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MD MA(Cantab) FRCOphth

Mr. Carr is an experienced Ophthalmic Surgeon who specialises in laser vision correction. In his 13 years of refractive surgery experience, he has performed over 20,000 LASIK and 5000 LASEK procedures. His sub-speciality fellowship training is in corneal diseases and refractive surgery. Before joining Optical Express, Mr. Carr was Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine and a full-time LASIK surgeon at InView, the internationally renowned refractive surgery centre in Atlanta, USA.

He was a Clinical Investigator in many of the early United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials of PRK and LASIK and has continued his FDA clinical trial commitments for over a decade. He has given over 60 presentations at the world's most prestigious academic meetings and his work appears in seven leading textbooks on refractive surgery. He serves on the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Refractive Surgery, and reviews research work for several other leading peer reviewed ophthalmology journals.

Education

• Fellowship-Refractive Surgery: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
• Fellowship-Corneal Surgery: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
• Ophthalmology Residency: New Jersey Medical School, Newark
• Ophthalmology Residency: St. Thomas' Hospital, England
• Internship: St. Thomas' Hospital, England
• Doctor of Medicine: St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School, Cambridge University, England
• Undergraduate: Cambridge University, England

Professional Memberships

• General Medical Council (GMC) - Member
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• International Society of Refractive Surgery
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Certifications

• IntraLase and Moria keratome certification
• VISX and CustomVue excimer laser certification
• Bausch & Lomb and Zyoptix excimer laser & Hansatome certification
• Alcon (LADAR) and Custom Cornea excimer laser certification

Board Certifications

• American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.