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Huw is a consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton, as well as East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (Eastbourne). He works privately in Brighton (Nuffield), Lewes (The Doctor Clinic) and Eastbourne (Polegate Consulting Rooms).

He has undertaken thousands of eye operations over more than a decade in ophthalmology, as well as latterly completing 2 fellowships in oculoplastic surgery, which is his sub specialist interest. He regularly performs cataract surgery in his NHS role and in the private sector. He was appointed to Brighton as consultant in 2021 where he undertakes complex oculoplastic work, working alongside neurosurgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and ENT surgeons. He has worked in Eastbourne DGH over the last year as a cross-site appointment.

He operates regularly on patients with watery eyes and offers scarless endoscopic DCR, as well as traditional means of correcting watery eyes (external DCR, punctoplasty, eyelid tightening). He also undertakes orbital decompression surgery for patients with thyroid eye disease, which he has an interest in.

He has set up and runs a regional service for patients needing eye removal surgery (at Brighton General Hospital), or revisional surgery including fat grafting, which he runs alongside the regional orbital prosthetist. This clinic sees patients from all over the south East and London.

Additionally he is head of the ophthalmic emergency department at the Sussex Eye Hospital.

Privately he sees patients needing cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, or surgery to address watery eyes, or patients with orbital/artifical eye related problems. He is also happy seeing patients with general ophthalmic issues such as glaucoma and patients on a urgent basis. He has an interest in cosmetic eyelid surgery, and takes an interest in revision cases and cases where filler has been used and there are complications secondary to this.

He is known for being gentle, approachable and is always happy to listen to patients for as long as they need. He prides himself on treating patients as he would his family.

Alongside his clinical role Huw is lead for undergraduate training in ophthalmology, for Brighton and Sussex Medical School, where he is an honorary lecturer. He regularly supervises medical students undertaking research projects. He is also the Royal College of Ophthalmologists tutor for the Sussex Eye Hospital supervising trainee doctors in ophthalmology in this area.

Outside of work Huw lives in Eastbourne with his young family He enjoys long distance running and runs the Beachy Head Marathon most years. In his spare time he loves to be with his family or out on the South Downs running.

Mr Pantelis Ioannidis is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, with a wide range of experience in general ophthalmology, who specializes in cataract surgery, ocular surface disease and dry eye. 

He completed his ophthalmology training in Athens, Greece, working at the University Paediatric Hospital and at the prestigious Red Cross Hospital of Athens, following graduation from Medical School in Cagliari, Italy. Since 2012 he has been living in the UK, working in Singleton hospital in Swansea and in 2013 he joined the Ophthalmology department in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. In 2015 he did an Honorary Clinical attachment in the Corneal clinic in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. From 2018 he is the Clinical Governance Lead in Ophthalmology and responsible for the Primary Care Provision in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

He is a Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmologists.

His clinical interests include small incision cataract surgery, complex cataract surgery with premium lenses, dry eye disease, blepharitis, Meibomian gland dysfunction and retinal disorders.

Mr Hickman Casey has been Consultant Ophthalmologist at Eastbourne since 1999. 

He was awarded his medical degree from the University of London (Kings College & Westminster Medical School).

Following on from this, his Ophthalmology training in London was at highly regarded eye units – St Thomas’ Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital, National Hospital for Neurological Disease Queen Square, Kings College Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital. This provided wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology. He undertook research in glaucoma including being an investigator for the Xalatan trial – a major advance in the drug treatment of glaucoma.

Mr Hickman Casey has specialist interests in cataract and glaucoma surgery. He has extensive experience in cataract surgery having performed over 14,000 cataract operations. He is able to offer treatment for high risk complicated cataract surgery as well as offering premium intraocular lenses (toric lens to correct astigmatism and multifocal intraocular lenses allowing patients to be free from glasses).

His expertise in glaucoma includes trabeculectomy and laser trabeculoplasty surgery as well as the newer MIGS procedures (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery) such as iSTENTS, XEN implants and Preserflo Microshunt.

Mr Hickman Casey is active in teaching having been the local college tutor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists as well as Secretary for the Southern Ophthalmology Society and Eastbourne Medical Society. He has supported his department acting as Clinical Lead for East Sussex Healthcare Trust.

He offers a caring and sympathetic approach to patient care and is dedicated to achieving the best results for his patients.

Mr Shahram Kashani is a UK trained Ophthalmologist having graduated from St George’s Hospital Medical School, London in 1998. He is currently the lead for the retina services at East Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust (ESHT) and is the registered manager and lead for South East Eye Surgeons (SEES) consortium. He has held a substantive consultant position since 2011 at ESHT.

His specialist interest includes high volume and complex cataract surgery with premium lens implant and management of challenging retinal disorders such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vascular disorders and ocular inflammation.

Mr Kashani has had the privilege of training at various prestigious teaching hospitals in London including Kings College Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Western Eye Hospital and has spent several years at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital. It was at Moorfields Eye Hospital that he was competitively selected for the prestigious advanced sub speciality fellowship in medical retina and Uveitis. His clinical practice also includes management of patients with general ophthalmic pathology such as cataracts, dry eyes and glaucoma.

He is keen on research with over 40 publications and numerous presentations at national and international level. He attends meetings regularly to keep up to date with latest technological advances in ophthalmology. He also holds a Master’s degree in Management and Leadership in Healthcare.