The Orbitology Team

The Clinical Team

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Dr Gurmit
Uppal

    • Director Orbitology

    • Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon

    • MD Research Background In RPE Cell Replacement For AMD Based At Moorfields Eye Hospital And University College London 

    • Previous Board Member Of The British Vitreoretinal Society And Advisory Board Member Of A Number Of Commercial Companies Specialized In Retinal Therapies

    • Principal Investigator For A Number Of Multi-Center Clinical Ophthalmic  Retinal Treatment Trials

    • RANZCO Examiner

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Dr Koen
van Overdam

    • Director Orbitology

    • Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon. 

    • Current Research Activities Include The Surgical Management Of Retinal Vasculopathies And Retinal Vascular Tumours, As Well Novel Techniques To Assist In Visualisation And Removal Of Vitreous During Retinal Surgery

    • Board Member Of The Dutch Vitreoretinal Society 

    • Advisory Board Member Of A Number Of Commercial Companies Specialized In Instruments And Devices For Vitreoretinal Surgery.

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Prof Lyndon
da Cruz

    • Director Orbitology

    • Professor Of Stem Cell And Retinal Transplantation Surgery, At University College London 

    • Honorary Professorship In The Department Of Medical Physics And Biomedical Engineering 

    • Current Trials Include Cell Replacement For AMD (The London Project) And AAV2 Based Gene Therapy For Choroideremia

    • As Part Of These Projects Prof da Cruz  Has A Keen Interest In 3D Modelling Of The Eye For Research And Teaching As Well As Illustrating The Way That New Breakthroughs And Innovations Are Manifesting

The Business Team

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Hector Macleod
Creative Director

    • Director, Orbitology 

    • 30 years experience in high end VFX animation in the US and Europe 

    • Established Glassworks in 1996 with offices in London, Barcelona and Amsterdam 

    • Funded and mentored several animation and production studios established specifically to cater to the ever-changing demands of the communication and entertainment industry 

    • Over 10 years has overseen the creation of the Heartworks product and has built up a strong and trusting relationship with the three doctors that lead the usability and accuracy of the software. 

Chris Rendel
Commercial Adviser

    • Worked in Advertising for 25 years at agencies including Abbott Mead Vickers and Ogily, responsible for a range of clients from the Ford Motor Company to the Financial Times.

    • Founded the Windmill Partnership in 1998, a Communications Consultancy which has worked with a range of clients especially in Healthcare, where these include the NHS, Capio Healthcare, the Isisda Clinic and Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He also advises investors in Healthcare.

    • Currently Chair of Medical Technology Management, Klive Creative Agency and the Friends of Brighton and Hove Hospitals.

    • His role at Orbitology is to help bring Perfect Eye to market across sectors from research and education to the medical and optometrist communities.

The Glassworks VFX team

  • Henry Prescott

    PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

  • Julian Johnson

    LEAD CG ARTIST

  • Natalia González Peña

    SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGER