An initial consultation with Mr Zahir Mirza is from £250.
Mr Zahir Mirza
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
MBChB BSc FRCOphth Cert LRS
"Spire is a safe and welcoming place where I can be confident that my patients are getting the best care. I enjoy working with a team dedicated to the shared goal of doing their best for patients."
Specialises in
- Blepharitis
- Cataract surgery
- Chalazion treatment and surgery
- Dry eye
- Pterygium surgery
I am a London trained eye surgeon and specialise in cataract surgery and have a special interest in anterior segment, corneal and dry eye diseases.
I have been an eye specialist for over 10 years and finalised my training with a fellowship in corneal disease and surgery. Since completing my training at London’s top eye hospitals, I have worked in a consultant role at The Royal London Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. I have performed over 2,000 ophthalmic surgical procedures.
I am also a published author. My book on the essentials of ophthalmic disease is very popular amongst medical students, junior doctors and trainee eye surgeons. In my spare time I enjoy long walks with my family, reading and photography.
General Medical Council Number: 7014073
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Zahir Mirza at Spire include:
Ophthalmology
- Cataract removal surgery
- Eyelid cyst surgery
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COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire St Anthony's Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Corneal and external eye disease
Qualification and professional memberships
MBChB FRCOphth / University of Warwick / 2008
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
FRCOphth / Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists / 2016
Awarded on successful completion of a multi-part examination taken during ophthalmology training
CCT Ophthalmology (Certificate of Completion of Training) / General Medical Council / 2018
Awarded by the GMC on completion of Ophthalmic Surgical Training
CertLRS (Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery) / Royal College of Ophthalmologists / 2019
This is an entry requirement to independent practice in the field of laser and lens based refractive surgery and awarded by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Professional memberships
British Medical Association
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
General Medical Council
Research and publications
Articles
A 21-Year Study of Vitreoretinal Surgery for Aphakic Retinal Detachment: Long-Term Surgical Outcomes and Complications. Bhardwaj G, Walker RJE, Ezra E, Mirza Z, Muqit MMK. Ophthalmology Retina, September 2019
Doctor, please can you order a toric for this patient? Z.Mirza, M.Bizrah, A.Mearza. College News, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, January 2018
An A to Z of Ocular Infections. Z.Mirza, M.Westcott. College News, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, January 2017
Resolution of Macular Oedema confirmed by OCT. Case report. Z.Mirza, S.Sreekantham, M.Gibson, I.Das. Retinal Cases and brief reports, 2013
Consent in Ophthalmology – Obtaining consent prior to cataract surgery. Mirza, ZB, Laftah Z, Shreekanth S, Al-Hakim HAW. Foundation Years Journal, 2010
‘Memory: A Very Short Introduction’ A Book Review. Mirza Z. The Psychiatrist, 2010. Clinical Care – Skin Cancer. Mirza ZB, Laftah Z. Foundation Years Journal, 2008
Book chapter on Dry Eye Syndrome and Infectious Keratitis. Z.Mirza, A.Mearza. In Key Clinical Topics in Ophthalmology, edited by Peng Tee Khaw and Parham Azarbod, 2018
Rapid Ophthalmology – 1st Edition. Z.Mirza, A.Coombes. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 (in print)
Current NHS posts
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Personal profile
I enjoy writing poetry and am currently writing a work of fiction. Ophthalmology is a very visual specialty that involved the use of lights and lenses. It may therefore come as no surprise that I am passionate about my hobby of photography. I enjoy taking photos of the natural world whilst on long country walks or abstract architectural compositions whilst I journey in the city.