Dr. Douglas Lam is currently a partner at the Hong Kong Ophthalmic Associates and is one of the few corneal surgeons who performs advanced corneal transplants in Hong Kong. He studied at Yale University as an undergraduate majoring in Molecular Biology. Then he completed his medical degree at The University of Hong Kong and subsequently his ophthalmology training at the Hong Kong Eye Hospital. He underwent his fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University in U.S.A. and he learned his lamellar surgeries under Professor Massimo Busin in Italy. He is currently a board member of the Hong Kong Lion’s Eyebank. As the honorary assistant professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr. Lam continues his research on toric intraocular lens, ocular surface diseases, and dry eyes, and he has published scientific papers in various ophthalmic publications. His centre houses the first and most advanced dry eye diagnostics in Hong Kong.

Dr. Jeffrey J. Walline is the Associate Dean for Research at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry, and he received his Master’s and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies, and he is the Study Chair of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study, a National Eye Institute-sponsored randomized clinical trial to investigate the myopia control effects of soft multifocal contact lenses.

Nicholas (Nick) Rumney is currently in a full-scope, award-winning private practice in Hereford. Nick is a third generation optometrist who graduated from Cardiff completed an MSc in low vision in Melbourne. He has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) since 1995.
Recognising that a stimulus was needed to encourage an interest in optometric therapeutics, he was instrumental in bringing Lou Catania from the US to the UK for a multi-centre roadshow that was seen by over 700 optometrists. Nicholas was part of the General Optical Council (GOC) team that developed the regulations underpinning specialist therapeutic legislation and in 2012 he qualified as an Independent Prescriber in Therapeutics. His practice is the only one in the UK dually registered for Investors in People and ISO 9000 and was the first in the UK to introduce Spectral domain 3D-OCT and he regularly presents on this technology at conferences.
In 2008 he was appointed to the AAO Fellowship International Admissions Committee and in 2013 was promoted to Chair. He is the current Chair of the UK National Committee of Optometry Giving Sight.

Eric Papas is Professorial Visiting Fellow at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He holds degrees in physics from the University of Birmingham, optometry from the University of Manchester and a doctorate from the University of New South Wales. Most of his career has been spent in research related to contact lenses and the ocular surface, during which time he was one of the inventors of silicone hydrogel contact lenses and discovered the link between limbal hyperaemia and oxygen. Formerly Executive Director of Research and Development at the Brien Holden Vision Institute and Vision CRC, he has worked with all the major companies in the contact lens field and has made significant contributions to the development of several contact lenses and lens care products. He recently received the Max Schapero Award from the section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry in recognition of his contributions to the field. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters, holds 11 patents and has written over 160 confidential research reports. Among his current interests are presbyopia, the ocular surface and meibomian gland, ocular discomfort, measurement of subjective responses and postgraduate education. He has mentored over 100 students in research projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He serves as Associate Editor for Contact Lens & Anterior Eye, Associate Topical Editor for Optometry & Vision Science and sits on the editorial board of both Clinical & Experimental Optometry and Eye & Contact Lens. A Council Member of the International Society for Contact Lens Research, he is also a member of the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the Center for Eye Health, UNSW. A regular speaker at scientific and educational meetings worldwide, he also appears as an expert on the ocular surface on TV and radio.

Mr Vincent Chui graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1992. He obtained his MPhil Degree from the same institution later. He joined the School of Optometry as a clinical optometrist in 2000 after few years of private practice. He was subsequently promoted to Associate Consultant Optometrist in 2009. Over the years, Mr Chui has been focusing on clinical teaching as well as optometric specialty development. He was frequently invited to give lectures in continuing education courses and seminars locally and overseas. He has mentored a number of residents specializing in anterior eye and specialty contact lens fitting. Since 2012, Mr Chui has been running his own practice. He has also been appointed by the School of Optometry as an Adjunct Associate Professor. He is a fellow of the America Academy of Optometry and the British Contact Lens Association.