Mr Michael Toma

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Partner

About

Mr. Michael Toma graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1983. He trained on the North London Deanery rotation for ophthalmology and completed a fellowship in corneal and external eye disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

His special interests include small incision phacoemulsification refractive cataract surgery, cornea, lid and ocular surface disease, medical retina disease, and lacrimal disorders. Mr. Toma has extensive experience in cataract surgery, having performed over 15,000 procedures to date, as well as the treatment of lid diseases and watery eyes.

He also possesses expertise in the management of retinal diseases, having established and now managing the intravitreal therapy service at his NHS base. Retinal disease management involves full evaluation using both modern and established diagnostic techniques, including ocular coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography (FFA), and indocyanine green angiography (ICG). Mr. Toma offers treatments with the full range of intravitreal injections, including Lucentis, Eylea, Faricimab, Ozurdex, and Iluvien.

Locations

Welwyn Garden City

Areas of expertise

  • Cataracts

  • General ophthalmology

  • Corneal disease

Qualifications

Education:

  • FRCOphth Royal College of Ophthalmologists 1990

Training:

  • Fellowship in Corneal & External Eye Disease Moorfields Eye Hospital 1996

Membership:

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists

  • United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

  • European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

  • British Medical Association

  • General Medical Council

Languages

  • English

Registered with

Member of the General Medical Council

Contact Welwyn City Garden

Call us: 01753 291086

Email us: berkshire@newmedica.co.uk

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