External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Clinical lead - Cornea and Cataract Service
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS trust
&
Visiting Professor
Vision and eye research unit (VERU)
Postgraduate medical institute
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge CB1 1PT
Research interests
Corneal transplantation - newer techniques and devices
Advanced intraocular lenses (toric and multifocal) in cataract surgery
Corneal drug delivery
Corneal stem cell research
Corneal diagnostics
Corneal crosslinking for Keratoconus
Personal interests
Hiking
Tennis
Travel
Charity
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Recent publications:
Microthin DSAEK vs DMEK corneal transplant randomised trial results published in CORNEA journal, 2020
1: Rolev K, OʼDonovan DG, Coussons P, King L, Rajan MS. Feasibility Study of
Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Transplantation Using an In Vitro Human Corneal
Model. Cornea. 2018 Jun;37(6):778-784. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001555. PubMed
PMID: 29521691.
2: Bowes OMB, Shah P, Rana M, Farrell S, Rajan MS. Quality indicators in a
community optometrist led cataract shared care scheme. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt.
2018 Mar;38(2):183-192. doi: 10.1111/opo.12444. Epub 2018 Feb 5. PubMed PMID:
29405327.
3: Weber IP, Rana M, Thomas PBM, Dimov IB, Franze K, Rajan MS. Effect of vital
dyes on human corneal endothelium and elasticity of Descemet's membrane. PLoS
One. 2017 Sep 13;12(9):e0184375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184375. eCollection
2017. PubMed PMID: 28902856; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5597301.
4: Rolev K, O'Donovan DG, Georgiou C, Rajan MS, Chittka A. Identification of Prdm
genes in human corneal endothelium. Exp Eye Res. 2017 Jun;159:114-122. doi:
10.1016/j.exer.2017.02.009. Epub 2017 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 28228349; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC5451076.
5: Bassily R, Lencova A, Rajan MS. Bilateral rupture of the posterior capsule and
intraocular lens dislocation from excessive eye rubbing. J Cataract Refract Surg.
2016 Feb;42(2):329-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.01.018. PubMed PMID: 27026458.
6: Roberts HW, Mukherjee A, Aichner H, Rajan MS. Visual Outcomes and Graft
Thickness in Microthin DSAEK--One-Year Results. Cornea. 2015 Nov;34(11):1345-50.
doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000596. PubMed PMID: 26312621.
7: Voyatzis G, Roberts HW, Keenan J, Rajan MS. Cambridgeshire cataract shared
care model: community optometrist-delivered postoperative discharge scheme. Br J
Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun;98(6):760-4. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304636. Epub
2014 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 24515987.
8: Rajan MS. Surgical strategies to improve visual outcomes in corneal
transplantation. Eye (Lond). 2014 Feb;28(2):196-201. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.279.
Epub 2014 Jan 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 24384964; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3930281.
9: Thomas PB, Mukherjee AN, O'Donovan D, Rajan MS. Preconditioned donor corneal
thickness for microthin endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea. 2013 Jul;32(7):e173-8.
doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182912fd2. PubMed PMID: 23665648.
Courses offered to GPs
Chairman of the Annual Cambridge Cornea and Cataract Symposium, St John's College, Cambridge since 2010 to date
Speaker at the annual and biannual GP conferences in Cambridge
PhD supervisor
Postgraduate tutor and trainer for corneal and cataract fellowship programme at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Clinical lead - Cataract and Corneal service at Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK