Clinical expertise

Mr Scott Robbie is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon who specialises in vision correction.

He uses his expertise to treat patients with a range of eye conditions such as:

• cataracts
• glasses/contact lens dependence
• presbyopia (need for reading glasses)
• posterior capsular opacification
• corneal damage, erosions and abrasions
• blepharitis and dry eyes
• pterygium
• keratoconus

He performs treatments such as:

• cataract surgery (including enhanced lens and advanced multifocal lens implantation)
• refractive lens exchange
• YAG laser posterior capsulotomy
• phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs/ICLs)
• laser eye surgery (LASIK/LASEK/PTK)
• corneal transplantation – including advanced lamellar techniques
• corneal collagen cross-linking and keratoconus management

Biography

With over 20 years’ experience in ophthalmology, Mr Scott Robbie is an award-winning eye surgeon. He is head of clinical governance for ophthalmology at St Thomas’ Hospital, with responsibilities for patient safety, education and training, clinical effectiveness and quality improvement. He has oversight of St Thomas’ renowned Corneal Fellowship programme and supervises surgical training.

Scott trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he completed two years of advanced corneal and anterior segment surgical training, including a prestigious National Institute for Health Research clinical lectureship. He gained further experience at University of Iowa Hospitals in the United States, and went on to achieve the Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery (LRS) and a fellowship at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists before joining the team at St Thomas’ Hospital in 2016.

Scott has performed thousands of cataract and corneal procedures and has a reputation for patient-focused, customised care that delivers the best possible visual outcomes. Surgical safety, innovation and investigation lie at the core of Scott’s approach and he has worked alongside some of the world’s top scientists and clinicians.

Education

• Certificate of Laser Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• PhD Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology UCL
• FRCOphth, Fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Post-graduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery, University of Ulster
• Core MBA, ESCP Europe
• BSc Experimental Pathology, University of London
• Qualified United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals

Research

Scott has worked with the world’s top optical physicists on the development of novel intraocular lens designs. He is an author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications, invited reviews and book chapters and is a Medical Doctorate supervisor and Principle Investigator for clinical trials, including ones investigating the feasibility of enhanced intraocular lenses use in the NHS.

Scott was part of the team responsible for the first gene therapy trial for inherited retinal disease in the world and was one of a select group of eye surgeons providing care to athletes in the Athlete’s Village at the London 2012 Olympics.

Scott holds a PhD from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and is a Visiting Research Associate at the Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine, King’s College London, where he has developed gene therapy approaches to corneal diseases. He is also Honorary Secretary for the Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association.