Mr Mohammed Muhtaseb

Professor Mohammed Muhtaseb (FRCOphth) is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the NHS based in South Wales, with special expertise in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He holds full specialist registration with the General Medical Council

Professor Muhtaseb graduated with Distinction from St George’s Hospital Medical School, the University of London in 1995 and completed his ophthalmology training in London. Having trained in various of London’s prestigious teaching hospitals, he went on to complete three separate sub-speciality training fellowships in each of Cornea Surgery, Refractive Surgery, and Medical Ophthalmology / Neuro-ophthalmology.

He moved to South Wales in 2006 to take up his Consultant position and has continuously strived to establish and develop new services for his patients since that time.

Professor Muhtaseb maintains his enthusiasm for research and supervises trainee doctors undertaking research. He has published the results of his clinical research widely in the peer-reviewed literature and is a reviewer for many prestigious journals. He has presented his work to international conference audiences in Europe, Asia and the USA. He has also been an invited speaker at international conferences, where he shares his experiences in the use of innovative technologies.

He was recently a Visiting Professor at the University of South Wales and a provider of continuing education and training for optometrists outside of the MSc course over a 5 year period. 

Professor Muhtaseb uses a variety of state-of-the-art lens implants to help you achieve your desired outcome after surgery. These are explained below:

Monofocal lens implants
•    Provide vision at either distance or near, with glasses being required at other times

Monofocal toric lens implants
•    Toric lenses correct astigmatism at the time of surgery, providing better-unaided vision after the treatment is completed

Mono-Enhanced lens implants
•    Provide vision at either distance or mid-range (such as using a computer or browsing in the shops), with glasses being required for the small print in the mid-range and for reading

Multifocal lens implants
•    As well as excellent distance vision, these lenses provide greater near reading and mid-range vision (such as using a computer or browsing in the shops), without the need for glasses

Multifocal toric lens implants
•    For excellent vision at distance, mid-range and near, as well as correcting astigmatism at the same time. Correcting astigmatism at the time of surgery is of particular importance when a multifocal lens implant is planned.