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Research
His research spans artificial intelligence in retinal imaging, teleophthalmology, retinal vein occlusion, measurement of visual distortion and surgical outcomes, including international multicentre work on macular hole surgery.
Overview
Mr Than has presented at EURETINA, ARVO, ESCRS and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress. His work on deep learning to detect plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity, published in The Lancet Digital Health, received the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Ulverscroft David Owen Award.
Figures from ResearchGate, October 2026
Editor
Training in Ophthalmology, Third Edition
Oxford University Press, 2022. A core textbook for ophthalmologists in training, covering the essential clinical curriculum. Mr Than is an editor of the book, with Venki Sundaram, Allon Barsam and Lucy Barker, and co-author of four chapters: Oculoplastics, Lens, Orbit, and Professional Skills and Behaviour.
ISBN 978-0-19-887159-0 · Oxford Specialty Training series
Selected publications
Peer-reviewed papers
- 2026
- 2024
- 2023Development and international validation of custom-engineered and code-free deep-learning models for detection of plus disease in retinopathy of prematurityThe Lancet Digital Health · Ulverscroft David Owen Award, RCOphth 2024
- 2023Teleophthalmology and retina: a review of current tools, pathways and servicesInternational Journal of Retina and Vitreous · first author
- 2023Lessons from an unusual case of syphilisCase report
- 2021Acute angle closure in Knobloch syndromeJournal of Glaucoma
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018Factors predicting the success of trabeculectomy bleb enhancement with needlingBritish Journal of Ophthalmology · first author
- 2017
- 2017Fingerprick autologous blood: a novel treatment for dry eye syndromeEye · first author
- 2013Excitation and modulation of TRPA1, TRPV1 and TRPM8 channel-expressing sensory neurons by the pruritogen chloroquineJournal of Biological Chemistry · first author