Zubin Saihan
Consultant telephone:
020 7566 2314
Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism:
- Cataract surgery
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Retinal vascular disease
- Retinal therapies – laser and intravitreal injections
- Retinal imaging
- Inherited retinal disease
Year of first medical qualification:
1998
Location of initial medical training:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Further key experience:
- 3 years of advanced subspecialty training in Medical Retina and Cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital
- PhD thesis - Clinical and molecular genetics of Usher syndrome, UCL
Date joined Moorfields:
2008
Membership of professional /national/regional bodies:
- General Medical Council - Specialist Register (GMC)
- Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
- Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Member, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
Current NHS/university posts, whether full/part time, and starting year:
- Full time NHS consultant since 2014
- Honorary Research Associate, Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL since 2013
Other professional achievements:
- Training Director for Medical Retina service, Moorfields Eye Hospital
- Chair of Medical Retina Cataract group
- PhD, University College London
Research interests:
- Cataract surgery in patients with retinal disease
- Inherited Retinal Disorders