Professor Frank Larkin

MD FRCPI FRCP&S (Glasg.) FRCOphth

Ophthalmologist

44 years of experience

London, EC1V 9LF

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Consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Professor of Corneal Diseases (Hon.), University College London

Areas of Special Expertise (infants, children, adults)

• Surgery for cataract and intraocular lens complications.

• Corneal transplantation for Fuchs dystrophy and keratoconus; pterygium surgery;

corneal cross-linking.

• Infection, allergy and other inflammatory problems of the ocular surface.

Other Professional Achievements

• Visiting professorships (USA): Boston Univ Medical Center 2007, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary 2014, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine 2015

• Coster Medal, Australian & New Zealand Corneal Society 2013

• Montgomery Medal, Irish College of Ophthalmologists 2016

• Director, NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility, 2011 to date

• Chief investigator, Keralink clinical trial of cross-linking in keratoconus (2016-22)

• Editor-in-Chief, British Journal of Ophthalmology 2021-26

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Areas of expertise

Corneal Transplantation

Cataract Surgery

Keratoconus

Corneal Disease

Eye Problems

Eye Problem

Eye Infection

Corneal Cross Linking (CXL)

Cataracts

Complex Cataract Surgery

Glaucoma

Vision Problems

Dry Eyes

Macular Degeneration

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Amniotic Membrane Transplant

Corneal Ectasia

Multifocal Intraocular Lens

Registered with

General Medical Council

No. 3207305

Education

University of Dublin, Trinity College

Medicine

Graduated 1982

Qualifications

● Medical qualification Trinity College Dublin 1982;

● Junior training in Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 1985-87;

● Lecturer in Ophthalmology, University of Bristol 1988-90;

● Senior Registrar, Moorfields Eye Hospital 1990-92.

● Research Fellow, Flinders University of South Australia & Institute of Ophthalmology London 1993-97.

● Consultant, Cornea and Cataract services, Moorfields Eye Hospital 1997 to present.

My special interest is corneal transplantation: I perform or supervise c.150 transplants/year. I also undertake cataract/lens surgery regularly, dealing in many cases with complex cataracts and intraocular lens complications in

children and adults.