Phacoemulsification and IOL (Cataract surgery);
Secondary Lens implantation / replacement
Retinal detachment repair
Vitrectomy
Scleral buckle
Macular hole surgery
Epiretinal membrane surgery
Surgery on diabetic eye disease
Trauma surgery
Glaucoma laser
YAG laser
Lid surgery / lumps and bumps / ectropion and entropion
Macular degeneration (intra-vitreal injections)
Professional Profile
Mr Spiteri Cornish is a Consultant Ophthalmologist in the NHS at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, with a private practice at Claremont.
He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Malta in 2004, then moving to the UK where he completed Ophthalmology specialist training before undergoing specialised training in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery in 2012-13. He was appointed as a Consultant in Aberdeen, after which he completed further Fellowship Training in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery in Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia before being appointed as a Consultant in Sheffield in 2016.
During his career he has been awarded numerous prizes including the Bayer Educational Grant Award, Novartis Retina Case Study Award, Pfizer Scottish Ophthalmological Travel Award and the BriSCEV (British Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision) prize.
Mr Spiteri Cornish is an Honorary Senior Lecturer for The University of Sheffield, teaching ophthalmology to medical students at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and takes part in undergraduate admission interviews. He also teaches ophthalmology trainees and trains vitreo-retinal Fellows. He is an educational supervisor to junior ophthalmologists, as well as a microsurgical skills trainer for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Professional body registration with number (eg. GMC/GDC)
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth); European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS); British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons (BEAVRS); European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA); General Medical Council (GMC); British Medical Association (BMA)
Languages
English; Maltese; Italian
Consultation Fees
All insurers accepted. Self paying patients £160 first consultation, £80 follow-up. Discounts available.
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