Usha Chakravarthy

Usha Chakravarthy is recognised internationally for research into the molecular mechanisms of AMD and Diabetic retinopathy her current work has focused on improved phenotyping of AMD and DR and understanding the therapeutic responses to drugs in interventional clinical trials. She has served on editorial boards of many journals including IOVS, Eye, Ophthalmic Epidemiology and international and national award bodies.

She was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list in 2016 in recognition of her research and her clinical activities within the NHS and the academic role within the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.