Expertise in
Laser Eye Surgery
LASIK, IntraLASIK, LASEK, SupraLASE, PTK
Lens Surgery
Cataract, Refractive Lens Exchange (NuVu), Phakic IOL, Implantable Contact Lens, Piggyback IOLs,
Advanced IOLs and Laser optimisation after lens insertion, Iris-clip, iris sutured IOLs
Scleral fixated sutured posterior chamber intra-ocular lenses
Piggyback IOL to correct residual refractive error after previous cataract surgery
Presbyopia Surgery
KAMRA, Blended vision, Refractive Lens Exchange
Corneal Grafts
DSEK, DSAEK, DALK, Femtosecond DALK, PK, Femtosecond PK, ALTK
Keratoconus
CXLink, Corneal Segments, LaserLink, Corneal Graft, Femtosecond Laser Assisted Corneal Graft
Corneal Surface
Amniotic membrane, Pterygium surgery, PTK for Recurrent Erosion Syndrome and Band Keratopathy
Glaucoma Surgery
Trabeculectomy
Professional Profile
Consultant Surgeon Mike Tappin trained at St Mary’s Medical School in London and later specialised in Ophthalmology. He has undertaken specialist training in corneal, laser and refractive surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The Charles Gairdner Eye Institute in Perth, Australia. He is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
He has NHS practices at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford and St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey and additional private clinics at the Woking Nuffield Hospital and the Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey.
Among the highlights of his career has been the development of the pioneering technique of endothelial cell transplantation now known as DMEK; being the first surgeon in the UK to perform this technique in 2005.
Professional Qualifications
BSc 1989
MBBS 1990
FRCOphth 1995
Professional body registration with number (eg. GMC/GDC)
General Medical Council (U.K): 3495962
Languages
English
Consultation Fees
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