Mr Chris Schulz

About me I am a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. I subspecialise in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery. My practice covers functional, reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid surgery, tear duct surgery, and orbital surgery, including thyroid eye disease. NHS roles Co-lead of the joint lacrimal service, which I run with ENT colleagues Established the orbital decompression service for severe and sight-threatening thyroid eye disease Member of the regional multidisciplinary team for periocular skin cancer, working with dermatology and maxillofacial surgery, including Mohs surgery Digital Lead for Ophthalmology and member of the Digital Subcommittee for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth and Quality Improvement Module Lead for the University of Portsmouth (Kings College London branch) Medical School. Training and qualifications BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences and BM, University of Southampton (2011) Ophthalmology specialty training, Wessex Deanery (2014-22), including three years of subspecialty oculoplastic training and a research fellowship in watering eye outcomes at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead FRCOphth (2021); GMC Specialist Register, Ophthalmology (2022) Fellowship in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery, University Hospitals Sussex, Brighton (2022-23) MSc Data Science, Technology and Innovation (Distinction), University of Edinburgh (2024) Consultant appointment at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, 2023 Research and teaching More than 25 peer-reviewed publications and over 70 presentations nationally and internationally Led on the development of the TEARS and WEQOL patient-reported outcome scores for watering eye Led work on automated measurement of eyelid position from video using artificial intelligence (1st Prize, ESOPRS 2021; Gift of Sight Clinical Research Award 2021) Section Editor for oculoplastics, lacrimal and orbit, Eye (journal of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists) Faculty on national cadaveric courses in endoscopic lacrimal and orbital surgery and periocular reconstruction Design Authority member and Chair of the Reporting and Analytics Working Group, Apperta CIC (OpenEyes) Memberships Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Full member, British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) GMC 7148806 My approach I take the time to understand each patient's functional and aesthetic goals, give honest and realistic expectations, and agree a plan together.

Functional eyelid surgery Ptosis (drooping eyelid) Upper blepharoplasty Entropion and ectropion Eyelid skin cancer excision and reconstruction, including after Mohs surgery Eyelid trauma Facial palsy Blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm (botulinum toxin) Cosmetic eyelid and brow surgery Upper blepharoplasty Lower blepharoplasty, using a scarless transconjunctival approach where possible Brow lift Anti-wrinkle injections Lacrimal (tear duct) surgery Structured watering eye assessment Endoscopic (scarless) and external DCR Punctoplasty, canalicular surgery and Lester Jones tubes Congenital tear duct obstruction, with probing under endoscopic guidance Orbital surgery Thyroid eye disease, including orbital decompression Orbital tumours Eye removal and socket care