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Ophthalmic Surgeon Profile

Christopher Stephenson

MBBCh, FRCS(Ed), FCSOphth, CertLRS
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    GMC Membership Number: 3050826

❝My aim is to provide the best possible outcome for every patient by focusing on each individual’s needs.❞

Our Team

Our Lens Surgery procedures are performed by highly skilled consultant-level NHS surgeons with decades of experience. Our Lens Surgeons all have a special interest in vision correction to achieve independence from glasses, and are skilled in Refractive Lens Exchange and Cataract procedures.

They are registered with the General Medical Council and are Fellows or Members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth or MRCOphth) or Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).

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Surgeon Experience

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Ophthalmology Experience

27 Years

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Total Treatments✟

≈ 42,000

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Total Treatments in Last 12 Months✟

≈ 1,250

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Current NHS Trust

Northwest Anglia

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Treatments Offered at Optimax

    • Lens Surgery
      • Cataract Surgery
      • Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
      • Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL)
    • YAG Capsulotomy
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Expertise / Specialist Areas

  • Microincision Cataract Surgery
  • Refractive Corneal & Lens Surgery
  • Corneal Graft Surgery
  • Phakic Lens Surgery
  • Conjunctival + Pterygium Surgery
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Success Rate*
98%
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Satisfaction Rate**
96%
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Surgeon Satisfaction Rate**
98%

Lens Treatment Statistics

Figures and Statistics Information

✟ Figures inclusive of NHS and private facility treatments.
* Percentage of patients reaching binocular unaided driving standard vision (20/40) taken from audit period 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2023. Results taken 2 to 4 months post-op and can take 6 months to achieve final outcome.
** Satisfaction rates taken from patient surveys 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2023.
Figures accurate as of 07/05/2024.