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Scott Lawrence, MD, MDiv, ThM is an academic ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma, the second leading

cause of blindness in the world. With extensive international experience, he currently serves as Assistant

Professor of Ophthalmology and Division Director for Glaucoma at the University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill, USA.

Dr Lawrence is a nationally recognized expert and lecturer on cataract surgery and the management of glaucoma,

with numerous peer-reviewed articles in his specialty.

An experienced educator, Dr. Lawrence is heavily engaged in clinical and surgical ophthalmology resident

education. He supervises an AUPO-certified glaucoma fellowship program and has mentored numerous visiting

international fellows and coordinates a state-of-the-art surgical training lab for cataract surgery and glaucoma

instruction.

Dr. Lawrence research interests include treatment adherence, glaucoma surgical outcomes, and gene-based

therapy for glaucoma