Ophthalmology

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Our private Ophthalmology services are provided at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead .

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At the Royal Free London Private Ophthalmology Clinic, our Ophthalmologists see, diagnose and treat all problems that occur within two centimetres of the pupil. This includes all red and painful eye problems, visual problems, double vision and squint problems, children’s eye services, eyelid problems, neurological eye problems and trauma.

Services, treatments and diagnostics

We have specialists at the Royal Free London Private Patients Unit in the following areas:

  • Cataract surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Age related macular degeneration
  • Neuroophthalmology
  • Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery
  • Glaucoma
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Medical Eye diseases
  • External eye disease
  • Vitreoretinal surgery

Available services

  • Eye Condition Diagnosis (general Ophthalmology concerns)
  • Inflamatory Eye Assessment
  • Diabetic Eye Disease Service
  • Cataract Service
  • Glaucoma Assessment
  • Squint Service
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Treatment of Watery Eyes
  • Ophthalmic Assesment
  • Fluoresein Angiography
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Optical Disc Imaging

Available procedures

  • Orbital Injection
  • Excision of lesion of eyebrow
  • Suture of eyebrow
  • Excision of lesion of canthus
  • Drainage of lesion of eyelid
  • Excision of lesion of eyelid
  • Curettage/cryotherapy of lesion of eyelid
  • Tarsorrhaphy
  • Biopsy of lesion of eyelid
  • Probing of nasolacrimal system with/without syringing and/or irrigation
  • Puncto-canaliculoplasty
  • Suture of conjunctiva
  • Injection of botulinum toxin into extraocular or periocular muscles
  • Excision/biopsy of conjunctival lesion
  • Exploration of conjunctiva (including removal of foreign body)
  • Corneal scraping for culture
  • Laser iridotomy
  • Yag laser photodisruption of posterior capsule of lens (including laser MINOR 4 INTER 5 MINOR O/P capsulotomy)
  • Intravitreal injection of pharmaceutical for central retinal vein occlusion
  • Intravitreal injection of pharmaceutical for central retinal vein occlusion
  • Laser photocoagulation/cryotherapy of lesion of retina
  • Fluorescein angiography of eye (including occular photography)
  • Occular photography (as sole procedure)
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Meet our consultants

We work with leading experts who are all supported by the expertise of a multidisciplinary team. Our specialist team of doctors and surgeons includes: