Best Ophthalmologists in Harley St, London, UK

Miss Shams is a full-time NHS and Private Practice Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, specialising in the management of eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disorders.

She qualified from Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital School of Medicine in London in 1999 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy. She undertook Ophthalmic Surgical training in London, including Moorfields Eye Hospital, and advanced subspecialty training in Canada, Australia, UK and the USA.

Miss Shams’ clinical practice includes adult and paediatric oculoplastic surgery for eyelid malpositions, reconstructive surgery following trauma or removal of tumors of the eye, eyelid or eye socket and performs lacrimal surgery for blocked tear ducts. She performs cosmetic eyelid and periocular surgery by applying the the most upto date techniques and technology to acheive natural and effective results. She appreciates and enjoys the fine, precise and artistic nature of periocular cosmetic and reconstuctive surgery.

As part of a tertiary referral centre Miss Shams manages challenging cases requiring revision surery due to failure or complications of previous surgery and patients who require care within a multidisciplinary team.

In addition to her clinical practice, she contributes to clinical research in her field; publishing and reviewing for peer-reviewed journals, mentors and supervises ophthalmic trainees and regularly participates in national and international conferences.

In her free time Miss Shams enjoys outdoor sports, music, philosophy and politics.

Miss Shams strives to provide you with medical care of the highest quality, based on upto date techniques and years of surgical experience, which is personalised to you by taking into consideration your individual circumstances, objectives and desires. She will advise you of the best surgical and or non-surgical treatment options that will achieve the most effective functional and aesthetic outcomes. 

• Upper and lower eyelid Blepharoplasty (Eye Lid Surgery/ceyebags)
• Orbital Surgeries
• Ptosis Repair (droopy eyelid)
• Brow ptosis repair
• Blocked Tear Duct Surgery (NLDO)   
• Revision eyelid surgery
• Cosmetic Botox
• Eyelid reconstruction
• Eyelid tumor management
• Repair of eyelid malposition (entropion and ectropion repair, eyelid retraction repair)
• Management of thyroid eye disease
• Paediatric oculoplastic surgery (Dermoid cysts, ptosis repair)
• Eye socket surgery
• Management of facial nerve palsy
• Botox for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm
• Eyelid lumps and bumps
• Meibomian gland cyst/chalazion
• Trichiasis (abnormal eyelashes)
• Management of dry eyes

• Blepharitis
• Eye Infection
• Eye Problems
• Conjunctivitis
• Dry Eye Syndrom
• Watery eyes
• Ptosis
• Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
• Eye bags
• Chalazion
• Stye
• Facial lines and wrinkles
• Eyelid cancer
• Revision eyelid surgery

Ms Jane Olver is a Consultant Ophthalmologist, Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgeon at Clinica London. She also serves as the Medical Director of Clinica London where all ophthalmic sub-specialities are covered.

Ms Jane Olver qualified in Medicine from the University of London in 1979 and undertook her training at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School. Ms Olver developed a particular interest towards Ophthalmology. More specifically, she completed training in Oculoplastics and Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Moorfields Eye Hospital. 

Her areas of interest include General Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Eyelid and lacrimal Surgery. This includes the treatment of common complaints such as conjunctivitis, chalazion, dry or watering eyes, and corneal abrasions, through to complex oculoplastic surgery for dropped eyelids (ptosis), eyelid hooding (blepharoplasty) and interning and out turning eyelids (entropion and ectropion). She also treats thyroid eye disease, facial palsy and eyelid tumours.

Aside from her clinical work, she was the Author of two Ophthalmology books and more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, as well as a National and International Lecturer on eyelid problems and watering eye surgery.

Ms Olver is the President Elect of the International Society of Dacryoplogy and Dry Eyes and London Meeting Organiser for the 2020 ISD-DE Congress in London.

Miss Rahila Zakir is a Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at The Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust in Marylebone, London and offers private consultations in Harley St and at Imperial Private Healthcare. She completed her undergraduate studies in 1990. She trained in Ophthalmology at St Thomas' Hospital and Cambridge training programmes and was successfully selected to take up Vitreoretinal Fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Western Eye Hospital. She has also completed Medical Retina Fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Rahila is a vastly experienced surgeon and deals with a wide variety of eye conditions, including cataracts, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, retinal tears, diabetic retinopathy, vitreous haemorrhage, vitreomacular traction and eye trauma. She offers small incision cataract surgery with the option of bespoke toric and multifocal intraocular lens implants to reduce your need for glasses or contact lenses. She also manages complex cataracts, and complications of cataract surgery. Additionally, she deals with acute and urgent presentations within the Western Eye Accident and Emergency Unit and provides screening and treatment for retinopathy of prematurity at the Neonatal Unit at Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital.

Rahila is actively invovled in research, education and training and is currently an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer post with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. She is involved in the training of doctors at all levels, including experienced doctors who are training to become Vitreoretinal Specialists themselves.

Macular Hole Surgery

Retinal Detachment Surgery

Cataract Surgery

Vitrectomy surgery for Epiretinal Membrane

Vitrectomy for Vitreous Haemorrhage

Vitrectomy Surgery  for Floaters

Vitrectomy Surgery for Diabetic Eye Disease

Vitrectomy Surgery for Vitreomacular Traction (VMT)

Retinal Laser Treatment for Retinal Tears and Holes

Retinal Laser Treatment for Diabetic Eye Disease

Intravitreal Injections

Retinal Detachment

Cataract

Macular Hole

Vitreous Haemorrhage

Epiretinal membrane

Diabetic Eye Disease

Floaters

Complications of Cataract Surgery Done Elsewhere

Ocular Trauma

Macular Degeneration

Macular Oedema

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Provides Lipiscan and Lipiflow plus medical treatments for dry eye and blepharitis.

She has carried out over 5000 cataract operations in the last 5 years (above the national average).

Her cataract surgery patients are treated with advanced technology to optimise post-operative outcomes eg. femtosecond laser, presbyopia and astigmatism correcting intraocular lens.

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Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Dry Eye and Blepharitis

Laser cataract/lens surgery

Astigmatism correcting lens surgery

Presbyopia correcting lens surgery

Premium cataract and lens replacement surgery

Dry eye and blepharitis treatments (Lipiflow and Blephex)

Miss Jain's specialist interests include eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision and burns, children with eyelid abnormalities, and aesthetic oculoplastics including blepharoplasty, endoscopic brow-lifting techniques, anti wrinkle injections and facial aesthetics including dermal fillers.

Miss Rajni Jain is a Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon specialising in oculoplastic surgery. She graduated from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medical School in 1995 and has completed 10 years of ophthalmic surgical training, making her highly experienced and skilled in her field.

Miss Jain's specialist interests include eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision and burns, children with eyelid abnormalities, and aesthetic oculoplastics including blepharoplasty, endoscopic brow-lifting techniques, anti wrinkle injections and facial aesthetics including dermal fillers.

Miss Jain is a passionate educator and is a surgical trainer. She is part of the faculty for ‘training the trainers’ at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. She has several research interests and has presented on numerous occasions at national and international scientific meetings.

Miss Jain is active in research and is currently a principal investigator in a multi-centre randomised trial looking at treatment for thyroid eye disease.

Miss Jain sees both general ophthalmic and oculoplastic referrals and is available for emergency advice and consultation at other times.

Dr Maninder Bhogal is a specialist Ophthalmologist working for the NHS at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He qualified in Medicine in 2005 from the University of London, before completing his basic and higher medical training. He then went on to specialise in Ophthalmology and complete further training in this field. This is when he began to develop an interest in both ophthalmology and cataracts. He now provides treatments to cover many aspects of ophthalmology and he is specially trained to perform cataract surgery. 

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Mr Saruban Pasu is a highly rated Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon practising at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, The Spire Sussex Hospital and King Edward VII's Hospital in London. He completed his schooling at The Perse School, Cambridge and went on to read medicine at Guy’s, Kings and St.Thomas’ in London. His comprehensive ophthalmology training was at Imperial College Healthcare Trust and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He is the lead for the Diabetic Retinal Screening service for East Sussex and was previously a locum Consultant Ophthalmologist for Imperial College in London.

Following a personal recommendation from the Surgeon Oculist to HM The Queen, Mr Pasu is able to see and treat patients at the prestigious King Edward VII's Hospital, Marylebone London.

He is a well respected educator and is a Senior Lecturer for Kings College London, and also provides Ophthalmology support to the England National Rugby team medical staff.

His interests include Cataract surgery and disorders of the Retina including vein occlusions, diabetes and age related macular degeneration.  He is able to perform retinal and YAG laser, as well as intravitreal injections. He has a strong academic interest having published extensively in medical journals, and has presented his work at international meetings. He spent two years of his training fully dedicated to research at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, which lead to the award of a postgraduate doctorate degree MD(res).

Mr Pasu completed his subspecialty training in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital. During this time he developed a keen interest in complex cataract surgery and took an active and passionate role in teaching junior eye surgeons. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Mr Pasu has been described as a compassionate, dynamic and safe surgeon who prides himself on the high quality of his work.

Mr Mostafa Elgohary is a vastly experienced consultant ophthalmologist who sub specialises in retinal disorders and complex cataract surgery. Mr Elgohary currently operates out of the widely recognised The BMI Coombe Eye Clinic, Kingston, and both the London Clinic and Infinity Eye Clinic, in central London. 

Having graduated from Tanta Faculty of Medicine in 1990, Egypt, Mr Elgohary studied and obtained an MD degree from University College London (UCL) and trained as a specialist registrar in Ophthalmology on the North Thames rotation of the London Deanery then as a fellow in Vitreoretinal surgery at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Mr Elgohary also trained in Paediatric Ophthalmology at one of the largest paediatric hospitals in North America—the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Mr Elgohary has a notable interest in research, focussing on retinal detachment and macular hole repair surgery and owing to his expertise, he has given several presentations at international meetings and courses on the subject.  He also has published several peer-reviewed publications. 

Mr Elgohary is also a senior instructor on several courses at international Ophthalmology meetings, including the European Society of Retina Specialists, European Vitreoretinal Society and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He is also a regular lecturer on the UCL Ophthalmology MSc course.

Professional memberships

• British & Eire Vitreoretinal Society (BEAVRS)
• European Society of Retinal Specialists (Euretina) 
• European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS) 
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 

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• Cataract Surgery
• Complex cataract surgery
• Retinal detachment & macular hole repair
• Vitreous surgery
• Laser for retinal conditions & diabetic retinopathy
• Injections for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) & diabetic retinopathy
• Vitrectomy for floaters
• Ocular trauma repair and reconstruction.

• Macular hole
• Epiretinal Membrane
• Vitreous Haemorrhage
• Vitreous surgery
• Floaters
• Retinal laser
• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Ocular trauma

Mr Lam is a senior Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon with over 25 years experience in the treatment of complex spinal disorders. He helped establish the internationally renowned Spinal Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London. He is now working full time at the London Bridge Hospital (accredited as a world-class AOSpine Unit in June 2016). He has published and lectured extensively, and is regarded as a pioneer in innovative spinal surgery procedures, especially minimal invasive spine surgery. He continues in both clinical and laboratory research into spinal disorders, and is a reviewer for Spine, European Spine Journals and International Journal of Spine Surgery.

In Nov 2019, Mr Lam performed the first robotic spine surgery in the UK followed by the first robotic scoliosis spine surgery in Europe. He offers his patients a full comprehensive program of conservative treatment, physiotherapy and spinal injections to help treat their spinal disorders. In terms of surgery, he is a key opinion leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical and lumbar disc replacements, paediatric spinal deformities (scoliosis and kyphosis), computer navigated and robotic spine surgery. Over the last 10 years, he regularly performs approximately 300 cases annually of minimally invasive surgeries, i.e. sacro-iliac fusion, TLIF, OLIF, LLIF or XLIF and ALIF. To date, he has performed over 1000 cervical and lumbar disc replacements, and over 1000 anterior lumbar approaches (LLIF, XLIF, OLIF and ALIF). From Mar 2020, he was approved as an Premier Reference Centre for Excelcius GPS Robot Miminally Invasive Spine Surgery.

In 2009, Mr Lam was the first British recipient of the Gold Medal of Honor presented by Mde Chirac of France, on behalf of the Etoile Européenne du Dévouement Civil et Militaire (EEDCM), for his work in the treatment of children with spinal deformities, and ejectee pilots of the Royal Air Force, US Air Force and NATO. In 2016, HM King Kigeli V of Rwanda honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion for his work in training surgeons across Africa. In 2019, HM King Yuhi VI of Rwanda further honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crested Crane.

Mr Lam's exceptional degree of training along with his plethora of experience ensures that he is now able to supply the highest standards of care and treatment to all his patients.

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Mr Chien Wong, MBBS FRCSEd(Ophth) PGC, is a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon. He practices at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Royal Free Hospital. Mr. Wong has significant expertise in vitreoretinal surgery in adults, managing conditions ranging from eye floaters, epiretinal membrane, diabetic retinal disease among many other conditions. His super-specialist interest is in paediatric retinal detachments and vitreoretinal diseases.

Mr. Wong is among the most skilled and experienced in his field, and is known in his profession as both a gifted surgeon and one that is ahead of the curve, whose promise was evident as a Moorfields Eye Hospital resident, when he was the best performing trainee in a surgical motion-tracking study published in Ophthalmology, the top ranked scientific journal in the field; a testament to his excellence.

Following on from his ophthalmology residency at Moorfields Eye Hospital, he undertook vitreoretinal and medical retina clinical fellowships also at Moorfields. This was followed by a further 2.5 years of paediatric surgical retina and retinovascular clinical and research fellowships at Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA, funded by competitive awards from the TFC Frost Trust, Moorfields Special Trustees, Moorfields Surgeon’s Association, HCA International and the University of Southern California.

Mr. Wong ensures that he listens to the needs of every individual patient he sees, working with them to ensure the best outcomes. His experience with patients of all ages and over 20 years in the field means there are few better than him.