Dr. Mukhtar Bizrah
MBBS, FRCOphth(UK), FRCSC(Canada), FEBO(Europe)Ophthalmology
Subspecialties
- Refractive Surgery / Surgical Solutions
- Cataract
- Emergency Ophthalmology
- Vision Correction Surgery
Languages spoken
- English
- Arabic
Registered with
- General Medical Council: 7083917
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC): 2407262
- European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO): 147057
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists: 104986
Consultation fees
New appointment: £250
Follow-up appointment: £180
Practices worked at
Charing Cross Hospital | Private Patients
Charing Cross Hospital Fulham Palace Road, London, UK, W6 8RFAbout
Mukhtar Bizrah is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the
Western eye hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He specialises in
cornea and cataract surgery. Mukhtar Bizrah is one of the few ophthalmic
surgeons in the world who is board certified in the UK, Canada and Europe:Â
 1. Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), UKÂ
2. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), CanadaÂ
3. Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO), EuropeÂ
Mr Bizrah's clinical interests include cataract and laser refractive surgery, cornea transplants (partial and full thickness), implantable contact lenses (ICL surgery), pterygium surgery and advanced cornea diseases. He is interested in complex cornea and cataract disorders, and provides second opinions on such cases.Â
Ophthalmology trainingÂ
Core ophthalmology training at the London deanery, which
included 4 years at Moorfields eye hospital and Western eye hospitals. Advanced
cornea and cataract surgery fellowships at two of the world’s most renowned eye
institutions: Western eye hospital (London, UK) and University of British Columbia
(Vancouver, Canada).  Â
Prizes, awards & researchÂ
Mr Mukhtar Bizrah has won 25 awards and prizes on an
International, national and regional level. He has numerous research
presentations and peer-reviewed research articles presented internationally.Â
Medical EducationÂ
Mr Bizrah is a strong advocate of medical education, and is
the co-founder and director of the London Eye Course. This is one world’s
largest ophthalmology revision courses, and attended by ophthalmologists from
all continents.Â
He is also the founder and director of the London LRS
Course, which is a course for surgeons seeking to learn about laser refractive
surgery and non-laser refractive surgery.Â
Undergraduate trainingÂ
University College London and St George’s, University of
London. He won numerous awards by the time he completed undergraduate training,
including London Student of the Year award, Royal Society of Medicine Brigadier
Haywood prize and Wellcome Trust Research Prize.Â
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Procedures
- Cataract Surgery
- Laser Eye Surgery (LASIK/PRK/LASEK)
- Amniotic Membrane Transplant
- Complex Cataract Surgery
- Complex Contact Lens Assessment
- Corneal Cross Linking (CXL)
- Corneal Transplantation
- Implantable Contact Lens (ICL)
- Multifocal Intraocular Lens
- Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Refractive Cataract Surgery
- Refractive Lens Exchange
- Routine Eye Exam
- Scleral Contact Lenses
- Specialist Contact Lenses
- Urgent Eye Care
- YAG Laser Capsulotomy
Special interests
- Eye Problem
- Dry Eyes
- Astigmatism
- Corneal Disease
- Myopia (Short-Sighted)
- Vision Problems
- Cataracts
- Corneal Ectasia
- Keratoconus
- Uveitis
Education
Education
Medicine and intercalated BSc at St George's University of London and Universtiy College London (UCL)
Ophthalmology training at London Deanery, including 4 years at Moorfields and Western eye hospitals
Cornea, laser refractive surgery and cataract surgery fellowships at Western eye hospital and University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada)
Board memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth, UK)
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC, Canada)
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO, Europe)
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