Ms Rubina Rahman

Ms. Rubina Rahman, after qualifying as a doctor, underwent specialist ophthalmology training in Oxford and the South West of England. She specialises in diseases of the retina and completed a two-year fellowship in Vitreo-retinal surgery at the Oxford Eye Hospital.

In September 2002, Ms. Rahman was appointed as a consultant at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. She has since established a state-of-the-art Vitreo-retinal service from scratch, providing cover to Halifax, Huddersfield, and the surrounding areas. She is among a select group of UK surgeons who use the advanced 27G vitrectomy platform.

Since 2016, Ms. Rahman has been performing 27G procedures in 95% of patients undergoing vitrectomy, significantly enhancing postoperative comfort and expediting visual rehabilitation. She audits her surgical outcomes using a prospectively maintained Vitreo-retinal database.

Throughout her career, Ms. Rahman has held several key positions, including lead clinician, audit lead, and educational supervisor. She has served as the Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust and represented the Hospital Eye Service (HES) on the Eye Care Network. In this role, she collaborates with LOC and GP commissioners to ensure integrated working between primary, community, and secondary care. Additionally, she served as the Lead for Vitreo-retinal Services at CHFT.

Since 2017, Ms. Rahman has been a Final FRCS Examiner at The Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow. She also reviews mainstream ophthalmology journals, including Eye, Retina, and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Her academic contributions include co-authoring 50 abstracts and publishing 35 papers on various topics such as cataract, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, and 27G vitrectomy.