Oct
08
Mark has been globetrotting again – this time to the Moorfields/Thessaloniki Revision Course, where colleagues from all over Europe gathered to hear the latest updates across the field of Ophthalmology. Mark presented on Uveitis, then took the time to network with colleagues – including attending the opening of a new clinic, which was blessed… Continue reading »
Jul
30
For our GP and optometrist colleagues: If you have a patient who needs urgent eye care and we’re unable to fit you in, our Eye Centre has launched an Urgent Referral Service. Just contact the Eye Centre on 07815 024072 (call or WhatsApp) and let our team of specialised Ophthalmic nurses arrange a consultation with… Continue reading »
May
20
The prestigious ARVO conference (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) took place in Salt Lake City this year, from 3rd-8th May. Mark was presenting on the efficacy of treatment for Birdshot Retinochoroiditis with colleagues from Moorfields Eye Hospital. He hugely enjoyed the conference (the largest ophthalmic research conference in the world), catching up… Continue reading »
Jan
25
We were delighted to host many of London’s leading optometrists (many of whom are good friends of the practice) at the Royal Society of Medicine for a talk by Mark and his consultant colleague, Mr Emanuel Ramos de Carvalho, Consultant Ophthalmologist in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Medical Retina, Moorfields Eye Hospital. Mark hosted an interactive discussion on… Continue reading »
Jul
21
Dear patients and professional colleagues, We trust that you are all keeping well. We appear to be turning a corner in this pandemic with restrictions being lifted and the country finally beginning to fully open up again. Despite this, the safety of our patients is our highest priority, and we will continue to implement the… Continue reading »
Feb
05
As you may have read, several of the large NHS London hospitals and Covid centres put out a call for staff volunteers to help out on their Intensive Therapy Units (ITUs) by doing shifts. As a result, many ophthalmologists, myself included, have volunteered. However, we consultants are so specialised in our field of ophthalmology that… Continue reading »
Jan
11
We’d like to wish all our patients and colleagues a happy and healthy New Year in 2018. Some of you may know that Mark has been busy writing a book! Not an action adventure blockbuster, alas, but a primer on uveitis aimed at ophthalmologists in training. Mark runs uveitis clinics at Moorfields Eye Hospital… Continue reading »
Oct
17
During the summer I was privileged to give a couple of lectures at the inaugural meeting of the Argentine Uveitis Society following a kind invitation from a colleague and fellow specialist, Professor Christobal Couto. One of the lectures I gave was on a rare inflammatory disease of the eyes called Birdshot retinochoroiditis. I have a… Continue reading »
Dec
17
We would like to wish all our patients, clinic staff and our optometrist and GP colleagues a very happy Christmas and a healthy New Year! With best wishes from Mark, Sylwia, Avni, Anabela, Sandrine and Chris
Feb
01
Mark was invited to present at a conference at Moorfields Eye Hospital a couple of weeks ago, devoted to the use of femtosecond laser in cataract surgery. This allowed those initial surgeons who’ve spearheaded the use of femtosecond laser in cataract surgery in the UK to share their experiences. The audience were primarily surgeons interested… Continue reading »
