Geir Bertelsen

Geir Bertelsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His research focuses on the epidemiology of eye diseases and their systemic associations, particularly diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

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His work spans ophthalmic epidemiology, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disorders, often leveraging large European consortia and the Tromsø Study cohort. Recent publications highlight collaborations in corneal imaging, retinal biomarkers for dementia, and systemic risk factors for ocular pathologies.

He leads the Tromsø Eye Study and contributes to teaching in epidemiology and clinical medicine, with affiliations to the Chronic Disease Epidemiology research group.