Sus Biswas

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

 

Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist & Ophthalmic Surgeon

Qualifications: BSc Hons, (1989), MB BS (1992), FRCOphth (1996)

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Special Interests:

Professor Biswas has over 27 years’ experience in ophthalmology and for the last 22 years he has specialized in children’s eye problems, developing unparalleled expertise in:

• Paediatric strabismus/lazy eye

• Paediatric Corneal and External Disease;

• Paediatric Corneal Transplantation;

• Developmental abnormalities of the front of the eye in children

• Retinopathy of Prematurity;

• Congenital and Developmental Glaucoma in children

• Inherited eye diseases in children

 

Biography

• Medical School: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1986-1992).

• Ophthalmology training at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (1994-2002).

• Ocular Genetic research fellowship 1999-2000, including a 3 month visiting research fellowship at the Jules Gonin Ophthalmic Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

• Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Great Ormond Street Hospital and King's College Hospital (2001-2002).

• Consultant Ophthalmologist - Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, with a specialist interest in paediatric ophthalmology since 2002.

• Clinical Head of Division, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital,  2012- 2018

• Chair of the North of England Ophthalmological Society 2019-2021

• Chair of The Paediatric Sub Committee of the Royal College of  Ophthalmologists since 2019

• Head of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Paediatric Ophthalmology Service to date

• Professor of Ophthalmology since August 2023

 

Achievements

Professor Biswas has established:

• A popular and highly sought after paediatric ophthalmology training fellowship.

• Paediatric corneal transplantation service

• Multidisciplinary clinics in paediatric cornea, ocular allergy and retinal disease

Contributor to national guidelines for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening and Treatment in the UK

Authored or co-authored over 70 publications in peer reviewed journals plus chapters in textbooks.

Nominated for a national award for establishing the Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Service in Manchester

Awarded the Duke Elder Medal by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in May 2023

 

Conditions treated

• Childhood squint (strabismus /lazy eye)

• Childhood cataracts

• Corneal & external eye disease in children

• Allergic eye disease in children

• Children’s retinal diseases

• Retinopathy of Prematurity

• Genetic and inherited eye diseases in children

• Coats’ disease

• Glaucoma in children

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Contact Details

Secretary: Grainne Graham

Tel: 01625 352037 or 07729077139
email: info@manchestereyecare.co.uk

 

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