Dr Ruth Hogg

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School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Hogg’s lab is focused on the following themes:

The epidemiology of age-related eye diseases such as Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma.
Exploring the utility of new technologies for measuring and monitoring visual function including both handheld devices and virtual reality headsets.
Identifying structural, serological and functional biomarkers of Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy using traditional statistics and machine learning.
Understanding the differences between normal ocular ageing and the earliest stages of AMD, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Open to PhD applications in the field of

PhD Title	Structure-function relationships in Age-related macular degeneration in the era of Multi-modal retinal imaging.
Country	Greece

PhD Title	Ultra-wide field imaging and its functional correlates in health and disease
Country	Northern Ireland

PhD Title	Nutritional relationships in Age-related macular degeneration
Country	Northern Ireland

PhD Title	Investigating the Determinants of Macular Pigment Including Response to Supplementation
Country	United Kingdom
Current Position	Post-doctoral fellow at University of Oulu, Finland

PhD Title	A systematic study of structure and function in Diabetic Macular Oedema
Country	India
Current Position	Consultant Ophthalmologist/Retinal Surgeon, London

PhD Title	Visual function and ageing: The Northern Ireland Sensory Ageing (NISA) Study
Country	United Kingdom
Current Position	Hospital Specialist Research Optometrist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust