Peter Downs

Peter Downs writes about pharmaceutical, retina, and dry eye topics for Market Scope and covers OUS markets.

Peter is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Before joining Market Scope in 2015, he had 30 years of experience in business, health, and science reporting.

Since joining Market Scope, he has earned a reputation as the team’s “pharma expert” for his deep dives into glaucoma, retina, cataract, and dry eye pharmaceuticals. He’s also our “fearless traveler,” venturing to countries around the world to study ophthalmology at the local level and report back to other members of our team and in our comprehensive reports and monthly newsletter.

When he’s not buried in reporting on ophthalmology, you might find Peter enjoying a brisk walk at a local St. Louis park, cycling one of the region’s many bike trails, or writing about local history.