Mr Susmito Biswas

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Mr Biswas is a popular Ophthalmologist, with specialist skills and expertise in children’s eye conditions. He is the Clinical Lead for the Paediatric Ophthalmology Service at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital where he has worked as a Consultant for more than 17 years. Susmito was also Clinical Head of Division/Medical Director of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital from 2012 - 2018. He is currently Chair of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Paediatric Subcommittee. He leads the regional Retinopathy of Prematurity Service in Greater Manchester. He has an interest in paediatric anterior segment disorders, particularly corneal and external eye diseases. He jointly runs a number of highly specialized clinics He is one of the leading paediatric corneal transplant surgeons in the United Kingdom, receiving referrals from all over the North of England into his service. He also provides a wide remit of specialist paediatric anterior segment surgery including congenital and infantile cataracts and paediatric glaucoma. He has published over 50 peer reviewed publications and written several book chapters covering a wide variety of topics in paediatric ophthalmology including the ocular management of infantile nephropathic cystinosis. Over the years Sus has provided specialist training to many paediatric ophthalmologists who are now consultants in many leading hospitals in the UK and Ireland and beyond.

Despite extensive NHS commitments he has a busy and expanding private practice. His combination of skills, experience and friendly manner has led to his opinion being much sought after for both children’s and adults’ eye problems, not just in the North West of England, but throughout the UK and abroad. As well as management of squint, amblyopia, astigmatism and allergic eye conditions in children he can provide management of general ophthalmic conditions in adults and has a particular expertise in adult cataract surgery.