Meet the eye consultants

I work as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and specialise in medical retinal diseases and modern cataract surgery. I have been practicing ophthalmology for more than twenty years.

I did my higher specialist training in Cardiff and completed my fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. I joined Essex County Hospital, Colchester in 2009.

My areas of expertise are age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, inflammatory eye diseases (uveitis), diabetic eye disease including intravitreal injection therapy (Eylea, Lucentis) and retinal laser treatments.

I am actively involved in the training and teaching of doctors and also ophthalmic trainees. I am also a college tutor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and faculty for the College’s Microsurgical Skills Courses.

I was appointed as a Consultant at Ipswich Hospital in 2016. I have special interest in corneal and cataract surgery.

I am a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, specialising in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery.

I  carried out the following procedures at Essex County Hospital – the first time these procedures had been performed:

• XEN45 Glaucoma sub-conjunctival micro-stent implantation on 15 June 2016
• BAERVELDT Glaucoma Tube implantation on 19 April 2017
• CYPASS Glaucoma supraciliary micro-stent implantation on 22 November 2017
• i-Stent G2 Glaucoma trans-trabecular micro-stent implantation on 6 December 2017

I have a special interest in:

• Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
• Laser Surgery for Glaucoma (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty, and  YAG Laser Peripheral Iridotomy).

I am the local Principal Investigator for 3 major glaucoma studies:

• National East Anglian POEM Glaucoma Study
• International XEN45 in Angle Closure Multi-Centre Study
• Pan-European MASTERS CyPass Study

I have worked at the Trust since July 2000.

I have special interest in retinal and cataract surgery.

I have worked at the Trust since 2012. I specialise in:

• Paediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Ocular Motility
• Cataracts

I did most of my Ophthalmology training in East Anglia. My Paediatric Ophthalmology training was at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, West Suffolk Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital.

I was appointed by the Trust as Consultant in 2022 to lead the Oculoplastic service. I trained in general Ophthalmology and advanced Cataract surgery techniques in the East of England. I then subspecialised in Oculoplastic (eyelid) and Lacrimal (watery eye/tear duct) surgery in Cambridge and Southampton.

My areas of expertise are eyelid malpositions, eyelid reconstruction, and blocked tear ducts. I am a member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society.

I teach Cataract surgery on the faculty for Microsurgical Skills at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. I am also the departmental medical school lead for the University of East Anglia.

I have worked for the Trust since May 2015.

I have worked for the trust since May 2009 and provide specialist services in diseases of the retina. This covers all medical retinal diseases (macular degeneration, diabetes) and surgical problems like retinal detachment, macular hole and haemorrhage into the eye.

I also perform modern cataract surgery. I trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology, London for 10 years before joining Colchester as a Consultant.

I graduated in 1993 and have been working at Ipswich Hospital since 2005. I was appointed as a Consultant in 2013.

I have a special interest in a wide range of medical retinal disorders and treatment modalities including:

• age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• diabetic retinopathy
• maculopathy
• retinal vascular occlusion
• OCT
• retinal imaging
• retinal laser treatment
• cataract surgery.

I am a lead clinician for AMD treatment services at Ipswich Hospital. I work at the Garrett Anderson Eye suite (GAES) with a team of dedicated medical, nursing and technical staff.

I work as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Colchester Hospital. I have special interest in management of glaucoma and complex cataract surgery.

I graduated from South Valley University in 2002. I did my higher specialist Ophthalmology training at Cardiff, Edinburgh and Cambridge hospitals.

I completed a Senior Glaucoma Fellowship in Glaucoma and Complex Cataract surgeries from the prestigious Western Eye Hospital, London.

I have extensive and comprehensive expertise in Glaucoma, complex and challenging cataract surgeries.

I’m interested in management of all forms of glaucoma. I use medical and interventional techniques tailored to each patient. I perform different glaucoma surgeries and laser therapies including:

• Augmented Trabeculectomy
• Baerveldt and Ahmed drainage tube surgery
• laser peripheral iridotomy (Yag PI)
• Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)
• selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT)
• MicroPulse Diode Laser Therapy (MDLT)
• Endoscopic Cyclophoto-coagulation (ECP) laser treatment for glaucoma

I’m also highly trained in complex cataract surgery

My professional memberships include:

• The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
• European Glaucoma Society
• Scottish Ophthalmology Club
• Egyptian Ophthalmology Society
• British Medical Association

I qualified in 1992 and was appointed as a Consultant in 2013. My specialist areas include:

• Vitreoretinal surgery (Retinal Detachments, Macular holes, Epiretinal membranes and Diabetic eye surgery)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Cataract surgery