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Anthony is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon practicing at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, where he specialises in the medical and surgical care of patients with glaucoma and cataract. He is also a Professor at University College London where he leads an active research programme aiming to improve the care of patients with glaucoma and other common eye diseases. Anthony is an internationally recognised leader in his field and has been consistently voted in the top 100 most influential thought leaders in ophthalmology globally. Among numerous prestigious awards, he has been granted a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship to support his research programme which aims to enable personalised care of glaucoma patients.
Anthony holds leadership positions in major international glaucoma societies, and is a frequently invited speaker globally. This enables Anthony to discuss the very latest evidence for best care and treatment options with his patients.
His special interests include:
- Surgical innovations for glaucoma, including the Hydrus Microstent, iStent, PreserFlo MicroShunt, PAUL Glaucoma Implant. Anthony has chaired a European panel of experts to create a consensus best practice guide for PreserFlo MicroShunt use.
- Laser treatments for glaucoma, including selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), laser iridotomy and cyclodiode laser. Anthony has led one of the largest real-world effectiveness studies of SLT and aims to provide personalised treatment plans, only recommending laser for patients who are likely to benefit.
- Treatment options for narrow angles. Recent evidence suggests that not all patients with narrow angles require laser iridotomy. Anthony provides personalised recommendations for each patient to help decide whether the small risks of laser are necessary. He has co-authored patient information leaflets on Laser Iridotomy and Narrow Angles (click on either to download PDFs).
- Cataract surgery in glaucoma patients. Cataract surgery can be more complex in patients with glaucoma, but also offers the opportunity carry out minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (“MIGS”) at the time of surgery to help lower eye pressure. Anthony specialises in trabecular meshwork bypass procedures which can significantly lower eye pressure with minimal additional risk. This can result in better control of disease, a
reduction in eye drops needed and delaying the need for glaucoma surgery. He has been an invited speaker internationally on combining cataract surgery with the Hydrus Microstent and iStent.
- Surgical training. Anthony is a keen surgical educator and has trained numerous cohorts of trainees and fellows at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and also lectured on surgical practice nationally and internationally.
- Glaucoma genetics and heritability. Anthony’s research group are world-leaders in the field of glaucoma genetics (how glaucoma is inherited) and have published landmark studies which have discovered the genetic causes of glaucoma. His aim is to predict glaucoma risk from affordable genetic testing, to allow earlier detection and to personalise care.
- Lifestyle and other modifiable factors associated with glaucoma. While the major cause of glaucoma is genetic, Anthony has led a global collaboration to identify lifestyle and other factors that can reduce the risk of glaucoma. He has led investigations regarding dietary factors like caffeine and alcohol, as well as blood pressure and hypertension medications, menopause and HRT, and physical activity.
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Anthony’s medical training was at the University of Cambridge and University College London, and his ophthalmology and glaucoma fellowship training were at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital. He also completed a prestigious Berkeley
Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He has won numerous awards in his career, including the University of Cambridge’s Nick Day Prize and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Foulds Trophy and Duke Elder Prize. He has recently been awarded two prestigious fellowships from UK Research and Innovation, and the Lister Institute.
Anthony primarily cares for patients with glaucoma and cataract, and carries out the full spectrum of medical, laser and surgical treatments. His strong international
engagement ensures he is delivering the most effective and safe treatments available for his patients. For example, he has been selected as a clinical expert to give national advice on the recently available new glaucoma medication, Roclanda. He also chairs a European expert surgeon panel to create guidance on the best way to carry out surgery using the PreserFlo Microshunt.
Anthony holds several leadership positions including: Director of the European Society of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Programme, President of the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium, Chair of the European Glaucoma Society Screening Task Force, Chair of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Informatics and Audit Committee, Chair of the UK Glaucoma Genetics Consortium , Chair of the UK Glaucoma Real-World Data Consortium.
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Explained satisfactory results and could find no reason to do other than review progress in 6 months time. Optician will specify appropriate glasses.
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Just so impressed with his ability to make me feel cared for. His professionalism and knowledge. Fantastic
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See above. Excellent in every way. Polite, knowledgeable, thorough, ready to offer opinion and advice.
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I found Mr Khawaja very professional in his manner and he took time to explain fully and answer my questions in a manner I could easily understand.
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Mr. Khawaja was excellent. He was very friendly and put me at ease. Very easy to talk to at the same time as being very professional. He explained the assessment process and decision making clearly and I went away with a good understanding and a plan of action.
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Professor Khawaja provides clinical care with the utmost professionalism and manifest expertise but this is always underpinned by a reassuring and disarming human warmth, understanding and empathy. As a retired General Practitioner I understand how truly fortunate I am to be under his care.
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Mr Khawaja takes all necessary steps to help to diescribe symptoms, possibilities, helps with future decisions. I feel totally comfortable in his hands.
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Prof Anthony Khawaja is a glaucoma expert with a worldwide reputation. He is extremely knowledgeable, and has a very kind, reassuring manner. His is solidly reliable opinion in the management of even the most complex glaucoma cases.
Professor Paul Foster
Dr Asif Naseem
We have worked together at Moorfields over the years. Very approachable and skilled glaucoma surgeon.
Mr Niaz Islam
Mr Khawaja is a wonderful colleague. He offers his patients a personalised service and I always hear good feedback from them.
Mr Harry Petrushkin
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Recording of the session from the European Society of Ophthalmology Congress, 2019. Tips for Learning and Being Safe When Training Surgically - Anthony Khawaja, United Kingdom.
10 August 2023
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In this session, we were joined by Anthony Khawaja, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Associate Professor at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. He spoke about the latest research into glaucoma and genetics.
10 August 2023
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14 August 2023
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The Glaucoma Foundation Annual Think Tank convenes experts, from diverse fields, and from across the country and around the world, to share their insights and chart the course for future research that will lead to better treatments on our way to a cure. Anthony Khawaja, MD is Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. He is currently a UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellow and a Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine Fellow. Anthony’s research training began with a Wellcome Trust funded PhD programme at the University of Cambridge, including a Berkeley Fellowship supported period at Harvard Medical School. Anthony’s research interests concern the genetic and environmental causes of glaucoma and his ultimate aim is to develop prediction models that can enable efficient population screening of glaucoma and more personalised care of glaucoma patients in the clinic. Recent awards include American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement and Secretariat Awards, and a National Health Service Bronze National Clinical Excellence Award.
14 August 2023
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Watch top glaucoma experts, Anthony Khawaja, Miriam Kolko, Kaweh Mansouri and Constance Okeke, discuss ways to address pandemic-induced delays in care, including risk stratification, remote IOP monitoring, and MIGS options.
14 August 2023
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Anthony Khawaja's research at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology focuses on glaucoma, the second most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Anthony looks at the genetic causes of glaucoma, using data to identify patients who will need treatment and the best form of treatment they need.
09 August 2023
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Experts explain how our programme will help researchers tackle the leading causes of sight loss in the UK: glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration
09 August 2023
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Anthony chaired a panel of expert glaucoma surgeons to reach a consensus on patient selection and preoperative, perioperative and postoperative management with the PreserFlo MicroShunt drainage device.
10 August 2023
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This article was originally written by Anthony Khawaja and Kian Madjed for Insight magazine. We still don’t fully understand why some people get glaucoma and others don’t. This leads many glaucoma experts to seek out causes of high eye pressure, or to look past eye pressure at other reasons why glaucoma may develop.
10 August 2023
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Study finds high coffee intake increases odds of developing glaucoma among patients with genetic predisposition towards elevated eye pressure
10 August 2023
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Professor Anthony Khawaja speaks English
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Professor Anthony Khawaja primarily practices at Moorfields Private Eye Hospital, located at 9-11 Bath Street, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 9LF
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Professor Anthony Khawaja is working Tuesday (09:00 - 13:00), Wednesday (13:30 - 19:30)
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