Bios:
Dr Ben LaHood, refractive cataract and laser vision correction surgeon from Australia, has gained international recognition for his extensive research on astigmatism management and biometry, which is regularly shared around the world. Additionally, Dr Ben LaHood is the host of two widely popular ophthalmology-themed podcasts.
Prof Paul Ursell is one of the UK’s leading cataract surgeons having performed over 7,000 cataract operations in a career spanning more than 25 years. As one of the few surgeons to be awarded an MD degree on modern cataract surgery, he has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers on cataract surgery. He is current President of the Council of UKISCRS (United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons) and is the Royal College of Ophthalmologists representative to the EU, and Vision 2020 lead for dementia and sight loss.
Dr Josefina Botta is an ophthalmologist at Consultorios Botta Ruiz in Buenos Aires, Argentina and an undergraduate and postgraduate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Maimonides, specialising in Cornea and Anterior Segment. She is also secretary of the Argentine Council of Ophthalmology and Vice president of the Argentine Society of Cornea, Refractive and Cataract surgery.
Mr Luke Anderson qualified from Leicester University in 2002 and then undertook Ophthalmic higher surgical training in Hampshire and then Wales. Luke completed his Glaucoma Training in the University Hospital Wales and then became the glaucoma lead for the Cwm Taf University Trust, before leaving in 2018 to work in Swansea Bay University Healthcare Trust. He has held several training positions in the royal college, currently he is a founder member on the steering group for implementation of surgical simulation training into the curriculum.