Mr Mukhtar Bizrah Consultant cornea and cataract surgeon

Background

Mukhtar Bizrah is a consultant cornea, refractive and cataract surgeon at the Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He is one of the few ophthalmic surgeons in the world who is board-certified in the UK, Canada and Europe:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth, UK)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC, Canada)
• Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO, Europe)
• Certificate in Laser & Refractive surgery (CertLRS), Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK

Having completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of London, Mr Bizrah then completed his core ophthalmology training at the London deanery. This included 2 years at the Western Eye Hospital and 2 years at Moorfields eye hospital.

Mr Bizrah completed advanced cornea and cataract surgery fellowships at two of the world’s most renowned eye institutions:

• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (London, UK)
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Mr Bizrah is an expert in advanced refractive, cataract and corneal surgery. His clinical interests include cataract and laser refractive surgeries, cornea transplants (partial and full thickness), pterygium surgery, corneal collagen crosslinking and advanced cornea diseases.

Mr Bizrah regularly performs all types of refractive surgery, including laser refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK) and intraocular lens surgery (e.g. refractive lens exchange, ICL surgery).

Mr Bizrah also regularly performs all types of cornea transplant surgeries, including DMEK, DSAEK, DALK and penetrating keratoplasty. He is interested in complex cornea and cataract disorders, and provides second opinions on such cases.

Mukhtar has presented his research at numerous international conferences and peer-reviewed research articles. By 2020, he had won 25 awards and prizes on International, national and regional levels.

Mukhtar Bizrah is the founder & co-director of world-renowned London Eye Course, the largest ophthalmology revision course in Europe & North America. He is also the founder of the London laser and refractive surgery (LRS) course.

Mr Bizrah’s work has featured in international press as well as on television, such as CNN, ITV and CBS news.

Expertise

Cornea diseases, cataracts, emergency eye diseases, keratoconus, fuchs endothelial dystrophy, pterygium, cornea scarring, cornea infections, recurrent cornea erosion syndrome, severe dry eyes

Research & publications

Bizrah, Mukhtar et al. “Local anaesthesia as the standard of care for penetrating keratoplasty?.” Eye (London, England) 2021 Bizrah, Mukhtar et al. “Topography-Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy for Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism: Long-Term Outcomes.” Cornea vol. 40,1 (2021): 78-87. Bizrah, Mukhtar et al. “An update on chemical eye burns.”

Eye (London, England) vol. 33,9 (2019): 1362-1377. Bizrah, Mukhtar et al. “Adherence to Treatment and Follow-Up in Patients with Severe Chemical Eye Burns.” Ophthalmology and therapy vol. 8,2 (2019): 251-259. Bizrah, Mukhtar, and Melanie C Corbett. “Intracameral Phenylephrine to Arrest Intraoperative Intraocular Bleeding: A New Technique.” Ophthalmology and therapy vol. 8,1 (2019): 137-141. Bizrah M, Verma S. Nerf gun eye injuries: traumatic hyphema. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Sep 18

Private practice

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