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Dr Annegret Dahlmann-Noor is the director of the children's eye service at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, the largest children's eye care facility in the Western World. She is also Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the prestigious University College London, one of the top universities worldwide. After receiving her medical training in France and Germany, Dr Dahlmann-Noor specialised as an ophthalmologist, working across a number of leading hospitals in the United Kingdom.  Dr Dahlmann-Noor specialises in eye problems in children, as well as amblyopia, blepharitis and eye surface inflammation in adults. Her current research focuses on new treatments for lazy eye and shortsightedness (myopia). Additionally, Dr Dahlmann-Noor is a member of a number of renowned medical bodies, including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. 

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Mr Aris Konstantopoulos is a consultant ophthalmologist at Nuffield Wessex, Nuffield Guildford, Spire Southampton, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. His clinical activities focus on conditions of the cornea and the lens and he regularly carries out corneal and cataract surgery. Mr Konstantopoulos sees patients with astigmatism and refractive errors who may suffer from keratoconus and corneal conditions requiring corneal transplantation, such as Fuchs endothelial dystrophy. Mr Konstantopoulos also partakes in theatre sessions dedicated to collagen-cross linking, cataract surgery and corneal surgery, and laser vision correction. He also treats more complex refractive cataract cases and has a clinical interest in patients with keratoconus and high astigmatism and has a theatre list for collagen cross-linking, a treatment that greatly improves and stabilises the condition. Mr Konstantopoulos graduated from the University of Glasgow and completed his ophthalmology training in hospitals of the Oxford and Wessex Deaneries. Fascinated by the beauty of the cornea, Mr Konstantopoulos specialised in conditions of the anterior segment of the eye. He completed two years of advanced training (fellowship) on ‘Cornea and external eye disease' at University Hospital Southampton and University of Southampton. Mr Konstantopoulos focused his research on how to use optical coherence tomography imaging for the diagnosis of conditions of the cornea, which led to the award of a PhD degree and numerous international and national awards. He later subspecialised in lamellar corneal transplantation and refractive surgery with a fellowship at the Singapore National Eye Centre, one of the most prestigious and advanced ophthalmology institutions in the world. Since subspecialising, he has now incorporated new practices and innovations when carrying out corneal transplantation, laser refractive surgery and treatment for conditions of the cornea.

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Mr Maan Kasmiya is a highly experienced consultant ophthalmologist based privately in London with over 20 years of experience. His areas of expertise include cataract surgery, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, laser surgery, diabetic eye disease and medical retina. After completing his ophthalmology training in the UK, Mr Kasmiya became a substantive consultant at King’s College Hospital taking the lead for the Diabetic Screening Programme (DESP) at Bromley and the south London area; a programme in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals. Since qualifying as a consultant, he has led several retinal services in many trusts including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Mr Kasmiya is proactively involved in medical and clinical research and is passionate about teaching, having taught both nationally and internationally. As a result, he was appointed as an honorary lecturer at Imperial College, London. In addition, Mr Kasmiya has published a number of high-quality articles, New year New You, distributed with the Guardian newspaper, Health care innovation with the Telegraph newspaper and Good life in the WEEK magazine. His extensive training and career have strengthened his clinical knowledge. Over the years he has performed thousands of cataracts surgeries and offers various lenses including multifocal, toric and spheric IOL. All of which he performs to the highest standards possible and to this day has a very low complication rate - well below the national standard.

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Mr Mahi Muqit is a consultant ophthalmologist, cataract and vitreoretinal surgeon based at Moorfields Eye Hospital and at two private London hospitals in Harley Street. After two advanced vitreoretinal fellowships and a PhD in medical retina, he has established himself as one of the best specialist retinal surgeons in the country. He is part of national and global advisory boards, and a member of the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the British and Eire Vitreoretinal Society. He has won numerous awards in his field, and is an expert in complex cataract surgery, diabetic eye disease, macular hole and retinal detachment surgery. He also gives his time to Helen Keller International (HKI) as well as collaborating in many international training projects in diabetic eye disease. His current research interests at Moorfields include: artificial vision, age-related macular degeneration, retinal lasers, diabetic eye screening and diabetic retinopathy.

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Mr Robert Henderson is a leading retinal surgeon based in London. He is based at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. His expertise is in adult and paediatric retinal disease, and complex cataract. Mr Henderson is one of only three specialist vitreoretinal surgeons in the country that performs surgery in infants and neonates for retinopathy of prematurity. He is one of the only surgeons worldwide who can perform endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery. Mr Henderson's research areas include retinal genetics and paediatric retinovascular disease. He runs the LUXTURNA gene therapy programme at Moorfields and Great Ormond Street. He undertook his fellowship training at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Mr Henderson has also published multiple book chapters, peer reviewed papers, and is an external reviewer for several international journals.   

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Miss Sengal Nadarajah is a consultant ophthalmologist with more than 20 years' experience. She has a private practice at Dorking Hospital, and has a special interest in cataract surgery and medical retina, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disease, and inflammatory eye disease.  Following completion of her MBBS from Mangalore University, India, Miss Nadarajah specialised in ophthalmology and became a consultant at Selayang Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, a tertiary centre for retinal diseases in Malaysia. She moved to the UK in 2004, where she trained and worked as a vitreoretinal surgeon. As her interest in retinal diseases continued to grow, she pursued a medical retina fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London before working as a locum consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2016. Subsequent to her appointment as a consultant Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust in 2017, she was selected to the the trust's lead clinician for ophthalmology and is proud to have assisted the trust in achieving CQC overall outstanding rating over the last few years. Drawing on her significant experience, Miss Nadarajah prides herself in providing the highest level of care, advice, and treatment for her patients. Her involvement in research projects both nationally and internationally has ensured she is at the forefront of new treatments for her patients.  Miss Nadarajah's interest in service development led her to complete the postgraduate certificate in clinical leadership in 2013, and the Mary Seacole Leadership programme in 2015. She prides herself in developing services, including setting up one-stop retinal clinics in Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2013, working in partnership with community optometrists for post cataract surgery review in Moorfields Croydon in 2016, and developing virtual clinics in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust. She continues to develop ophthalmic services by optimising and directing technology to widen the accessibility of treatments. 

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Mr Sambath Tiroumal is a highly-experienced consultant ophthalmologic surgeon based in Hampshire, specialising in cataract surgery, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. His expertise also takes in retinal vein occlusion, intravitreal injection and glaucoma. Mr Tiroumal practices privately at the Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital in Eastleigh and the BMI Sarum Road Hospital in Winchester. He also works as a substantive consultant for the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and the Andover War Memorial Hospital. Mr Tiroumal has performed over 5,000 cataract surgeries and his patients have the option of undergoing operations for the condition under topical anaesthesia without injection around the eye.  He also has extensive experience in correction of lid disorders like ectropion, entropion and blepharoplasty alongside general ophthalmology including management of dry eyes. Mr Tiroumal's medical education illustrates the impressive expertise he has developed. He qualified in 2007, training at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIMPER) in Pondicherry, India. He also completed his specialist training in ophthalmology there and in 2001 he received his Diplomat of the National Board (DNB) of Ophthalmologists in New Delhi. Mr Tiroumal moved to the UK in 2003 and became a consultant in 2014.  Alongside his clinical work, Mr Tiroumal is actively involved in research and professional development. He has authored various papers in peer-reviewed publications and is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Oxford Ophthalmological Congress and the British Medical Association (BMA). 

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Mr Dan Lindfield is a multi-award-winning consultant ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon in Guildford and Farnham who specialises in cataracts, glaucoma surgery, including laser therapies for glaucoma, such as SLT, trabeculectomy, and minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Mr Lindfield trained in hospitals throughout Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and London, including three teaching hospitals, which has enabled him to provide excellent medical and surgical care across all aspects of ophthalmology. Mr Lindfield has a passion for training the next generation of ophthalmologists. He is employed by Health Education England (HEE) as training programme director for eye surgeons in training across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. His is regarded as an expert trainer in cataract surgery.  His research and surgical achievements have won many prizes, both nationally and internationally. He was twice ranked amongst the world’s best ophthalmologists, both in 2018 and 2017.

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Mr Mohamed El-Ashry is a highly experienced consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Swindon who specialises in cataract surgery (using standard, premium and toric lenses), refractive lens replacement, vitreoretinal surgery including macular hole surgery, epiretinal membrane, retinal detachment, vitreomacular traction and ocular trauma. Additionally, he manages medical disorders of the retina such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion including Anti-VEGF treatments. Mr El-Ashry also has an extensive experience in high-risk and complicated cataract surgeries.    Mr El-Ashry undertook his basic specialist training in the Midlands and subsequently completed his higher specialist training in Edinburgh. He was awarded MD for his research on the genetics of ocular diseases. Mr El-Ashry has completed advanced fellowships in surgical retina in Edinburgh and Sheffield, followed by a surgical and medical retina fellowship in Hull. Mr El-Ashry has presented more than 34 papers and posters in various international and national conferences and meetings. He has published over 24 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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Mr Satish Kotta is a leading consultant ophthalmologist with over 25 years of professional experience. His private practice is located at the Grimsby Hospital which is part of the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole hospitals Lindsey Suite. He is highly skilled in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of conditions, including glaucoma, cataract, conditions affecting the retina and squint. Furthermore, he regularly performs procedures such as refractive cataract surgery, the insertion of minimally invasive glaucoma devices and eyelid surgery. What's more, he also offers paediatric services. Mr Kotta is also very active in research. His research interests are refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma and MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery).

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Mrs Anna Bhan is leading consultant ophthalmologist on Harley Street in London who specialises in cataract and glaucoma surgery. Mrs Bhan graduated in medicine from the University of Manchester in 1993. She went on to specialise in ophthalmology and entered the specialist register with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2005. Her clinical background has been underpinned by glaucoma fellowships with Mr Eammon O’Neill and Professor Peter Shah in Birmingham and a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship with Mr Mike Burdon. Mrs Bhan has been an investigator on both academic and industry-sponsored studies and has also set up her own research. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts, a BMJ book and 26 congress posters. She has given over 15 oral presentations both nationally and internationally. Mrs Bhan is one of the first glaucoma consultants to trial new simulated glaucoma surgical models and is now the Regional Simulation Lead for North West London.

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Mr Nick Kopsachilis is a leading consultant ophthalmologist who currently sees patients at BMI The Chaucer Hospital, Kent Eye Centre and East Kent Hospitals NHS, University Foundation Trust. He has a wide range of experience, specialising in complex corneal and ocular surface disease as well as refractive surgery. He specialises in the implantation of multifocal and astigmatism-correcting intraocular lenses as well as cornea graft surgery. Mr Kopsachilis' clinical interests include small incision cataract surgery, complex cataract surgery with toric and multifocal lenses, laser cataract surgery, complex corneal disease including corneal transplantation, infections, surgery for Fuchs' dystrophy, dry eye disease, keratoconus surgery, meibomian gland dysfunction, blepharitis, Sjogren's disease and contact lens-related eye problems. Mr Kopsachilis completed his ophthalmology training at some of Germany's most prestigious ophthalmic hospitals in Munich and Nuremberg. He continued with his subspecialty training at the highly regarded Moorfields Eye Hospital and King's College Hospital in London. Since 2016, Mr Kopsachilis has been running the cornea service at The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. In 2019 he became the clinical lead for ophthalmology. He has a keen interest in researching and has published more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific articles.

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Dr Gabriella De Salvo is an internationally recognised consultant ophthalmologist who is based in Southampton and has over 20 years of experience. She provides highly professional and personalised care to adults and paediatric patients aged 3 and older. Her areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of medical retina conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy and central serous chorioretinopathy. Furthermore, she regularly performs procedures such as intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF and intravitreal steroid implants. In fact, she has performed over 10,000 intravitreal injections of VEGF and steroid implants for retinal conditions. As an expert in diagnosing and treating challenging cases, she is available to provide a second opinion for rare and complex retinal disorders as well as for other conditions.  Based on the work she has published, she ranks in the top 2% of medical retinal specialists in the world. Dr De Salvo graduated as Medical Doctor at the University of Messina in Italy and completed her specialist training in Ophthalmology at the University of Palermo, Italy. During her training she won various scholarships and was able to deepen her studies at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in the USA and at the University hospital in Vienna, Austria. She completed over a year of advanced training in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. She is a keen researcher and lecturer and regularly publishes her work in international peer-reviewed journals and is the principal investigator in various clinical trials. She is actively involved in the teaching of ophthalmologists, allied health professionals and medical students. Dr De Salvo also works in collaboration with prestigious pharmaceutical companies in the development and research of new medicaments. Specifically she works with Novartis, Bayer, Allergan AbbVie, Heidelberg Engineering. In addition to ophthalmology, she has a special interest in facial and anti-wrinkle assessment.

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Mr Serafeim Antonakis is a highly regarded consultant ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon, who currently treats patients in Southampton, Exeter and Fareham. With over decade of experience in both the UK and Greece, he has built a reputation as a trusted specialist in cataract surgery, retinal detachment and diabetic retinopathy. After qualifying in his native Greece, Mr Antonakis moved to the UK to develop his skills and experience. He completed his medical retina clinical research fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, before being awarded an honorary position in recognition of his fine work. He then worked at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as a retinal fellow for two years, until his dedicated work was once again acknowleged, this time with the offer of a senior position. Mr Antonakis completed his final fellowship position at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, before accepting the consultant position at University Hospital Southampton which he holds to this day. He has been described as "a pleasure to work with" by his colleagues, while patients regularly commend him for his exceptional knowledge, kindness, patience and dedication.  Mr Antonakis also dedicates a large portion of his time to educating, he currently assists students at the University of Southampton as both a clinical lecturer and a research project supervisor. He also regularly writes and contributes to various medical publications

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Mr Arun Brahma is an expert consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in Manchester specialising in cornea, cataract and refractive laser and lens surgery. He is also an expert in treating keratoconus, long and short-sightedness and performing corneal transplants and multifocal and toric lens implants. Mr Brahma graduated from Manchester Medical School in 1988 and continued his training in Leeds, Manchester and Dundee. He was then appointed as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in the Cornea and Anterior Segment Service at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in 2000. One year later, Mr Brahma set up the Refractive Surgery Suite; one of the first hospitals in the UK to offer both laser and lens surgery. Mr Brahma has pioneered several corneal transplant techniques and has also introduced many new surgical techniques to Manchester, including collagen crosslinking, Intacs, Kerarings and topographic guided laser treatment. He has contributed to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a co-investigator in research studies funded by the Medical Research Council and BBSE Council in Manchester, Lancaster and Cardiff universities.

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Mr Pieter Gouws is a renowned consultant ophthalmologist based in East Sussex, who specialises in treating eye-related issues such as glaucoma, cataracts, medical retinal diseases and dry eye. Mr Gouws is one of the most experienced specialists in his field, particularly regarding glaucoma surgery and laser procedures, he has performed over twenty thousand surgical procedures in his career as an ophthalmologist. Mr Gouws achieved his medical qualification from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, before completing fellowships in glaucoma (Toronto, Canada) and medical retina (Bristol, UK). He gained his fellowship in ophthalmology at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2004 . The following year he began consultant positions at both Spire Sussex and Conquest hospitals, before becoming self-employed after thirteen years in those roles. Passionate about education and research, Mr Gouws has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and is regularly invited to present his work at international events. In 2010 he gained a postgraduate certificate in managing medical careers. Mr Gouws is also a medical director of Andean Medical Mission, a charity he helped establish in 2011, which aims to treat and prevent blindness in the Bolivian Amazon. 

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Ms Ranjit Sandhu is a respected consultant ophthalmic surgeon practising across the Greater London area, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire. She is a dedicated specialist, who puts her patients' needs first and offers her great experience and cutting-edge treatments including small incision cataract refractive surgery with customised multifocal lens implants for spectacle independence. A particular area of her expertise is complex cataract surgery in diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy), age related macular degeneration and inflammatory eye disease (uveitis). Ms Sandhu undertook the vast majority of her postgraduate ophthalmology training at King’s College Hospital (London) and Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge) acquiring general and specialist ophthalmology experience. She obtained her postgraduate doctorate (MD) at the University of London researching ocular blood flow in retinal diseases, in particular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy). She complemented her postgraduate clinical training by completing a second Fellowship in Medical Retina and Uveitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. She is one of the leading handful of specialists with a wealth of experience in the use of systemic immunosuppression, allowing her to optimise the control of diabetic retinopathy and uveitis, both during and after cataract surgery, leading to the best possible results. She offers laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions and various other retinal conditions. Ms Sandhu has been a sub-investigator for the international GENEVA Study Group and various other research trials and is continually evaluating emerging, evidence based novel treatment therapies for retinal disease, aspiring to achieve the best for her patients. Ms Sandhu regularly presents at both national and international conferences and has published in peer-reviewed journals. She has co-authored a chapter on Ocular Disease in an Optometry textbook. She is fluent in English and three Asian languages (Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu).

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Mr Sumith Perera is a highly experienced consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Reading who specialises in cataract surgery and refractive procedures. His areas of expertise include presbyopia, dry eye, blepharitis and emergency eye care. He is highly skilled in using refractive lasers and is a UK pioneer in femtosecond lasers for cataract and refractive surgery. Mr Perera graduated from the University of Colombo and won a prestigious World Health Organisation scholarship to study ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology London. Following the completion of his training in the South Thames region and Moorfields Eye Hospital, he joined the NHS in 1996. Mr Perera trained in LASIK surgery in Chicago, USA, in 2001. He was one of the earliest surgeons to perform LASIK surgery in England. He is an accredited laser refractive surgeon having obtained the certificate in laser refractive surgery from the Royal College of Ophthalmology. He was awarded a distinction on completion of the University of Ulster refractive surgery course. Mr Perera is passionate about teaching, having trained many surgeons in refractive and cataract surgery. He regularly presents his work at international conferences and is often an invited speaker at many meetings.

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Mr Eric Barnes is a senior consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in Newcastle. He predominantly treats cataracts, watery eyes and eyelid conditions, including lumps, tumours around the eyes and malpositions. Furthermore, he is expert in YAG laser capsulotomy as a treatment for post-cataract surgery and has been delivering Botulinum toxin (Botox) cosmetically for over 20 years. Mr Barnes graduated from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 1988 and later trained at Chelsea and Westminster, Charing Cross, St Thomas’ Hospital, The Western Eye Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital. This included an extended oculoplastic fellowship. In addition to his consultancy positions, Mr Barnes is passionately involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Since 2002, he has been responsible for producing the undergraduate ophthalmic course at Newcastle University and has run national courses in peri-ocular tumours. Mr Barnes is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology and a founding member of the British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society. He hosted the British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society annual conference in Newcastle in 2008.

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Professor Parwez Hossain is a leading ophthalmologist based in Southampton and Winchester. He is an expert in treating ocular surface diseases (Dry Eyes, Blepharitis, Pterygium), corneal infections and cataracts. He is especially interested in finding new approaches to manage corneal diseases, which is his current area of research activity. He is widely published in peer-reviewed journals, has authored several books and is Associate Professor at the University of Southampton. Professor Hossain qualified in medicine from the University of Aberdeen and went on to train in ophthalmology in Aberdeen, Nottingham, Leicester and Miami, USA. In 2001, Professor Hossain gained his PhD in ocular immunology and biomedical physics. His thesis focused on setting out a new method for in vivo tracking of immune cells in the eye. This interested continued into his time spent as a clinical lecturer at Nottingham University, where he continued his research interest and applied to improve ways of diagnosing and treating corneal inflammation and infection. He has now been at University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital for the past 13 years,. Here he has established one of UK's leading corneal transplant & research centres and pioneered work on imaging of cornea infections, surgical techniques to reduce corneal vascularisation and improving surgical techniques for corneal endothelial diseases. In 2011 he wrote an influential Royal College of Ophthalmologist surgical technique article on Pterygium surgery. Professor Hossain has also expertise in the management of cataracts , especially in the context of corneal conditions such high astigmatism, pterygium, Fuchs Dystrophy. In his cataract surgical practice, he has wide experience of using extended depth of field intraocular lenses & toric intracocular lenses to achieve a premium visual outcome. Professor Hossain has received several awards and grants so far, including funding from the Medical Research Council, British Council for the Prevention of Blindness, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Wellcome Trust. Last year, in 2018 Professor Hossain was awarded the King James IV Professorship by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in recognition of his work on corneal diseases and surgery.

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