Mr Clive Peckar

Professional statement

Mr Peckar is a highly qualified ophthalmologist, specialising in cataracts and glaucoma surgery in Warrington. His private clinic can be found at Spire Cheshire Hospital, where he covers all areas of general ophthalmology, including cataracts, canaloplasty and corneal transplants.

After attending St Thomas Medical School in London, he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and completed his masters at Oxford in 1983. From here he went on to become a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was appointed consultant ophthalmic surgeon to Warrington Hospital NHS Trust in 1983 and since 1973 has gained invaluable experience in small incision cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery and corneal transplants, to name a few.

Alongside his private practice, Mr Peckar is an honorary professor of ophthalmology at Shantou University Medical College, China and at Harbin Medical University, China. He is a director of the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons and was director of surgical skills training for the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons between 1999 and 2012. Mr Peckar offers regular courses and seminars to GPs upon request.

He has won many awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in May 2010 and the Pearce Medal UKISCRS in 2011. He has numerous publications, including three book chapters and has been technical editor of EuroTimes, a publication by the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.