David Mackey AO MD FRANZCO FAHMS FARVO is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Western Australia. He has an extensive track record in the genetics and epidemiology of eye disease having worked with many large population cohorts in Australia, including the Glaucoma Inheritance Study in Tasmania, the Twins Eyes Study, the Raine Study and the Busselton Healthy Aging Study. He is councillor and WA chair of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences; councillor and chair of the RANZCO Professors group; and Vice President of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. He has over 500 peer reviewed publications and an H index of 96.