A/Prof Lawlor is a glaucoma surgeon and specialist in diseases of the optic nerve. He has a PhD in bioethics from the University of Sydney, and completed his ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital. He also spent a further 3 years in sub-specialty training, completing dual fellowships in glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology, both at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. A/Prof Lawlor is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sydney Eye Hospital and Sydney Eye Surgeons. He is a clinical academic at the University of Sydney and is the Chief Investigator of “Fight Glaucoma Blindness!” an international registry of glaucoma outcomes that provides real world evidence of the safety and efficacy of a range of glaucoma treatments.