Ian Constable
Ian Jeffrey Constable
Constable was also the Chairman of the West Australian State Science Council (2000 to 2006) and the Director of Ophthalmology Services for the WA Department of Health and a member of the State Health Research Advisory Council.
Constable has been a consultant ophthalmologist to six Perth hospitals, including Royal Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. His clinical sub-specialties are vitreoretinal surgery, retinal vascular disease, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration Constable has led research in a range of blinding eye diseases and translated the discoveries into development companies, including listings on the Australian and New York exchanges. He was a State Citizen of the year and National EY entrepreneur of the year and an AICD medal awardee for his charitable eye work. He is a member of the WA Science as well as the Lions Halls of Fame.
Education and early career
After secondary education at
Other roles
Constable has been appointed to the boards of many research foundations, including the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia and the Karl Stein Foundation. He is still on the board of several foundations, including the Australian Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness, and is a senior advisor to the Lions Save Sight Foundation and an honorary advisor to the Retina Australia Foundation.
Journals and authorship
Constable reviews for many journals and research foundations, including the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the American Diabetes Research Foundation, the British Journal of Ophthalmology and the Ramaciotti Foundation. He has authored approximately 400 refereed articles in international medical and scientific journals, and written two textbooks.
International appointments
His international appointments include board member of the International Advisory Council of the World Cataract Surgeons' Foundation and a board member of the International Council of Ophthalmology.
Awards
Constable's awards include the
He has given many named lectures during his career, and since 2000 the annual
Professional membership
Constable is a member of many professional organisations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Australian Society for Medical Research.
Research grants
He has held many competitive National Health and Medical Research Council grants since 1976, and is co-principal investigator to two Centre grants: 'Development of new treatments for retinal diseases and glaucoma' ($5.7 million) and 'Gene-based strategies for diabetic retinopathy' ($2.6 million).
Personal interests
Constable's personal interests include
He is married to Liz Constable, a former member of parliament for the WA electoral district of Churchlands.
References
- ^ "Academy elects 28 new Fellows". AAHMS - Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (C)". Royal Society of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Ian Constable's CV (internal document at Lions Eye Institute).
Profile of Ian Constable at Science Network Western Australia http://www.sciencewa.net.au/science_archive.asp?pg=30&NID=135 ('The Eyes Have It' by Catherine Madden, Thursday, 24 February 2005).
'Award shines light on WA hero', by Christiana Jones and Kate Tarala, The West Australian, Monday 2 June 2008.
2006 Ian Constable Lecture: http://www.lei.org.au/docs/47344_constable_2006.pdf
2014 Ian Constable Lecture: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/lister