Leon Au

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

 

Biography

He graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1998 with an ophthalmology prize of the year. He completed 8 years of general ophthalmology training in Nottingham and Manchester before undertaking separate sub-specialty training fellowships in cornea, glaucoma and refractive surgery. He has been a dual-specialty consultant in the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital since February 2009. 

 

His major areas of expertise are glaucoma, cornea related problems, external eye disease and cataract . He is one of the international leader in innovative Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) and conducts clinical trails in many of these new technologies.He publishes his research regularly in peer-reviewed medical journals and he lectures in the field of cornea and glaucoma in both national and international conferences.

 

Glaucoma surgery:

• ALL current glaucoma laser surgeries

• Trabeculectomy

• Glaucoma tube surgery

• istent surgery

• Hydrus stent surgery

• Xen Gel stent surgery

 

Corneal surgery:

• Full thickness corneal transplant (PK)

• Partial thickness corneal transplant (DALK)

• Endothelial corneal transplant (DSEK)

• Pterygium surgery

 

Cataract surgery:

• Micro-incisional cataract surgery (MICS)

• Combined cataract and glaucoma surgery

• Combined cataract and corneal surgery

 

To vist Mr Au's glaucoma blog click below:

https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-events/blog-glaucoma-the-silent-thief-of-sight

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Recent articles:

http://rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/117026/greater-manchester-trust-treats-first-patients-outside-of-usa-with-groundbreaking-device-the-size-of-an-eyelash

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https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/news-events/manchester-patients-are-first-in-the-uk-to-trial-new-glaucoma-treatment

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https://youtu.be/ejcm1HYE-WI

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S6CTPQ6Td5k

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Contact Details

Tel: 0161 947 2720
email: outpatients@faceandeye.co.uk

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