Dr Stuart Keel is a Technical Officer within the Vision and Eye Care Programme, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, at the World Health Organization Geneva.

Dr Stuart Keel is a Technical Officer within the Vision and Eye Care Programme, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, at the World Health Organization Geneva. In his current role, Dr Keel coordinates the WHO SPECS 2030 Initiative and leads implementation of the actions outlined in the 2020 World Health Resolution ‘Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness ‘

Dr Keel holds a PhD in ophthalmic epidemiology from La Trobe University, Melbourne. Prior to joining WHO in 2019, he held positions as principal investigator in ophthalmic epidemiology at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, and lecturer within the Department of Clinical Vision Sciences at La Trobe University Australia.