Medical Qualifications
Professor Charles Claoué qualified with Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BChir) degrees from the University of Cambridge in 1981 before receiving a Diploma in Ophthalmology (DOphth) qualification from the University of London in 1984 and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Bristol in 1987.
Medical Experience and Training
Professor Claoué was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1987 followed by Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmology in 1989. He is also a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology and has been since 2003.
Professor Claoué is currently a Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon for Queen's Hospital London, part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. He also sees patients privately at the London-based Blackheath Hospital, The London Clinic, The London Independent Hospital, and the Essex-based Brentwood Nuffield and Hartswood hospitals.
He specialises in all ophthalmic conditions including toric and multifocal intraocular lenses, cataracts, corneal disease and surgery, glaucoma and surgery, dry eye, viral eye disease and conjunctivochalasis.
Professor Charles Claoué's Places of Practice
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Treating a Squint in Children
Squint - when the visual axes of the two eyes are not aligned on the same object of interest. It is not the same as when short-sighted people screw up their eyes in order to see better. So, what are the implications of a squint, and what are the treatment options? Squint left untreated can lead to a permanent loss of vision.
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Cataract Surgery FAQs
Professor Claoué is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in East London and at Harley Street specialising in cataract corneal and refractive disorders of the eye. He has been an innovator in cataract surgery for 20 years and has many journal and book chapter publications.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cataract Surgery
Will I see anything unpleasant during cataract surgery?
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Treating Cataracts with Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
Professor Claoué is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in East London and at Harley Street specialising in cataract corneal and refractive disorders of the eye. He has been an innovator in cataract surgery for 20 years and has many journal and book chapter publications.
Treating Cataracts with Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
What are Cataracts?
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Bilateral cataracts - should you have bilateral cataract surgery
A cataract is where the natural lens in the eye, which should be transparent like an ordinary window, becomes cloudy, like a bathroom window. When the cloudiness causes symptoms, surgery is necessary. Surgery for cataracts has improved steadily over the past few decades, and such is its safety and success rate that it has become the most common surgical procedure carried out in the UK.
I expect bilateral cataract surgery to slowly become more popular, but I expect to have retired before it is recognised for what it is; a safe and effective way of delivering the best health care to patients with cataracts.
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