Professor D Spalton (M)
FRCS FRCP FRC Ophth
Speciality:
Sub Speciality:
Clinical Interests
Cataract surgery
Main NHS Hospital
St Thomas's Hospital
Private Practice
King Edward VII (Sister Agnes) Hospital, London W1
Private Secretary
Name: Linda
Tel: 020 7935 6174
Fax: 020 7467 4376
Appointments
Tel: 020 8971 8026
Fax: 020 8971 8002
Email: spalton@eyepractice.fsnet.co.uk
Website
Please note these are regular clinics, other times may be available by appointment.
Schedule Key
M: Monthly sessions
A: Alternate weeks A/H: Ad Hoc
P: Consulting at Parkside Hospital at Putney
P/A: Consulting alternative weeks at Parkside Hospital at Putney
Prof David Spalton is a Consultant at St Thomas' Hospital. He has a special interest in cataract surgery and intraocular lens problems and has made major contributions to the research and design of intraocular lenses which was acknowledged when he was awarded the Ridley Medal Lecture by the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, their highest accolade, in 2010. He is Past President of the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and one of the 12 elected Board Members of the ESCRS. His textbook 'An Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology' won the prize for the Best Medical Textbook of the Year for its first edition in 1985 and again for the 3rd edition in 2005, a unique accomplishment in medical publishing. It is now available in 10 languages and cited as one of the 100 most important ophthalmic books of the 20th century. He consults and operates both at the Parkside Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital, London.
