Patrick Yu-wai-man BMedSci, MBBS, PhD, FRCPath, FRCOphth

Dr. Yu-Wai-Man is an academic neuro-ophthalmologist with a major research interest in mitochondrial genetics and inherited eye diseases. His research program is currently focused on dissecting the disease mechanisms leading to progressive retinal ganglion cell loss in mitochondrial optic neuropathies. Dr. Yu-Wai-Man has built a national referral network for the investigation and management of patients with mitochondrial eye diseases. Dr. Yu-Wai-Man is a Council member of the European Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (EUNOS) and he sits on a number of national and international committees (NANOS, JNO, ARVO, EVER).