investigation that is available to do on the eye.”
For every area of the small organ, Moorfields has
discrete sub-specialties; each comprising between seven
and 15 consultants, highlighting the range of expertise
available to treat the full range of ailments.
More than 500,000 patient episodes are handled
behind the famous doors each year – a number which
continues to rise annually – and as Pelly describes, the
ability to cure the most serious of eye diseases is now
becoming reality.
Moorfields Eye Hospital
September 2012
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Carlos Pavesio performing an operation
