Mr Ian Rodrigues

Mr Ian Rodrigues, BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS (Glasg) FRCOphth PgCert FEBOS-Glaucoma, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in central London. He specialises in the treatment of glaucoma (including laser treatments and surgical procedures), cataract surgery as well as general eye conditions.

Mr Rodrigues' other interests include, healthcare policy, management and leadership.He has previously worked for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), supporting the development of a national guideline, and for the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) where he developed an international set of standardised patient outcome measures for macular degeneration, which is one of the leading causes of blindness. He has worked as a specialist professional advisor for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is currently a member of the Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) advisory board. He has a passion for information technology and is a member of the OpenEyes Foundation Design Authority and Glaucoma Subspecialty Clinical Group as well as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Informatics and Audit Sub-committee.

He has a research interest in the surgical treatment of glaucoma and has over 25 peer reviewed publications. He regularly presents at international conferences and clinical educational sessions to support the development of others clinical learning. He is also involved in teaching and training of medical students and junior ophthalmologists and is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists microsurgical skills faculty and is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

When not doing medical work related things he enjoys doing DIY and has two young daughters who take up most of his spare time!

Cataract surgery:

• phacoemulsification
• intraocular lens implants

Laser eye treatments:

• capsulotomy
• selective laser trabeculoplasty
• laser iridotomy
• cyclophotocoagulation)

Glaucoma Surgery:

• trabeculectomy
• tube implants
• viscocanalostomy
• iStent
• endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
• goniosynechialiysis

Minor eye surgery:

• Incision and curretage of chalazion

• Cataract surgery (phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implants)
• Laser eye treatments (capsulotomy, selective laser trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, cyclophotocoagulation)
• Glaucoma investigation, diagnosis, medical treatments
• Surgical treatments for glaucoma (trabeculectomy, tube implants, viscocanalostomy, iStent)
• General eye conditions (chalazion, blepharitis, dry eye disease, minor eyelid conditions)