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Professor Ruth Hogg

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Professor Ruth Hogg

Professor Ruth Hogg

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Professor 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, artificial intelligence/machine learning.
  • Understanding the differences between normal ocular ageing and the earliest stages of AMD, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
  • Prevention of age-related eye disease through lifestyle and dietary modification.

Contact info

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  • r.e.hogg@qub.ac.uk

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Ophthalmic epidemiology
  • Optometry
  • Vision science
  • Psychophysics
  • Ophthalmology
  • Nutritional Epidemiology
  • Artificial Intelligence

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Fzxzxuk5s&list=PLeqheo4a-JQC8FJ9jEEXR8VHt-4mRe9Xe&index=3 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uptBUPFfz7k 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzMXeHwM1U 
  • 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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