Miss Hala Ali

Miss Ali graduated in Medicine with Merit and a BSc in Psychology with Honours from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London. She subsequently completed an MSc with Distinction in Biology of Vision at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

She completed her Ophthalmic training within the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery, undertaking advanced fellowships in Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery at Frimley Park Hospital, RSCH and ASPH. She was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) and holds the Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (CertLRS).

Miss Ali has a strong commitment to education and leadership within ophthalmology. She is an Examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists' Fellowship examinations. She founded a national Basic Ophthalmic Surgical Course, which was designed to support and train aspiring ophthalmologists through hands-on surgical and simulation-based teaching. She is now a Surgical Skills Tutor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

She has presented extensively at national and international conferences, including ESCRS, ASCRS, ARVO and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress, and has published in several peer-reviewed journals. During her MSc she identified new genetic mutations linked to the condition Megalocornea. Her clinical and research interests include keratoconus, corneal graft surgery, femtosecond laser cataract surgery, cataract outcomes, and innovation in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.