Montgomery Lecture

2 December 2011

This year's Montgomery Lecture will be delivered on the evening of Friday December 2nd in the RCSI. The lecture will be given by Dr Lloyd Paul Aiello, Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Lloyd Paul Aiello is Director of the William P. Beetham Eye Institute and Investigator and Section Head of the Section of Eye Research at the Joslin Diabetes Center. An ophthalmologist with retinal subspecialty training, Dr. Aiello focuses 80% of his time on scientific research, particularly aimed at determining the biochemisty and molecular mechanisms underlying retinal vascular disorders such as diabetic eye disease and vascular retinal tumours.

Dr, Aiello is also internationally recognized for his leadership roles in diabetic retinopathy clinical trial development and implementation, and he maintains 20% of his time in clinical ophthalmic care of diabetic eye disease and other retinal vascular disorders.

The Royal Academy of Medicine Ophthalmic Section Winter Meeting will also be held on the afternoon of Friday December 2nd.