Mr Sambath Tiroumal

Mr Sambath Tiroumal is a highly-experienced consultant ophthalmologic surgeon based in Hampshire, specialising in cataract surgery, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. His expertise also takes in retinal vein occlusion, intravitreal injection and glaucoma. Mr Tiroumal practices privately at the Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh and the Circle Health Sarum Road Hospital in Winchester. He also works as a substantive consultant for the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and the Andover War Memorial Hospital.

Mr Tiroumal has performed over 8,000 cataract surgeries and his patients have the option of undergoing operations for the condition under topical anaesthesia without injection around the eye. His excellent reputation for patient care has extended to various ´WOW!´ Award nominations for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and he won the esteemed award in 2018. He was also awarded Hampshire Hospitals People Awards' certificate of recognition in 2025.

He also has extensive experience in correction of lid disorders like ectropion, entropion and blepharoplasty alongside general ophthalmology including management of dry eyes, lid lump removal and YAG laser capsulotomy.

Mr Tiroumal has over 28 years of experience in ophthalmology. He has received ophthalmology training and qualifications from India and the UK. He moved to the UK in 2003 and became a substantive consultant in the NHS in 2014. Alongside his clinical work, Mr Tiroumal is actively involved in research and professional development. He has authored various papers in peer-reviewed publications and is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Oxford Ophthalmological Congress and the British Medical Association (BMA). He has taken up the role of the Royal College Tutor for Ophthalmology department in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and therefore keenly involved in specialist training related activities. He is also an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Cataract surgery
• YAG Laser capsulotomy
• Cataracts
• OCT scans
• Intravitreal injections (injections of medicine into the eye) for age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion
• Age related Macular Degeneration
• Diabetic eye disease (Diabetic retinopathy)
• Retinal vein occlusion (sudden reduction or loss of sight due to blocked retinal vein, bleeding and retinal swelling)
• Glaucoma
• Lid lump removal
• Dry eyes
• Correction of eye lid disorders - Blepharoplasty, ectropion and entropion repair
• General ophthalmology