Professor Paul Ursell

MBBS, FRCOphth, MD

Ophthalmologist

37 years of experience

London, SW19 5NX

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37 years of experience

London, SW19 5NX

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17 connections in healthcare

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About Professor Paul Ursell

You are in expert hands for eye surgery.

Although cataract surgery is the most common eye surgery performed today, very few eye surgeons have dedicated their entire professional life to the procedure. Mr. Paul Ursell at Cataract Doctor is one of the few that has done just that and is known as the eye doctor that other doctors request to perform their cataract operation.

Trained to an international standard, dedicated to cataract surgery in Surrey.

In addition to running his Surrey cataract surgery practice, Mr. Paul Ursell is the lead cataract surgeon for Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust. Mr. Ursell believes strongly in excellent education for the doctors of tomorrow. He was the Director of the Trust Undergraduate programme for teaching Ophthalmology. He was Treasurer of UKISCRS and an International Lecturer on Cataract Surgery.

Offering superior cataract operation results with less chance of complications.

Mr. Paul Ursell regularly audits the safety of his procedures and efficacy of his results to make sure you get the best eye surgery possible. His surgery results are excellent and his complication rate after eye surgery is remarkably lower than the UK national average. This would explain why his patient satisfaction ratings are exceptionally high.

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Subspecialties

Retina
Glaucoma
Emergency Ophthalmology
Cataract Surgery
Refractive Surgery / Surgical Solutions
Vision Correction Surgery

Areas of expertise

Cataracts

Eye Problem

Oedema

Uveitis (Inflammatory Eye Disease)

Vitreous Haemorrhage

Visual Stress

Thyroid Eye Disease

Retinal Vein Occlusion

Squints (Strabismus)

Retinal Tear

Retinal Detachment

Reduced Vision

Myopia (Short-Sighted)

Toric Lens Implants

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)

Specialist Contact Lenses

Macular Hole

Scleral Contact Lenses

Macular Haemorrhage

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Macular Degeneration

PRESBYOND Laser Blended Vision

Keratoconus

Overnight Lens Wear

Femtosecond laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS)

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

Blocked Tear Duct (NLDO) Surgery

Hyperopia (Farsightedness)

Amniotic Membrane Transplant

Glaucoma

Myopia Control

Eyelid Cyst (Chalazion)

Meibomian Gland Probing

Eyelid Lumps and Bumps

Glaucoma Surgeries

Floaters (Eye)

Video Consultation

Eye Infection

Lens Replacement Surgery

Dry Eyes

Meibography

Demodex

Minor Eyelid Procedures

Diabetic Macular Oedema

Low Vision Assessment

Diabetic Retinopathy

Laser Eye Surgery (LASIK/PRK/LASEK)

Corneal Ectasia

Intravitreal Injection

Corneal Disease

Humphreys Visual Field

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Biopsy Procedures

Colour Vision Deficiency

Glasses

Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion (BRAO)

Eyelid Cyst (Chalazion) Surgery

Blephex

Urgent Eye Care

Blurred Vision

YAG Laser Capsulotomy

Binocular Vision

Refractive Cataract Surgery

Blepharitis

Multifocal Intraocular Lens

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Complex Cataract Surgery

Astigmatism

Eye Test (Eye Examination)

Routine Eye Exam

Refractive Lens Exchange

Presbyopia

Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Vision Problems

Cataract Surgery

Registered with

UK and Ireland Society for Cataract & Refractive Surgery

No. President

European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO)

No. UK Representitive

European Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

No. Member

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

No. Fellow

General Medical Council

No. 3320068

Education

University of London

Medicine

Graduated 1989

Qualifications

Mr Paul Ursell MBBS MD FRCOphth is one of the UK's leading cataract surgeons and has devoted his professional career to improving cataract surgery to make it safer and easier for patients. He has personally performed over 7,000 cataract operations in a career spanning 25 years. He has developed a patient friendly ‘no needle, no patch' technique for cataract surgery that is now taught across the NHS.

As one of the few surgeons to be awarded an MD degree on modern cataract surgery he has published over 20 peer reviewed papers on cataract surgery. Paul is frequently invited to lecture in the UK and overseas at scientific meetings on cataract surgery as an acknowledged Key Opinion Leader. He served for 9 years on the Council of UKISCRS (United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons), three of them as Treasurer. In the past he has been Lead Clinician in his NHS department at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals and now supervises the team that performs over 2,500 cataract operations each year. Paul is the Royal College of Ophthalmologists representative to the EU, and Vision 2020 lead for dementia and sight loss. Other roles are as an Honorary Consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital, a Trustee of SeeAbility and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers.

Paul studied Medicine at St Mary's Hospital in London and trained in cataract surgery at St Thomas's Hospital, London, Oxford University as a Clinical Lecturer and as Fellow at the Lions Eye Institute, Australia before taking up his full time NHS consultant post at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals in 2002.