Council Member, International Society of Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Member, Advisory Board, World Glaucoma Association
Commissioning Editor: Journal of Glaucoma, British Medical Bulletin
Editorial Board Member: Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Current Eye Research, Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, England (2016)
Current NHS / University Post
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Glaucoma Guidelines Committee (2016)
Royal College of Ophthalmologists Academic Sub-Committee of Scientific Committee (2016)
Theme Leader - Integrative Epidemiology & Visual Function, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Member, Executive Committee - UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Professor of Glaucoma Studies, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (2011)
Honorary Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2004)
Faculty Member, National Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology (Moorfields & UCL: 2007)
Medical training
Nottingham University Medical School
Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford, UK
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Research interest / experience
Epidemiology, genetics and clinical management of angle-closure glaucoma
Lifestyle, environment and diet and glaucoma
Prevention of angle-closure glaucoma by laser surgery
Research into diagnosis and management of glaucoma, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Singapore National Eye Centre
Listed in The Ophthalmologist Magazine Top 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologists Globally 2014 & 2016
Ranked in the Top 25 Eye & Vision Researchers in Europe by the Lab Times Online, Professor Paul Foster was the youngest researcher to be listed with 3,179 citations.
Alcon Research Institute Prize 2015
Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology 2012
Frank Claffy Memorial Lecture & Medal, University of Sydney 2011
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University & Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China 2010
Ronald Lowe Lecturer and Medal awarded (NAZGIG Australia & New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group) 2007
PhD (2002) from University College London
Voted onto the Ophthalmologist Top 100 power list, which recognises the achievements of the top 100 most influential people who have made the biggest impact in the field of ophthalmology