Atul Bansal
University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
UK
Biography
Atul Bansal is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in modern glaucoma and cataract surgery based at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire(UHCW). He has extensively including specialist training in Oxford region, advanced specialist training from Birmingham and a clinical and surgical fellowship from Manchester Eye Hospital. He was awarded Birmingham Eye Foundation Roper-Hall Prize Medal in 2004. He specializes in advanced surgical techniques for glaucoma including modern Trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage implant (Tube surgery), minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (iStent), and lasers and also in complex cataract surgery. He is an author of 15 indexed peer reviewed publications, an MD thesis and chapters in a book on cataract surgery in difficult situations. He has regularly presented at international and national meetings. He has chaired instruction course on glaucoma management and has been an invited speaker and faculty. He has been principal investigator for multicenter clinical trials. Mr. Bansal lead for Quality assurance for postgraduate training for School of Ophthalmology, West Midlands, UK and lead for post graduate medical education and College Tutor for Royal College of Ophthalmologist for UHCW. He is the departmental lead for Clinical Governance, and clinical audit and cataract service for his department.
Abstract
Abstract : Customising surgical glaucoma treatment to the patient and their disease
