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Presbyopia surgery (removing the need for reading glasses) with the use of modern multifocal intraocular lenses is now available at my clinic Face & Eye in South Manchester. This surgery, including the latest light adjustable lens, is undertaken by my colleagues Mr Khalid Ikram, Mr Imran Rahman and Mr Bruno Zuberbuhler. Visit www.faceandeye.co.uk and click on Eye Surgery for more information.

My clinic Face & Eye is now able to offer Keraflex and cross linking treatment for the management of keratoconus. These treatments are undertaken by my expert colleague, Mr Imran Rahman, Consultant Ophthalmic, Corneal, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon. For details email us at enquiries@faceandeye.co.uk

Scarless surgery for blocked tear ducts (endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy or DCR). This is particularly suitable for the patient who wears glasses or who is young and wants to avoid a permanent visible scar in a very visible location on the face. Read about this at: http://www.eyelidsurgery.co.uk/conditions/blb-wateringeye.htm

Many patients are very anxious about their surgery and many fear general anaesthesia. “Twilight” anaesthesia is the answer for many such patients. I work very closely with a very skilled consultant anaesthetist who has over 15 years of experience in giving intravenous sedation using a combination of Midazolam and Propofol specifically for patients undergoing a wide variety of oculoplastic procedures. These agents provide safe conscious sedation allowing the painless delivery of local anaesthetic injections at the beginning of your operation. The agents are then titrated to your own needs so that you are comfortable throughout the procedure. You have very little recollection of most of the procedure and the recovery from the effects of the sedation is very rapid. This allows many procedures to be carried out comfortably on a day case basis, avoiding the need for an overnight stay in hospital.

Brow lifts

It is generally assumed that brow lifting surgery is very invasive and requires incisions in the scalp. This is not the case.  Many patients can undergo a brow lift with the surgeon only having to use an upper lid blepharoplasty incision with the scar hidden within the skin crease. This is achieved using a small dissolvable implant referred to as the “Endotine Transbleph”. It can be combined with Tisseel, a fibrin sealant, and the use of anti-wrinkle injections to achieve the best long term results. For more information on this new technique visit:

www.eyelidsurgery.co.uk/treatments/blb-brow.htm