Mr George Saleh

Mr George Saleh is a highly respected consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon with specialist expertise in cataract surgery, dry eye, blepharitis, eyelid disorders including diagnosing and treating eyelid “lumps and bumps”, and cosmetic eye procedures such as eyelid lifts, blepharoplasties, the correction of ptosis (droopy eyelid). He performs advanced treatments including multifocal, EDOF and Toric lens implantation and reconstruction following eyelid cancers. An award-winning clinical researcher and international lecturer, Mr Saleh has published over 100 scientific papers and leads innovations in AI, virtual reality, and nanotechnology in eye care. He is known for delivering personalised, high-quality care tailored to each patient’s needs.

Qualifications / Professional memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• British Oculoplastic Surgery Society
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• General Medical Council
• Medical Defence Union
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Current NHS / University Post

• Consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital (2009)
• Director of simulation training, Moorfields Eye Hospital
• NIHR faculty investigator at the biomedical research centre at Moorfields and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
• Visiting professor at the University of Surrey
• Visiting professor at Cranfield University
• Visiting lecturer at Bedfordshire University

Medical training

• Imperial College, London
• East Anglia
• London
• Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Research interest / experience

• Primary investigator on a range of studies examining:
• Technologies for watery eye
• National eyelid cancer trends
• Surgical outcomes in eyelid surgery
• Software in dry eye treatments
• Diagnostic tools for diabetic retinopathy
• Bell’s palsy
• Cataract surgery evaluation
• Virtual reality in cataract training
• Transdermal nanoparticle carriers
• Also involved in several international collaborations examining ophthalmic surgical training tools More than 100 national and international presentations and more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications
• Adnexal Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Languages spoken

• English
• Greek
• French
• Arabic (basic level)