Mr Philip Alexander

PHILIP ALEXANDER  BSc MBBS MBA DIC DM FRCOphth   Mr Alexander is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with particular expertise in cataract and vitreoretinal surgery.   Mr Alexander graduated from the University of London in 2002 with Double Distinction and a number of academic prizes. He gained comprehensive training in all aspects of Ophthalmology, and has completed advanced subspecialist surgical training in Nottingham, Southampton and at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.  He is currently a Consultant Ophthalmic and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals, and is part of the team running the Stickler Syndrome Diagnostic Service commissioned by NHS England.   Mr Alexander is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is a member of the British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons (BEAVRS). He is a member of the British Medical Association and is fully registered and revalidated by the General Medical Council.   He has over 45 publications in the scientific literature, and in 2013 was awarded funding from the Global Ophthalmology Awards Programme (GOAP) to conduct research into ocular stem cell transplantation, for which he later received a doctorate.  He has presented his work at national and international meetings, and at the Houses of Parliament. Mr Alexander trains Ophthalmologists on the East of England Specialist Training Programme, and trains Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellows at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.  Mr Alexander’s MBA thesis focussed on healthcare innovation for patients with diabetic eye disease.  In 2016, Mr Alexander was invited to attend the Ophthalmology Honours ceremony at the Royal College of Surgeons, where the Stickler Syndrome Service at Cambridge University Hospitals was given the Judge’s Special Award in recognition of the “highly specialised” and “world class” service that it delivers. FINANCIAL INTERESTS Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of VisusNano Ltd, a privately held pre-clinical company developing a drug-eluting intraocular lens implant, for use in patients undergoing cataract surgery. This novel medical device will improve patient outcomes, and eliminate the need for eye drops after surgery.  VisusNano Ltd has won several awards, including Oxford Biostars 2016.

Mr Alexander specialises in Cataract Surgery and Retinal Surgery. Conditions treated by Mr Alexander include: CATARACT/LENS SURGERY:  Routine cataracts, Complex cataracts, Previously complicated cataract surgery requiring further surgery, Dislocated lenses (implants or crystalline lenses), Posterior capsule opacification following cataract surgery VITREOUS AND RETINAL DISORDERS: Retinal tears, Retinal detachment, Stickler syndrome, Macular hole, Vitreo-macular traction (VMT), Epiretinal membrane / Epimacular membrane, Floaters, Vitreous haemorrhage, Diabetic retinopathy including advanced diabetic eye disease requiring surgery, Posterior Vitreous Detachment, Retinal vein occlusion, Macular degeneration, Ocular trauma