Mr Myer Yodaiken

Mr Myer Mark Yodaiken is an experienced consultant ophthalmologist based in London and Manchester. He qualified from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, going on to complete specialist training as an ophthalmologist. He later moved to the United Kingdom, furthering his training in medical retina at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and completing fellowships in anterior segment surgery and age-related macular degeneration. Mr Yodaiken worked at Stepping Hill Hospital from 2002-2007 as a consultant with special interest in medical retina.He is a member of a number of esteemed ophthalmology associations, including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Following a career in the NHS, he now sees patients privately at the Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle and in his own consulting rooms. Mr Yodaiken combines compassion and dedication with expert care. Driven by a genuine desire to help improve his patients’eye health, he believes that every patient deserves the best, regardless of their age. Self-referrals are welcome.

Mr Yodaiken specialises in the treatment of dry eyes, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), diabetic retinopathy, medical retina, and glaucoma, as well as being an expert on meibomian gland disease (a type of blepharitis) and dry eye. Mr Yodaiken’s ARMD patients benefit from a holistic approach, including not only monitoring using OCT photography and treatment with Avastin, Lucentis, Eylea and Vabysmo, but also diet and lifestyle advice appropriate to the condition. In his Dry Eyes clinic, he offers meibomian gland probing, intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy, Lipiflow treatment, and low-level light therapy along with expert diagnostics, prescribing and punctal plugs as appropriate. Glaucoma patients are offered modern laser procedures to eliminate or reduce the need for long-term topical drop administration. He also offers surgery including modern shunts, as well as conventional glaucoma surgery.