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About Miss Anna Mead
Personal Profile
Miss Anna Mead is a Consultant Ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract surgery, specialist glaucoma management and general eye conditions. She supports patients with a wide range of eye symptoms and conditions, including blurred vision, cataracts, glaucoma, raised eye pressure and concerns about changes in vision.
Miss Mead regularly performs routine and complex surgical procedures including cataract surgery and lens replacement using premium (multifocal and toric) and standard intraocular lenses (IOLs). She also performs specialist glaucoma surgery including Trabeculectomy and Preserflo microshunt. She is competent in MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery) and laser treatment for glaucoma and cataracts.
Miss Mead completed her undergraduate training at Robinson College, Cambridge, and qualified with honours from Cambridge University Clinical School. She then undertook specialist ophthalmology training in London and Oxford, gaining experience across a range of leading eye services. This included training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the UK’s best-known specialist eye hospitals. During her time at Moorfields, Miss Mead combined clinical training with academic research and completed a PhD in glaucoma surgery. Her research has been published and presented at national and international meetings, reflecting her specialist interest in improving care for patients with glaucoma.
Miss Mead also completed a fellowship in glaucoma at the Oxford Eye Hospital as part of her ophthalmology specialist training. She later took up her NHS Consultant Ophthalmologist post at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 2011. In her NHS role, her work focuses on the specialist management of glaucoma patients, as well as high-volume and complex cataract surgery. She has received clinical excellence awards for her commitment to delivering high standards of patient care.
Alongside her clinical work, Miss Mead has significant experience in teaching and training. She is currently Head of the School of Ophthalmology for Health Education England Thames Valley, where she is responsible for supporting the training programme for trainee ophthalmologists across the region. She has also held roles as College Tutor for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and has been the Ophthalmology Lead for Simulation for Health Education England Thames Valley.
Private patients can access Miss Mead’s care at The Chiltern Hospital in Great Missenden and The Shelburne Hospital in High Wycombe.
Miss Mead’s ethos is to provide high-quality eye care in a professional, personal and compassionate manner. She is committed to helping patients feel listened to, informed and supported throughout their care, from initial consultation through to treatment and follow-up.
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Clinical Interests
- Cataracts including state-of-the-art cataract surgery with toric (astigmatism correcting) and multifocal or premium (correcting long distance, intermediate and near vision, with or without astigmatism), complex cataract surgery
- Glaucoma, Specialist and complex including medical therapy
- Laser treatment (selective laser trabeculoplasty, peripheral iridotomy, cyclodiode, micropulse)
- Surgical glaucoma treatments including trabeculectomy and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) (iStent, OMNI, Preserflo)
- Cataract surgery in glaucoma
- Laser capsulotomy after cataract surgery
- Cornea and external eye diseases
- Uveitis/Iritis
- Medical management of adult squints or double vision
- General and acute ophthalmology and lids
