Dr Amir Hamid Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Mr Amir Hamid was Awarded the Top Rated Doctor Prize by Doctify in April 2018

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Mr. Amir Hamid is a highly experienced refractive surgeon, having performed over 6000 cataract and laser refractive surgeries and routinely performs up to 60 operations per week. He was appointed  as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at King George Hospital in Ilford (North East London NHS Treatment Centre) in 2011 with a special interest in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation and the correction of presbyopia.

He has received the Certification in Laser Refractive Surgery by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (CertLRS). He is exceptionally skilled in the use of SMILE, LASIK and LASEK treatments as well as the most advanced Multifocal intraocular lenses and is also certified in the use of the Artisan Iris Clip lens and the Staar Visian ICL, in order to serve patients unsuitable for laser therapy. Aiming to provide the best medical care possible, he has completed a Corneal and Anterior Segment Fellowship that allowed him to extensively practice his skills in the particular domain. Improving patient outcome is fundamental to his practice and thus, Mr. Hamid is a member of the AMO Premium Registry involved in the evaluation of new intraocular lenses prior to market launch.

In addition he is a highly acclaimed clinical investigator, always at the forefront of new refractive treatments and technologies. He regularly presents his published scientific articles and papers at the Cataract and Surgery Conferences in the UK, Europe and US and is a manuscript reviewer for the British Medical Journal. Except for being a successful surgeon and clinical investigator, 

He gained both his Final FRCOphth and Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2010.

Mr Hamid is also involved in research and has published numerous scientific papers on his topics of interest. He often presents papers at Cataract and Refractive Surgery Conferences in the UK, Europe and America. He is also a manuscript reviewer for the British Medical Journal.

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