Ophthalmology MPhil/PhD

Overview

The institute is committed to a multidisciplinary research portfolio that furthers an understanding of the eye and visual system, linked with clinical investigations targeted to specific problems in the prevention and treatment of eye disease. Our research departments are grouped as follows: Ocular Biology and Therapeutics; Cell Biology; Genetics and Gene Therapy; and Visual Neuroscience.

As a graduate from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology research programme, students will have developed advanced skills in research, analysis and writing. UCL Institute of Ophthalmology offers an outstanding educational experience to doctoral students.

Postgraduate students are supervised by internationally renowned experts in their field with access to state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment. In addition, our close partnership with clinicians in Moorfields Eye Hospital, who also contribute to teaching, allows for rapid translation of basic research to address clinically relevant eye diseases and disorders.