Initial consultation price:
£200
About Huw Jenkins
Personal Profile
Mr Huw Jenkins is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon specialising in cataract and vitreoretinal surgery. At Werndale Hospital in Carmarthen, he offers private cataract assessments and treatment, alongside his NHS consultant practice at Hywel Dda University Health Board.
Mr Jenkins qualified from the University of Nottingham in 2001 and completed his specialist ophthalmology training in Wales. He then undertook vitreoretinal fellowship training at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor.
Appointed as an NHS consultant in 2015, Mr Jenkins established the vitreoretinal surgical service for Hywel Dda University Health Board, which he continues to lead.
His clinical expertise includes routine and complex cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and the management of complications following cataract surgery. He also specialises in vitreoretinal surgery, treating complex retinal conditions and performing secondary lens implantation and combined cataract and vitreoretinal procedures.
Mr Jenkins offers a range of intraocular lens options to suit individual patient needs, including toric, enhanced monofocal and extended-depth-of-focus lenses. Same-day surgery for both eyes is also available for suitable patients.
Alongside his clinical practice, Mr Jenkins is involved in cataract surgical training and has a continued interest in improving surgical outcomes through clinical audit.
Mr Jenkins sees self-paying patients only and does not accept private health insurance. You do not need a referral from an optician to book a consultation.
Clinical Interests
- Cataract Surgery (straightforward, special lens implantation)
- Complex cataract surgery
- Cataract complications
- Refractive lens exchange.
- Yag Laser
- Diabetic eye disease
- Vitreoretinal surgery
- Retinal disease
- Age-related macular degeneration
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- British & Eire Association Vitreoretinal Surgeons
- European Society of Retina Specialists
- United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- General Medical Council
- British Medical Association
