- TFOS global ambassadors and international chapter affiliate
Netherlands
Jelle Vehof
Jelle Vehof received his medical and doctoral degrees at the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. He is an ophthalmologist and epidemiologist, working with large population-based cohorts (TwinsUK at King’s College London and Lifelines in Groningen), and clinical dry eye cohorts (GLOSSY cohort in Groningen, DROPS study cohort in London). Dr. Vehof’s research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of dry eye disease, the link between chronic pain and dry eye, and personalized treatment and determinants of treatment efficacy in dry eye. He was a member of the TFOS DEWS II epidemiology subcommittee. Dr. Vehof is currently an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in ophthalmology at King’s College London, UK.