MEDICOLEGAL PRACTICE

I established my medicolegal practice in 2018 to provide expert witness services across a range of ophthalmic specialties for children and adults focusing on personal injury, retina, neuro-ophthalmic disorder and ocular inflammation.  I provide CPR Part 35-compliant reports of the highest quality for both claimant and defendant solicitors. My current caseload is approximately 5:1 claimant to defendant instructions. I accept instructions directly from solicitors and via medicolegal agencies.

Key Service Metrics

• Personal injury report turnaround: 4 weeks from examination
• Examination appointments: available within 2–4 weeks, no waiting list
• Fully equipped private ophthalmic clinic with OCT and visual field testing on-site
• Screening opinions returned within 2–4 weeks
• Clinical negligence reports: 8–10 weeks (subject to records completeness)
• Expedited personal injury reports available within 2 weeks by arrangement

REPORT TYPES PROVIDED

• Condition and prognosis reports (personal injury and clinical negligence)
• Causation reports and breach of duty reports (clinical negligence)
• Combined condition, prognosis and causation reports
• Screening opinions and case merit assessments
• Supplementary reports and answers to Part 35 questions
• Joint statements with opposing experts
• Medical reports for insurance and disability claims
• Oral evidence and court attendance

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Ophthalmic Personal Injury and Liability

• Traumatic eye and orbital injuries (RTA, assault, workplace, product liability)
• Visual field loss and reduced visual acuity following trauma
• Ophthalmic emergency department cases

Retinal Disease

• Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema
• Age-related macular degeneration (wet and dry AMD)
• Retinal detachment: surgical outcomes and complications
• Retinal laser treatment: complications and adequacy of care
• Retinal vascular disease (vein and arterial occlusions)

Ocular Inflammation and Infection

• All forms of uveitis in adults and children (anterior, intermediate, posterior, panuveitis)
• Scleritis, episcleritis, orbital inflammatory disease
• Endophthalmitis (post-operative and endogenous)

Neuro-Ophthalmology – Adult

• Optic neuritis, papilloedema, idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• Cranial nerve palsies (III, IV, VI), visual pathway disorders
• NAION, giant cell arteritis, arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy

Neuro-Ophthalmology – Paediatric

• Brain and retinal tumours, raised intracranial pressure in children
• Optic nerve disorders, neurofibromatosis type 2 (national service lead)

Glaucoma, Procedures, and Drug Side Effects

• Uveitic and steroid-induced glaucoma
• Intravitreal injection and retinal laser complications
• Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (national surveillance study PI)

Systemic Disease and Ocular Manifestations

• e.g Behçet’s disease, sarcoidosis, syphilis, connective tissue diseases

Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Fellowship trained

GMC, BMA, EUNOS, BINOC, NIHR Uveitis CSG