Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Ophthalmologist in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals Trust
Addenbrooke's Hospital and West Suffolk Eye Treatment Centre, Bury St Edmunds
Research interests
Clinical
Paediatric Ophthalmology: assessment and management of inherited diseases, neuro-ophthalmology, ROP screening
Strabismus: Assessment and management of childhood and adult squint, amblyopia, adjustable sutures, botulinum toxin
Research
Molecular genetic defects underlying ocular developmental abnormalities
Prospective assessment of the surgical and optical management of convergence excess and esotropia
Cranial nerve developmental abnomralities
Novel management of amblyopia using binocular stimulation
Using commercially available electronics to measure eye metrics
Personal interests
Sport
Cycling
Skiing
Music
Playing guitar
Awards received
Clinical Excellence Awards (maximum 9 points)
Publications
Vivian AJ, Manners RM. Multiple Choice Questions in Post-Graduate Ophthalmology. Butterworth-Heinemann Oxford 1992
Gossampson M, Vivian AJ, Kelly FJ. Free radicals in the eye. In: Immunopharmacology of Free Radicals. Handbook of Pharmacology Series 1994
Vivian AJ, Taylor D. The Phacomatoses. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, (Eds) Duanes Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. JB Lipincott Co, Philadelphia 1996
Vivian AJ, Management of Childhood Strabismus. In A J Moore (Ed). Paediatric Ophthalmology. BMJ Monograph Series. BMJ Publishing London 2000
Vivian AJ Fundoscopy. In: A Michael (Ed) OSCE in Psychiatry. Churchill Livingstone London 2004
Vivian AJ Clinical Approach to Strabismus Surgery In: D Taylor, C Hoyt (Eds) Paediatric Ophthalmology (3rd Edition) Elsevier Science 2004
Sami D, Vivian AJ, Taylor D. The Phacomatoses. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA (Eds). Duanes Clinical Ophthalmology. Revised edition. JB Lipincott Co, Philadelphia 2005
Courses offered to GPs
Primary Eye Care
Paediatric Ophthalmology
Adult Squint Surgery
Fee Assured