International Glaucoma Association appoints two new trustees

Two new trustees have joined the council of the International Glaucoma Association (IGA).

Susan Blakeney and David Sanders will join chair Philip Bloom, consultant ophthalmologist at the Western Eye Hospital, on the IGA board.

Susan Blakeney is a practising optometrist. Along with her optometry degree and professional certificates in glaucoma and medical retina, she also has an MA in medical ethics and law and a PhD.

Blakeney is already a clinical adviser to the College of Optometrists, an optometric adviser to NHS England and a case examiner for the General Optical Council. In 2008, she was awarded a fellowship of the College of Optometrists for her contribution to the profession and she has written several papers and one book on legal aspects of optometry in the UK.