</s> ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Mac L aren ▁ ▁F Med S ci ▁FR CO ph th ▁FR CS ▁F AC S ▁V R ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁o ph th alm ologist ▁who ▁has ▁led ▁pione ering ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁blind ness ▁caused ▁by ▁dise ases ▁of ▁the ▁ret ina . ▁He ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology ▁at ▁the ▁U CL ▁Institute ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁O ph th alm ologist ▁at ▁the ▁Oxford ▁E ye ▁Hospital ▁and ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Cons ult ant ▁O ph th alm ologist ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Or mond ▁Street ▁Hospital . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Cons ult ant ▁Vit re o - ret inal ▁Sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁Mo or fields ▁E ye ▁Hospital . ▁Mac L aren ▁is ▁an ▁N I HR ▁Senior ▁Investig ator , ▁or ▁lead ▁research er , ▁for ▁the ▁special ity ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁committee ▁of ▁E ure t ina : ▁the ▁European ▁Society ▁of ▁Ret ina ▁special ists , ▁Fellow ▁of ▁M erton ▁College , ▁in ▁Oxford ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Robert ▁Mac L aren ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁at ▁E ps om ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁His