Mr Eric Barnes

I am an advocate for healthy living and wildlife habitat conservation. In my spare time I am a keen wildlife and bird photographer, freelancing for the natural history company Naturetrek as a bird guide. I have led tours for them since 2006 to destinations including Japan, Madagascar and Ethiopia. https://www.naturetrek.co.uk/about-us/tour-leaders PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Member of the Royal College of Physicians 1992 Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists 1994 Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1993 Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons since 2001 Member of the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons since 2001 Founder Member of the British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society since 2001

Current Post 2001 Dec – Appointed as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with a special interest in cataract surgery, watery eyes, problems of the eyelids particularly altered lid position and tumours around the eye. Has a keen interest in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Responsible for delivering the undergraduate ophthalmic course at Newcastle University since 2002. Involved in developing and delivering national courses in peri-ocular tumours and hosted the British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society annual conference in Newcastle (2008). Royal Victoria Infirmary Ophthalmic Audit Clinical lead between 2012-2015.