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About Miss Anita Paul
Personal Profile
Miss Anita Paul is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington. She welcomes NHS, self-pay and insured patients to her clinics.
She was awarded the 'Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training' (CCST) in Ophthalmology, and is a Registered Specialist with the General Medical Council. She is also fully accredited by the 'Royal College of Ophthalmologists'. Miss Paul has vast experience in Ophthalmology. Her passion is ‘to alleviate treatable and preventable blindness.’ She also works with charitable organisations, offering her surgical skills.
Miss Paul qualified in Medicine from The University of Delhi in 1994. She did specialist registrar training and achieved her Master's degree in Ophthalmology. Following this, she took up an academic role working in a busy hospital in Nepal teaching undergraduate medical students.
She moved to the UK in 2004 and joined the UK Specialist Registrars training programme in Ophthalmology. Here, she completed further higher surgical training in Ophthalmology at Birmingham Midland Eye Centre and associated hospitals in the West Midlands. These include:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
- James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
- Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland
She undertook advanced sub-specialty training in 'Glaucoma' at Sunderland Eye Infirmary and a 'Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus' Fellowship at Royal Manchester Eye Hospital.
Miss Paul also has a keen interest in cosmetic and rejuvenation medicine.
She has published papers in national and international medical journals, and has had the honour of presenting her work at national and international conferences. She has an interest in improving quality and safety in patient care. Miss Paul completed an 'MBA for Health Executives' and published a thesis on ‘Shared Leadership in Healthcare’.
She provides patient-tailored cataract surgery with options of premium intraocular lens implants, including:
- Toric lenses for astigmatism correction
- Multi-focal lenses
- Enhanced depth of focus lenses
She also provides services for glaucoma, lid-related oculoplastic procedures and general ophthalmology problems. These include:
- Lid cysts
- Lumps and bumps
- Xanthelesma (a build up of cholesterol and fat deposits near the eyelid's inner corner)
- Watery and dry eyes
She also performs laser procedures, including YAG capsulotomy, iridotomy and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT).
Miss Paul is recognised by all major UK insurers.
Current NHS and/or University Posts
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County Durham and Durham NHS Trust
Useful Links
Clinical Interests
- Cataract surgery
- Refractive lens extraction
- Glaucoma treatment
- Dry eyes
- Entropion and ectropion surgery
- Eyelids lumps and bumps, including skin tags
- Blepharoplasty
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Ophthalmology (RCO London)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
- World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- Delhi Ophthalmology Society (DOS)
