Experts

Meet the eye health professionals who contribute to Viewpoint: by recording online lectures, writing guides, hosting webinars, or speaking at our yearly Clinical Conference.


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Norway

Kristin Aabø

Optometrist, MSc

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Denmark

Linda Alnor

Optometrist and Specialist in contact lenses

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Norway

Tina Alvaer

Managing Director at Synsinformasjon

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Finland

Robert Andersson

Professor of Optometry and Biomedicine

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Annie Appelholm

Optometrist

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Australia

Ben Ashby

Director of Optometry at Specsavers

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Sweden

Karthikeyan Baskaran

Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University

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Norway

Arjeta Beqiri

Doctor of Optometry at University of South-Eastern Norway

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United States of America

Sandra Block

Global clinical advisor and Professor at Illinois College of Optometry

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Sweden

Rune Brautaset

Professor of optometry at the Karolinska Institutet

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Denmark

Heidi Buchholt

Optometry consultant

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United States of America

Mark Bullimore

Adjunct Professor and Independent Regulatory Consultant

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United Kingdom

Ian Cameron

Optometrist at Cameron Optometry

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David Dreio Carlsen

Area Sales Manager Denmark West, Hoya

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Sweden

Elin Carlsson

Optometrist

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Italy

Amanda Cardwell Carones

Consultant in the ophthalmic industry and Global Senior Director, Corporate & Professional Education at BVI Medical

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United Kingdom

Catharine Chisholm

Optometrist and Director of Global Education and Training, Topcon Healthcare - PhD MCOptom FBCLA

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The Netherlands

Niels Crama

Vitreoretinal surgeon at Radboud University Medical Centre

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Brendan Cummings

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

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Ireland

Arthur Cummings

Consultant Ophthalmologist / Medical Director of the Wellington Eye Clinic

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The Netherlands

Jiska van Dam-Veldhoen

Professional Advancement Manager at Specsavers Netherlands

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Sweden

Pelsin Demir

PhD student in Biomedical Sciences at Linnaeus University

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Norway

Elisabeth Egeberg

President of the Norwegian Association of Optometry board

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Sweden

Jan Erlandsson

Vice Chairman

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Norway

Bruce Evans

Visiting Professor, Director

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Italy

Daddi Fadel

Optometrist, specialist in specialty contact lenses

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Norway

Helle Falkenberg

Professor

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Norway

Fredrik Fineide

M.D. PhD-cand.

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United States of America

Murray Fingeret

Glaucoma expert and clinical professor

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Sweden

Eva Sturk Franzén

Optometrist, MSc

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Finland

Mohamed Geneid

Consultant Ophthalmologist, MD, PhD I Glaucoma & Cataract Surgeon

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Norway

Jon Gjelle

Clinical Performance Lead NE

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Kajsa Gode

MSc Optometrist at City Optik and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in Stockholm

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Sweden

Maria Hedström

Nordic Marketing Manager OTC at Thea Pharmaceuticals

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Finland

Kirsi Heino

Optometrist

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United States of America

Donald Hood

Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)

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Norway

Kine Høiby

Optometrist

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Norway

Jon Olav Gjengstø Hunderi

Consultant physician in pediatric lung medicine

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Finland

Annamari Immonen

Optometrist and doctoral researcher

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Sweden

Emad Abu Ishkheidem

Consultant Ophthalmologist; Course Director for Ophthalmology at the University of Gothenburg

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Finland

Mira Järvinen

Optometrist, lecturer

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Norway

Anne Norvik Jervell

Optometrist at KLARERE/Ses Optikk in Oslo

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Jan Johansson

PhD, Optometrist, researcher and lecturer at Karolinska Institutet

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Sweden

Oskar Johansson

Lecturer and optometrist at Linnaeus University, MSc Biomed, BSc Optom.

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Norway

Trine Johnsen

Optometrist / Head of Professional Advancement

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Canada

Lyndon Jones

Director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education at Waterloo University

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Sweden

Christer Jungstedt

Chairman of Glaukomföreningen in Stockholm

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Sweden

Fredrik Källmark

CEO at Källmarkskliniken, the Swedish dry eye clinic

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United Kingdom

Pearse Keane

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Associate Professor - MD FRCOphth

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Finland

Mika Keinänen

ICT project manager, social and healthcare productivity expert, M.Sc.

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Denmark

Miriam Kolko

Professor in Translational Eye Research & Chief Physician, specialised in glaucoma

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Denmark

Henrik Bo Larsen

European Professional Services Manager at Menicon

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Sweden

Marianne Larsson

Director of HealthTech Nordic at Innovation Skåne

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Denmark

Bo Lauenborg

CEO at The Danish Contact Lens Institute

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United States of America

Christopher Lee

Associate Director, Product Management, Glaucoma at Topcon Healthcare

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Finland

Oskari Lehvonen

Head of Professional Advancement

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Denmark

Penny-Lane Levine

Optometrist at Louis Nielsen/Specsavers

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Denmark

Peter Lewis

PhD, BSc. Optometry

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Norway

Anders Lind

Commercial Director Norway

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Sweden

Amanda Ljunggren

Clinical assistant at Specsavers

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Croatia

Marko Lukic

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist, affiliated with Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

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Linda Lundström

Professor

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Sweden

Karim Makdoumi

Consultant Ophthalmologist

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Finland

Anna Mariasik

Optometrist, MSc

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Norway

Ingebret Mojord

Optometrist MSc, FAAO, MCOptom, ESRS

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Norway

Mari Garås Monsson

Radio host

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United Kingdom

Philip Morgan

Head of Optometry at The University of Manchester

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United Kingdom

Sarah Morgan

Optometrist and staff development consultant at eyecommunicate

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Sweden

Jane Ege Møller

Associate Professor and Academic Lead

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Switzerland

Michael Mrochen

Doctor of Theoretical Medicine

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Denmark

Danson V. Muttuvelu

Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - MD FEBO

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Norway

Tone Marit Nagel

Optometrist

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Norway

Kristin Nistad

Clinical Excellence and Development Manager at Memira

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Denmark

Ivan Nisted

Senior lecturer at The College of Optometry and Vision Science

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Sweden

Anna Ohldin

Optometrist

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Finland

Petri Oksman

Ophthalmologist, ophthalmic surgeon

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Norway

Lars Røssel Ødegaard

General practitioner at Åros Legesenter AS

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Karin Østerby

Optometrist and Professional Affairs Manager

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Sweden

Tony Pansell

Optometrist at St. Erik Eye Hospital, Associate Professor and Senior lecturer at Karolinska Institutet

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Sweden

Lena Petersson Lindeli

Optometrist

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Canada

Patrick Quaid

Optometrist and founder of VUE Cubed Vision Therapy Clinics

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Finland

Riku Rajala

Optometrist

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Norway

Rikke Bering Rasmussen

Optometrist

Optometrist Neil Retallic
United Kingdom

Neil Retallic

Optometrist and Head of Professional Development

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United Kingdom

Matt Roney

Specialist Optometrist at the Liverpool Hospital Foundation Trust, UK

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Spain

Elena García Rubio

Director of the Instituto Nacional de Optometría (INOP) in Madrid

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Norway

Richard Rui-Hangaas

Optometrist and Professional Affairs Manager

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United Kingdom

Nicholas Rumney

President of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO)

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Sweden

Erik Ryderberg

MSc Clinical Optometry

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Sweden

Jenny Sandh

Optometrist and Member of the Swedish Optometry Association Board

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The Netherlands

Pauline Schenk

Director of Professional Advancement

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Finland

Matti Seppänen

Ophthalmologist at Terveystalo

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Sweden

Wamidh Aziz Simawi

Founder and Consultant Ophthalmology Surgeon

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United Kingdom

Sarah Smith

Research Optometrist at The University of Manchester

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Katrin Spandau

Ophthalmologist

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United Kingdom

Rebecca Stoner

Head Of Professional Affairs, UK and Ireland at Alcon

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Mari Suuronen

Optometrist

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Finland

Panu Tast

CEO

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The Netherlands

Betül Tekeli

Optometrist and orthoptist

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Finland

Päivi Tervaniemi

Optometrist, MSc

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Norway

Vinita Rangroo Thrane

Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismologist, Haukeland University Hospital and Volvat-ORBITA Eye Clinic

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Norway

Alexander S. Thrane

Consultant cataract and refractive surgeon, private practice with Volvat-ORBITA Eye Clinic and Memira Eyecenter

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Norway

Svein Tindlund

Optometrist, MSc

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Norway

Trond-Viggo Torgersen

Doctor, artist and author

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The Netherlands

Fokko Trip

General manager, OptiekXL

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Sweden

Jonas Upphagen

CEO at EyeKnow Sweden AB

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Norway

Tor Paaske Utheim

Professor

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Sweden

Abinaya Priya Venkataraman

Assistant Professor in optometry at Karolinska Institutet

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Sára Vetö

PhD, Neuro-ophthalmologist and Strabologist

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Alberto Dominguez Vicent

PhD (Optometry and Vision Science)

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Norway

Kathryn Webber

Clinical Teaching Fellow

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Sweden

Therese Westerlund

Optometrist

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Norway

Svein Willassen

Chief Executive Officer, Draum AS

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Finland

Cindy Spiel Williams

Myopia Management Specialist

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The Netherlands

Eef van der Worp

Optometrist and owner of research & education consultancy the NetherLENS Eye-Contact-Lens