ms Eleonora Maurizi BSc MSc Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University After MRes Graduation with Laude at University of Parma, Eleonora continued study on her thesis topic of developing techniques for corneal endothelial cell culture. Her studies were carried out under the supervision of Professor Pellegrini at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine of Modena, an [...]
Dr David Courtney BSc (Hons), PhD Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University David graduated from the Ulster University with first class honours in Biomedical Sciences in 2012, during which time he completed his placement year in GlaxoSmithKline UK in Stevenage. He has recently completed a PhD within the Vision Science research group under the supervision [...]
Dr Sarah Atkinson MRes.PhD NI Centre of Stratified Medicine, CTRIC, Ulster University Sarah attended Queen’s University, Belfast, where she was awarded a BSc (Hons) in Biological Science. Building upon her undergraduate degree, she moved to the Ulster University and completed an MRes in Biomedical Sciences focusing on diseases of the front of the eye and [...]
DR M Andrew Nesbit BA(Hons) Oxon, PhD (Lond) Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University In 2013, Andrew was recruited as a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology at Ulster University where he joined the Vision Science Research Group. Here, he is pursuing research interests in the mechanisms of lens homeostasis in the development of cataracts and [...]
If you are someone who wears glasses, contact lenses or have had eyesight problems, it can hamper your golf game. But what if you were told about a solution, where you can enjoy your golf so much more? Thanks to Cathedral Eye Clinic’s proven track-record, many golfers have found freedom from glasses and contact [...]
Generous Lisburn Distillery FC skipper Darren Nixon recently surprised his wife Gillian with the birthday present of her lifetime state-of-the-art laser eye surgery with Cathedral Eye Clinic. And now 28-year-old Gillian is urging him to follow suit after being amazed at how her life has been transformed, with near fighter-pilot vision, thanks to the [...]
One of Ireland’s best-known artists says he feared losing his eyesight and livelihood until a ‘bionic’ operation at Belfast’s Cathedral Eye Clinic. Maurice Harron, 63, is famous at home and abroad for his public artworks. Perhaps his most famous work is the ‘Peace Statue’ erected at Carlisle Square at the city end of [...]
