Mark Wilkins

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Area(s) of expertise

Cataracts
Corneal Graft
Refractive Laser Surgery

Laser refractive surgery: Intralase, Wavefront, LASIK, LASEK
Cataract surgery using standard, toric, and multifocal lenses
Corneal surgery - DSAEK, deep anterior lamellar corneal graft surgery, Boston Keratoprosthesis

Locations

Arthur Steele Unit
Practice Manager - Felicity Bailey - 020 7566 2603

Languages spoken

English and Italian

Year of first medical qualification

1990

Location of initial medical training

Oxford University
University College and Middlesex Hospitals

Location of ophthalmology training

London

Further Key Experience

BA, Oxford-Physiological Sciences. MD thesis, Institute of Ophthalmology - assessing glaucoma progression by analysing visual fields. 2 corneal fellowships at Moorfields managing medical and surgical aspects of advanced corneal and external eye disease. Royal College of Ophthalmologist certificate in laser refractive surgery.

Date Joined Moorfields

2000

Membership of professional/national/regional bodies

GMC -specialist register. FRCOphth. ESCRS - member. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology-member

Current NHS/university posts

Full time NHS consultant since February 2006

Other professional achievements

External examiner for department of optometry, City University, London

Research Interests

I am the principle investigator on two trials 1) comparing multifocal intraocular lenses with monovision following cataract surgery www.ioltrial.org 2) assessing the effect of topical steroids on adenoviral conjunctivitis. I am part of a multi centre study assessing the benefit of implanting the "Implantable miniature telescope" in eyes with advanced age related macular degeneration. Outcomes of cataract surgery