Professional statement
Mr Prateek Agarwal is a highly respected consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Lancaster, Lancashire. He is renowned for his expertise in laser eye surgery, refractive cataract surgery (premium intraocular lenses) LASIK, SMILE procedures, and also specialises in keratoconus and cornea transplantation.
Mr Agarwal is one of the few surgeons to have received qualifications from all three Royal Colleges of United Kingdom and is on specialist register for ophthalmology. He is one of the few to perform more than 1500 surgeries every year. Mr Agarwal received the Best Surgical Video Award at the 2022 United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery for his excellent surgical technique in the management of a complex case.
His main fields of interest are refractive cataract surgery with premium IOLs, PRK, LASIK, SMILE, ICL’s, and cornea transplantation. Mr Agarwal offers refractive lens exchange as well as small incision cataract surgery with torics, trifocals and extended depth of focus intraocular lenses, as well as the full range of modern refractive procedures including SMILE, LASIK, advanced surface ablation and implantable contact lenses (ICL).
After qualifying in medicine in 2006, Mr Agarwal completed a master of surgery residency programme based at India’s highly esteemed Aravind Eye Hospital and Post-Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology in 2009. He later undertook a fellowship at University Hospital Bern, Switzerland, specialising in cornea and external diseases followed by further training in laser eye surgery at the Barraquer Eye Institute in Barcelona. Mr Agarwal joined as a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic with further training on SMILE in 2017. He then relocated to the UK where he was appointed as a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and began a consultancy position within the NHS.
Mr Agarwal is the examiner for Royal College of Ophthalmologists Fellowship Exam (FRCOphth) and the Certification in Laser Refractive Surgery (CertLRS) Royal College Examination. He received an Honourable Mention Award in 2019 for his work on pinhole implants at the Annual Congress of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeries in San Diego.
Clinics
The Lancaster Private Hospital - part of Circle Health Group
Lancaster, Meadowside, Lancaster LA1 3RH, United KingdomMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 20 years of experience
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (2022 - present)
Subspecialties
- SMILE
- Refractive Lens Exchange
Professional memberships
- Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Member, British Society of Refractive Surgery
Education
- MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India (2006)
- MS(Ophth), Masters of Surgery, Ophthalmology Residency Programme, Aravind Eye Hospital, India (2009)
Teaching posts
- Examiner, FRCOphth, Fellowship, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2022 - present)
- Examiner, CertLRS, Certification in Laser Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2022 - present)
Positions in organisations
- Manuscript Reviewer, British Medical Journal Case Reports (present)
- Manuscript Reviewer, EYE Official Journal of Royal College of Ophthalmologists (present)
Publications and conferences
- You can see some of Mr Agarwal's academic work on ResearchGate.
Prizes and awards
- Best Video Award at United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeries
- Best Award for the Cornea Day Session at European Society of Cataract and Refractive surgeries ESCRS for the Novel Surgical technique of Fixing Migrating Intracorneal Rings (Jan 2020)
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
Reviews
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- As a medical doctor myself I research any medical condition or treatment to ensure I am receiving the most appropriate care delivered in the best possible way and I am happy to say that is what Mr Agarwal has delivered. The care I received from was exemplary, everything was fully explained and carefully delivered. I would be happy to recommend Mr Agarwal anyone else.
- Mr Agarwal was very informative, thorough & caring. Follow up care was delivered personally. Procedure was painless. He explained every part of the procedure. Would highly recommend.
- I would certainly recommend Mr Agarwal for cataract and toric lens surgery - I am delighted with my first eye and will be having the second in a few weeks. I am happy with the hospital as a venue, but did find it difficult to find out about a replacement surgery date when I had had to cancel the first suggestion - however in the end it was fine. The only other problem was the pharmacy being closed on the Sunday surgery day as they were not aware - however Mr Agarwal was able to help sort it.
- Very pleased with my care and cataract operations performed by Mr Agarwal. Excellent treatment from start to finish.
- I had my Cataract surgery complete Painless procedure, Mr Agarwal explained everything in detail and was very professional
- A special thank you to Mr Agarwal, whose expertise, kindness, and reassuring manner made a real difference throughout the journey. I felt completely confident in his care and truly appreciated the time and attention given during my consultations and surgery.
- Mr Agarwal was very informative. gave thorough explanations. Explained the options. Friendly, polite & made us feel at ease.
- I had my second eye cataract surgery performed last week. Absolutely painless and I can see so much better, good bye to glasses