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- Cataract Full Pathway provider
I offer Bupa customers standard cataract surgery on the Full Pathway package option at Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, Spire Hartswood Hospital, Spire London East Hospital, The Holly Private Hospital .
This package includes your appointments before and after surgery, as well as your surgery and mono-focal lenses. It means you won’t use up your out-patient benefit or receive any additional bills from your surgeon (or anaesthetist, if you need one) for eligible treatment.
Please call the Bupa Eye Care team to find out more about and to pre-authorise your treatment on 0345 600 7267.
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- Medical
- Surgical
About me
Mr Niaz Islam is Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Medical Retina and Cataract Surgery) at Moorfields Eye Hospital London. He graduated from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medical School, London in 1996. He trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital London, for 8 years – including two medical retinal fellowships and Locum Consultant (Medical Retina / Uveitis) in 2007.
He was appointed Consultant Ophthalmic surgeon in 2007 and set up the macular degeneration diagnostic and treatment service at Queen’s hospital, Essex. He was lead clinician for Havering and Barking & Dagenham diabetic retinopathy screening service. He was educational supervisor and clinical tutor for all Ophthalmic trainees within his NHS hospitals.
In 2012 he was nominated for a National Macular Disease Society Award by patients for excellent service delivery & clinical care. He is a high volume topical anaesthesia cataract surgeon and surgical trainer. He has a passion for education and teaching. He has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals and written book chapters and co-authored “Crash Course in Ophthalmology”. As an undergraduate, he was awarded the Charles Oldham Essay Prize for Ophthalmology.
Mr Islam has a particular interest and experience in retina (age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, anti-VEGF and retinal laser treatment, uveitis) and cataract surgery (monofocal and multifocal intraocular lenses).
Areas of interest
Cataract surgery (multifocal lens); Retinal disease / anti- VEGF treatment for Macular degeneration, Diabetic eye & retinal vein occlusion ; YAG and retinal laser ; chalazion; General / Primary care ; pupils / monocular blindness
Medical secretaries
- Mrs Alison Palmer (Moorfields appointments only)
- 020 7566 2690
- 020 7566 2608
- moorfields.nislam@nhs.net
- Mrs Heather Clark (not for Moorfields appointments
- 07935 947669
- heatherclark13@googlemail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Manish Raval
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Rutesh Mehta
Not Fee Assured