Mr Martin Watson

Consultant ophthalmic surgeon

Private

NHS

Watson, Martin

Age ranges treated

  • Adults (age 16 and above). For vision correction, you need to be at least 18 years old and have a stable prescription.

Qualifications / Professional memberships

  • Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRSOphth)
  • General Medical Council - Specialist Register
  • Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • UK Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
  • Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
  • British Medical Association

Current NHS / University Post

  • Full time Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in Cornea, External Eye Disease and Cataract at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Corneal Service Director at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Medical training

  • Leeds University
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Research interest / experience

  • Corneal Graft Rejection, inflammatory diseases of the anterior segment and ocular surface diseases. Widely published in peer review journals
  • Two years of advanced specialisation in the medical and surgical management of complex corneal and external eye disease, corneal transplantation and cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
  • PhD in Corneal graft rejection, examining the mechanisms and prevention of rejection.
  • Specialist contact lens fitting

Languages spoken

  • English

Private treatment

Mr Martin Watson also provides private care

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Last updated
15th March 2024