Hari Kumar Peguda completed his Bachelor of Science in Optometry from Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry, India in 2006- 2010. He worked as a consultant optometrist at L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), India (2010-2018) before starting his PhD at UNSW in 2018. He was the key member in leading the optometry team of Vitreo-Retinal services and in charge of diagnostics at LVPEI. He has successfully completed the ‘’Young Leaders Program 2016-17’’ conducted by the India Vision Institute (IVI), India and ‘Short term Fellowship for Optometrists in Diabetic Retinopathy’ between the August 2016 - February 2017 at LVPEI. He has authored and co-authored over 20 publications in peer- reviewed journals. He has awarded been with the Scientia PhD scholarship from UNSW in 2018. He his research interests is in developing novel diagnostic techniques for Acanthamoeba keratitis.