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I am a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. My clinical activity takes place at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and is mainly dedicated to patients with glaucoma. I have surgical expertise on complex glaucomas and cataract.
My academic career at the Centre fof Public Health (Health Services Research Group) is focused in trying to improve eye care and investigating the effectiveness, safety and efficiency of new technologies for eye diseases (e.g., treatments, diagnostic tests, models of eye care). I have expertise in primary and secondary research methodology. I am Chief Investigator of several trials, including EAGLE, an international multicentre RCT comparing primary lens extraction versus laser iridotomy in patients with angle-closure glaucoma; GATE, an UK-based multicentre diagnostic study evaluating automated imaging technologies in glaucoma; and CHAMP-UK, a multicentre randomised trial evaluating low dose atropine eye drops for children with myopia. I am co-applicant of several UK-based trials: TAGS and GLAURIOUS (on glaucoma), DIAMONDS and EMERALD (on diabetic retinopathy), EDNA and MIRROR (on age-related macular degeneration). I have received as CI or co-applicant over £12m of research funds from MRC, NIHR-EME, NIHR-HTA, Horizon 2020, and charities. I have published over 220 peer-reviewed papers, over 20 book chapters, and edited three books. My work has been cited over 5000 times and my current Scopus h-index is 41.
Leadership positions: member of the NIHR-HTA prioritisation committee (from 2019); member of the Executive Commitee of the European Glaucoma Society (2016-2020); Lead Editor of the European Glaucoma Society Guidelines (5th edition, 2020); Lead of the European Glaucoma Society Outcomes Committee; member of the 2017 NICE glaucoma guidelines; 2012 Chair of the UK & Eire Glaucoma Society; member of the Editorial Board of several specialist journals, including the Cochrane Eye and Vision Group, and Journal of Glaucoma. Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Past member of the Scientific Committee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Past lead of the CCRN-NIHR (Scotland 2010-2012).
Special honours: American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award (2008); honorary member of the Italian Glaucoma Society; King James IV Professorship by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2019); American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award (2020)
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Projects
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R1355CVS: Effectiveness of Lens Extraction with Intraocular Lens Implementation for the treatment of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (EAGLE)
01/08/2013 → 31/01/2015
Project: Research
Research Output
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Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
the TAGS Research Group, 29 Jan 2020, In : American Journal of Ophthalmology. 213, p. 186-194Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Delayed attendance at routine eye examinations is associated with increased probability of general practitioner referral: a record linkage study in Northern Ireland
Wright, D. M., O'Reilly, D., Azuara-Blanco, A., Curran, R., McMullan, M. & Hogg, R. E., 16 Apr 2020, In : Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficacy and safety evaluation of benzalkonium chloride preserved eye-drops compared with alternatively preserved and preservative-free eye-drops in the treatment of glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hedengran, A., Steensberg, A. T., Virgili, G., Azuara-Blanco, A. & Kolko, M., 12 Feb 2020, In : British Journal of Ophthalmology. 315623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of a new model of care for people with complications of diabetic retinopathy: The EMERALD Study
EMERALD Study Group, 29 Oct 2020, In : Ophthalmology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glaucoma in the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA): Cohort profile, prevalence, awareness and associations
McCann, P., Hogg, R., Wright, D. M., Pose-Bazarra, S., Chakravarthy, U., Peto, T., Cruise, S., McGuinness, B., Young, I. S., Kee, F. & Azuara-Blanco, A., 07 Feb 2020, In : British Journal of Ophthalmology. 315330.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)70 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Glaucoma Research Society Meeting
Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Speaker)
03 Sep 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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European Glaucoma Society Congress
Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Organiser)
21 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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European Glaucoma Society Congress
Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Organiser)
20 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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European Glaucoma Society Congress
Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Speaker)
30 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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ESCRS Glaucoma Day 2016
Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Session chair)
09 Sep 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference