Caroline Klaver MD, PhD, MSc

Caroline Klaver is professor of epidemiology and genetics of eye diseases at Erasmus MC Rotterdam. She is a retinal specialist who trained as a fellow at University of Iowa and at Columbia University and at Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants in New York and currently has her clinic at Radboud UMC, Nijmegen. Her research focuses on genetic-epidemiologic studies of various complex (myopia, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma) and Mendelian eye disorders (retinal dystrophies). She is the principal investigator of ophthalmologic studies in 7 large epidemiologic cohorts from Rotterdam. Recently, her interest has shifted towards functional studies as her ultimate ambition is to find targets for intervention and diminish patient load.