Mr. Brian Leatherbarrow

Mr Leatherbarrow has retired from clinical practice and now undertakes medicolegal work only. His clinical practice has been taken over by his colleague Mr Paul Cannon.

Mr Leatherbarrow has a busy medicolegal practice, acting as an expert witness, producing over 150 specialist reports per annum for solicitors. He undertakes medical reports for both plaintiffs and defendants. He undertakes consultations for expert witness medical reports at his clinic Face & Eye in Northenden, Manchester and at his optometry practices Johnson & Leatherbarrow in Sale and Poynton. His medicolegal website is www.medicolegalophthalmology.co.uk

He graduated from Manchester Medical School in 1982. He trained in general ophthalmology at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital before undertaking subspecialty training fellowships in oculoplastic surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and and in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, where he also gained experience with plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillo-facial surgeons and dermatological surgeons.

He is the single author of the major textbook ‘OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY‘ (1st edition published by Martin Dunitz, 2002, the second edition published by Informa Healthcare, December 2010). The 3rd edition was published by Thieme in October 2019:

https://www.thieme.co.uk/opthalmology/oculoplastic-surgery

NEW REVIEW — LEATHERBARROW / Oculoplastic Surgery, 3rd Edition.  Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2020, $299.99.

[AUTHOR]
Leatherbarrow, Brian, BSc, MBChB, DO, FRCS, FRCOphth

[BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA]
ISBN: 978-1-62623-689-9, 703 pages, hard cover.

[DOODY’S NOTES]
This title includes an access code for the ebook version.

[REVIEWER’S EXPERT OPINION]
Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, MD(Bridgeport Hospital)

**Description**
This is a superbly written and illustrated book that spans the gamut from reconstructive to cosmetic surgery of the eyelids and surrounding structures.

**Purpose**
The author, who is experienced in this endeavor, wishes to offer readers a pragmatic approach to the treatment of lid and periorbital conditions. This book successfully informs and educates those who partake in this field of medicine.

**Audience**
This book requires basic understanding. It is beneficial to oculoplastic
surgeons and physicians who wish to expand their knowledge base.

**Features**
This comprehensive book includes relevant anatomy of each ocular disorder. It presents surgical and non-surgical approaches for each condition with numerous high-quality color photographs and illustrations. Each chapter addresses technical considerations and potential complications, along with suggested readings. This book is divided into 29 chapters and commences with basic principles regarding surgery and the related anatomy of the lid and surrounding region. Subsequent chapters highlight eyelid, cosmetic, orbital, lacrimal, and trauma surgery in a concise and comprehensive manner.

**Assessment**
Readers seeking a practical approach to the treatment of periocular conditions will be richly rewarded.

https://www.eyenews.uk.com/reviews/book-reviews/post/oculoplastic-surgery-third-edition

He has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and he has contributed 6 book chapters, including a chapter on blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery) in the major textbook Scott-Browns Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 8th Edition CRC Press 2018. He has presented scientific papers, given lectures and run courses in many countries including the United States, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Click on BL publications for a list of his medical journal publications covering the period 1986-2020.

His medicolegal practice is also supported by Mrs Rebecca Rietdyke (Becky), specialist optometrist, at their optometry practices Johnson & Leatherbarrow Opticians. Becky and Mr Leatherbarrow own Johnson & Leatherbarrow opticians in Sale Cheshire (formerly Maloney opticians) – https:/www.johnsonandleatherbarrow.co.uk/ and Johnson &  Leatherbarrow opticians in Poynton Cheshire (formerly Atkins Burgess opticians) – https://www.johnsonandleatherbarrow.co.uk/