Professor Peter Charbel Issa

Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Peter Charbel Issa specialises in retinal diseases and cataract surgery. He received his clinical and research training at the Universities of Würzburg, Bonn and Oxford. He was appointed Professor of Ophthalmology in 2013 (Chair for Degenerative Retinal Diseases) at the University of Bonn, Germany, where he was also Coordinator for Ophthalmology in the Centre for Rare Diseases. He returned to Oxford in 2016 where his clinical work and research is focused on novel treatments for retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and inherited retinal diseases (e.g. Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa).  His research work has resulted in numerous awards and distinctions, including the prestigious Marie-Curie-Fellowship, the Research Award of the German Society of Ophthalmology, the Macula Research Award for the prevention of blindness, and a GEROK-Scholarship. He is an elected member of the “Retinal Dystrophies Expert Committee” of the European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network and is consultant for several biotech and pharmaceutical companies. He is author of over 170 peer-reviewed articles and serves as Editorial Board Member of the journals RETINA and Ophthalmic Research.

Cataract surgery. Retinal surgery, e.g. vitrectomy for macular hole, epiretinal membrane, floaters. Retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and other vascular retinal conditions. Inherited retinal diseases (e.g. Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa) and other rare retinal conditions.