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| Occupation: | Consultant Ophthalmologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifications: | MB,BChir, FRCS(Eng), FRCOphth
| Explanation of | Qualifications: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Organisation: | The Coplow Day Case Cataract Unit | Address: |
The Coplow |
Hampton Lane Meriden Coventry West Midlands CV7 7JR (View Location Map) (View Aerial Photo) Office Telephone: | 01676 521073 | Mobile: | 07712 515591 | Fax: | 01676 521074 | Email: |
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|  : www.thecoplow.co.uk |
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General ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery | Cataract surgery, including Day Case cataract surgery (info) Refractive surgery, LASIK and phakic IOL's (intraocular lens implantations for treatment of short sightedness (myopia) (info) Corneal graft surgery Hospital treatment disputes Eye injuries (inc. workplace injuries) Medical competence and negligence Medical malpractice Laser surgery Glaucoma Squint Some recent medico-legal reports involved :- Missed retinal detachment Failed refractive surgery Chemical injury to the eye Drug-induced retinal damage Delay in diagnosing intraocular infection Complications during cataract surgery Missed pituitary tumour Wrong diagnosis of carcinoma Delayed diagnosis of glaucoma Eye injury sustained in car accident Career background :- Brett Halliday trained at Oxford Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. He was appointed to a consultant NHS post in Shrewsbury in 1990 and has been an independent consultant ophthalmologist since 1997. He has published papers in peer reviewed journals on the diagnosis of glaucoma, acuity after cataract surgery, lens power in cataract surgery, surgery of pterygium, refractive surgery including epikeratophakia and excimer laser contrast sensitivity, surgery for blepharospasm, corneal graft surgery, surgery for keratoconus, two editorials in the BMJ and two chapters in text books. Additional medico-legal information :- Mr Halliday has over 10 years’ experience of providing medico-legal reports. Most of these have concerned alledged medical negligence, where a claim is being made against a doctor or a hospital. He also writes reports in cases where an eye injury has occurred in a road traffic accident, in the workplace, or elsewhere. A free initial telephone advice/consultation is offered in relation to any medico-legal case. Clients can normally be seen within two weeks of receiving instructions, and reports are delivered within a further two weeks. Reports are clear and comprehensive, address all of the important points of a case in a logical way and comply fully with the Civil Procedure Rules (sample report available on request). Trained in the legal aspects of report writing, giving evidence in court and in the responsibilities of a Single Joint Expert. Av. no. of new instructions a year : 50 Geographical area of work : All of UK Single Joint Expert trained | APIL : |
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