Nationality British Profession Ophthalmologist | Years active 10 Research Keratoconus | |
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Born May 5, 1977 (age 39) ( 1977-05-05 ) London, England Known for Surgical innovations, Training in Ophthalmology co-author Field Laser Eye Surgery and Cataract Surgery Institutions Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, L&D University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Partners Education University of Cambridge, UCL Medical School | ||
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Allon Barsam, MA MB BS FRCOphth, is a London based ophthalmologist in cataract surgery, refractive surgery and corneal and external eye disease. As a British pioneer in eye surgery, Barsam carried out the first human treatments of microwave keratoplasty, and continues to innovate new treatments for patients at his London clinics.
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Education
Attending Cambridge University and University College London Medical School, Allon Barsam graduated with Honours and a Distinction in Surgery. After finishing his residency training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, he then completed a yearlong fellowship at the Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island in New York and worked closely with the US experts in modern Cornea and Refractive Surgery: Eric Donnenfeld and A. John Kanellopoulos with whom he continued to work and perform research with. Allon Barsam followed this with an additional Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at the Western Eye Hospital in London.
Career
As an internationally renowned ophthalmologist, Allon Barsam is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists prestigious Microsurgical Skills Teaching Faculty. He has been a clinical examiner and lecturer for City University, School of Optometry and holds an NHS Consultant post at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital as well as an Honorary Consultant post at the Western Eye Hospital.
A member of the Executive Board of the London Deanery, Allon has led a video based instructional course in refractive anterior segment surgery as an instructor at the European and American Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is regularly invited to speak, chair and moderate research sessions internationally and co-authored the comprehensive textbook Training in Ophthalmology.
Allon Barsam also led a comprehensive review of research leading into the benefits of phakic intraocular lenses over laser surgery, gaining national and international press coverage.
Operations
Allon Barsam was the first British surgeon to use laser vision correction technology for cataract surgery with the use of intraoperative aberrometry - refining visual outcomes for patients.