Edward Ridyard

About

Mr Ridyard is an experienced Consultant specialising in medical and surgical Glaucoma, as well as complex cataract surgery. He also has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of general ophthalmic conditions.

Mr Ridyard holds a substantive Consultant post at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds. He sees private patients at Spire Leeds and our eye clinic in Lincoln.

Mr Ridyard graduated with Honours in Medicine from the University of Manchester, where he was awarded the JHG Holt Prize for outstanding academic performance. He completed his Foundation training at Oxford University Teaching Hospitals and Stoke Mandeville Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. He later completed his subspecialty training in Glaucoma at St James University Hospital, Leeds, where he was subsequently offered a Consultant post.

Throughout his career, Mr Ridyard's work has been recognised with numerous academic prizes, totalling nine awards. Notable accolades include the Royal Society of Medicine Ophthalmology Prize and the Ethicon Foundation Grant. He is committed to research, having published 13 papers in peer-reviewed journals.