Protecting Vision and Heart Health Richard Gale and Ramesh Nadarajah

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Date and time: Sunday 8 June 2025, 11am to 12pm
Location: In-person only
V/N/045, Vanbrugh College, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

As we age, maintaining good health isn’t just about living longer - it’s about preserving quality of life. Leading consultant and researcher in ophthalmology Richard Gale and cardiologist Ramesh Nadarajah of the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust explore how early diagnosis and intervention can transform outcomes for age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Learn about the importance of nutrition, lifestyle choices and timely medical care in preventing vision loss and reducing stroke risk.

Join Richard and Ramesh as they share the latest insights from their work in ophthalmic and cardiovascular health and discuss how advances in screening, treatment, and patient care can help individuals stay healthier for longer.

Whether you're interested in personal wellbeing, healthcare advancements involving early diagnosis aided by the latest technologies, or strategies for ageing well, this talk will offer valuable takeaways for maintaining good health.

The James Burgess Lecture

About the speakers

Professor Richard Gale is an internationally recognised expert in Medical Disease of the Retina, practicing in York and North Lincolnshire. He is a Professor of Ophthalmology with the Hull York Medical School and the University of York, and an Honorary Consultant Medical Ophthalmologist with the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests are in the fields of medical disorders of the retina, in particular Age-related Macular Degeneration. In 2017, he was awarded ‘Researcher of the Year’ by the National Institute for Health Research/Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is a Joint Ophthalmology Specialty Lead for Yorkshire and Humberside Local Research Network and holds the Deputy Chair for the National Ophthalmology Specialty Group (Northern). He is a former President of the Medical Ophthalmology Society and recently established the Yorkshire Macular Degeneration Fund, with Dame Judy Dench as Patron.

Dr Ramesh Nadarajah is a Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has used big data to describe the contemporary burden of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and death, especially commonly in older persons. He also has used this data on an international scale to develop an AI predict tool (FIND-AF) to identify who will develop this rhythm so that we can identify it earlier, and has tested this in prospective clinical studies across Yorkshire.

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