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Mr. Agarwal is a highly respected Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon who is based in the Lancashire Lancaster region. He is renowned for his expertise in Cornea, Dry Eye, Keratoconus, Laser Eye Surgery, Refractive Cataract Surgery (Premium Intraocular Lenses), LASIK, and SMILE procedures.

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Meet Mr. Prateek Agarwal

Mr Agarwal is one of the few surgeons to have received qualifications from all three Royal Colleges of United Kingdom and is on specialist register for ophthalmology. He is one of the few to perform more than 1500 surgeries every year.

Mr Agarwal received the Best Surgical Video Award at the 2022 United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery for his excellent surgical technique in the management of a complex case.

15 Years
of Experiences

1500 surgeries every year

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Mr Agarwal is a Substantive Consultant at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust based at Lancaster , with a main interest in Cornea and Refractive surgery. He is an academic lecturer, examiner, and a tutor and has 25 publications to his name in Peer Reviewed Journals He has an active presence as a speaker at national and international Congress of repute on cataract and refractive surgery .

He is the chief educational supervisor for trainees at his trust. He is also an examiner for Royal College of Ophthalmologists Exam and for Laser Refractive Surgery Exam conducted by the Royal College.

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His main fields of interest are Refractive Cataract Surgery with Premium IOLs, PRK, LASIK, SMILE, ICL’s, and Cornea Transplantation.

Mr Agarwal offers Refractive Lens Exchange as well as small incision cataract surgery with torics, trifocals and extended depth of focus intraocular lenses, as well as the full range of modern refractive procedures including SMILE, LASIK, advanced surface ablation and implantable contact lenses (ICL).

Premium IOLs, PRK, LASIK, SMILE
Crosslinking, Keratoconus

Professional Journey

Experience

• Consultant Ophthalmologist Cornea, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (2022 - present)

• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Optegra Eye Hospital Manchester (present)

• Consultant Ophthalmologist, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (2020 - 2022)

• Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2017 - 2020)

• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Nayan Eye Care and Laser Centre, Meerut, India (2011 - 2017)

Education

• CERTLRS Certification in Laser Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2021)

• FRCOphth, Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists United Kingdom, Ophthalmology (2020)

• FRCS, Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, Ophthalmology (2020)

• MRCS, Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2019)

• Fellowship, Cornea and External Diseases, Cornea and Refractive Surgeries, International Council of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland (2011)

• Senior Resident, Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Services, Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research, PGIMER Chandigarh (2009)

• MS(Ophth), Masters of Surgery, Ophthalmology Residency Programme, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India (2009)

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India (2006)

Prizes and Awards

• Best Video Award at United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeries (Nov 2022)

• Best Award for the Cornea Day Session at European Society of Cataract and Refractive surgeries ESCRS for the Novel Surgical technique of Fixing Migrating Intracorneal Rings (Jan 2020)

• Honorable Mention Award for the Xtrafocus Pinhole Intraocular Lens Presentation at American Society Of Cataract And Refractive Surgeries, ASCRS San Diego (2019)

• GOLD MEDAL for Contribution in the Field of Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society Of India IIRSI New Delhi (2019)

• Runner Up Award for the Surgical Video Competition, Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society Of India (IIRSI) New Delhi (2019)

• Award from Delhi Ophthalmological Society 2018 for the academic excellence and outstanding contribution (2018)

• Young Entrepreneur Awarded, Times of India (2013)

• Asia ARVO Travel Grant for Abstract Presentation ASIA ARVO CONGRESS (2011)

Professional Membership

• Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons

• Member, British Society of Refractive Surgery

• Member, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

• Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists London

• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, Ophthalmology

• Member, United Kingdom and Irish Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Positions in Public Associations

• Manuscript Reviewer, British Medical Journal Case Reports (present)

• Manuscript Reviewer, EYE Official Journal of Royal College of Ophthalmologists (present)

• Examiner, FRCOphth, Fellowship, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2022 - present)

• Examiner, CertLRS, Certification in Laser Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2022 - present)

• Clinical Supervisor for Trainees at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Expertise

Cataract Surgery

Cataracts occur when the lens in the eyes become cloudy, either completely or partially. Premium lenses Torics, Multifocal and Enhance Lenses for cataract surgery

Refractive Lens Exchange

Also known as lens replacement surgery is a procedure offered to patients with extreme farsightedness (hyperopia) or presbyopia(loss focus on nearby objects)

SMILE

Minimally invasive , key hole surgery, No Flap unlike Lasik for shortsightedness (nearsightedness) and blurry vision (astigmatism). corrects vision without cuting the corneal flap.

LASIK

It is a type of surgery used for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. LASIK can provide a long-lasting alternative for those who wear glasses or contact lenses.

Laser Eye Surgery

laser eye surgery also known as refractive surgery or laser vision correction, is a procedure that involves reshaping the cornea using a laser to correct vision problems.

Keratoconus & Crosslinking

If corneal tissue thins and deforms. The cornea is unable to support the internal eye pressure and it bulges out in a cone shape. Crosslinking helps to stabilise the disease progression

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