Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Ophthalmic epidemiology
- Optometry
- Vision science
- Psychophysics
- Ophthalmology
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Artificial Intelligence
Public outreach & key achievements
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Fzxzxuk5s&list=PLeqheo4a-JQC8FJ9jEEXR8VHt-4mRe9Xe&index=3
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- https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/News/NewsArchive/2019-20/QueensacademicawardedUKshighestprofileresearchprizeinOptometry.html
- https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/clippings/monarch-study-inside-health-bbc-radio-4/
- https://www.modernretina.com/view/ruth-hogg-phd-on-what-retinal-imaging-can-tell-clinicians-about-the-brain-and-body
- https://europe.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/ruth-hogg-phd-says-nicola-data-emphasise-the-value-of-multicolor-images-international-spectralis-symposium-retina
Research students
| PhD Title | Multi-Dimensional Longitudinal Markers of Glaucoma Progression based on a UK Population-Based Cohort Study |
| Name | Zhengyan Ge |
| Years of Study | 2025 - present |
| Country | China |
| PhD Title | Evaluation of Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography to Assess the Presence of Retinal Disease in a Longitudinal Population-Based Study: NICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing) |
| Name | Alexander Baine |
| Years of Study | 2024 - present |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Relationships between lifestyle and age-related macular degeneration: lifestyle as risk-reduction and the disease’s potential effect on longevity |
| Name | Miguel Gedtal |
| Years of Study | 2022 - present |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | A systematic study of structure and function in diabetic macular oedema |
| Name | Radha Das, Awarded 2017 |
| Country | India |
| Current Position | Consultant Ophthalmologist/Retinal Surgeon, London |
| PhD Title | Visual function and ageing: The Northern Ireland Sensory Ageing (NISA) Study |
| Name | Katie Graham, Awarded 2017 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current Position | Hospital Specialist Research Optometrist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
| PhD Title | Structure-function relationships in Age-related macular degeneration in an era of multi-modal retinal imaging |
| Name | Timos Naskas, Awarded 2020 |
| Country | Greece |
| Current Position | Clinical Trial Manager - Global Program Development with Amgen |
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