Professor Watson: Ocurep’s Mission to Reinvent Eye Surgery and Eliminate Corneal Blindness

December 2, 2021

Our host, Richard Sokolov, Executive Director and co-founder of IDE Group, speaks with Prof Stephanie Watson, known for her ground-breaking research in corneal therapies with over 200 publications and international patents.

Prof Watson is a Professor at the Save Sight Institute at the University of Sydney, Head of the Corneal Unit at Sydney Eye Hospital and former winner of IDE’s BBFH Challenge

Richard and Stephanie talk about her mission to eliminate corneal blindness, the mission of her startup Ocurep to make it easy to close eye wounds, the three biggest learnings along that journey and why technology is about connecting with people.