Sheraz M. Daya

Mr. Daya worked as the Director of Cornea and External Disease at the Catholic Medical Centre and had a clinic on Madison Avenue in New York after completing his studies there. He was appointed Director and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust's Corneo Plastic Unit and Eye Bank in 1993. The LASIK laser vision correction treatment was initially done by Mr. Daya in the UK in 1995, and he went on to become a well-known LASIK teacher. In 1996, Mr. Daya launched the Center for Sight, which has flourished tremendously under his direction and guidance to the point that it currently has three sites. In the fields of stem cell transplantation and tissue engineering, Mr. Daya has pioneered a variety of procedures. His methods and successes have been covered by the international press and made public on television as the surgeon who helped Katie Piper, a famous person who had been the target of an acid attack, regain her sight. Mr. Daya is frequently asked to speak at conferences across the world because of his experience in a range of fields, including LASIK, femtosecond laser cataract surgery, cornea, stem cell transplantation, and other refractive surgical procedures. Additionally, he created equipment for LASIK and other corneal operations that is widely used today.

Qualification

• MD FACP FACS FRCS(Ed) FRCOphth