A/Prof Simon Skalicky is a Specialist Ophthalmologist with subspecialty skills in glaucoma and cataract surgery. He completed his medical training with first class honours and then undertook hospital residency and Ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia. Simon did his subspecialty fellowship training at Cambridge in the UK where he studied and practiced glaucoma and cataract surgery. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Centre for Eye Research Australia, and a consultant at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, where he teaches medical students, Ophthalmology trainees and glaucoma fellows. Simon serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Glaucoma. He is the Past President of Glaucoma Australia and is actively involved in the World Glaucoma Association. Simon is also a glaucoma researcher with over 70 articles in international journals, a highly regarded textbook on Ocular and Visual Physiology.