General optometry & community eye testing standards & requirements of opticians & optometrists • Missed pathology (including retinal disease, anterior eye disease, glaucoma, cataract, macular degeneration, etc.) • Diagnosis & management of eye disorders in community • Failure to refer to secondary care • Breach of duty of care by optometrists & opticians • Regulatory breaches regarding testing of sight • Contact lens practice • Independent therapeutic prescribing by optometrists • Medical negligence relating to eye disease...

Ophthalmologist with expertise in retinal disease: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion

Professor Ashworth is particularly interested in paediatric eye disorders , including cerebral visual impairment, congenital cataract and glaucoma, childhood strabismus and amblyopia, genetic eye disorders, paediatric uveitis, neurometabolic disease and the eye, and retinopathy of prematurity. Adult cases are not accepted.

I have been Consultant Ophthalmologist at King’s College Hospital, London, UK since 1994 and also am in private practice. I hold Fellowships of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and of Ophthalmologists, the Diploma in Ophthalmology of the Royal College of Surgeons and also the Degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of London. My general ophthalmological responsibilities include the diagnosis and management of cataract and glaucoma, and the causes of visual loss. I have specialist interests in medical...

Medical retina • Uveitis • Diabetic retinopathy • Intravitreal injections • Retinal conditions, including retinal vascular disorders, macular degeneration, inflammatory conditions, CSR and inherited conditions 'I think overall the experience was good in terms of your team as well, and just how smoothly that worked with getting instructions to him. And his report was pretty prompt, so it's been a positive experience.' Danielle Young, Nelsons All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 13 Park Terrace, Carmarthen,...