Amir Hamid

Amir Hamid is Chief Medical Officer at Optegra and a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Optegra London Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. He studied medicine at the University of Nottingham (BMedSci 1996, BMBS 1999), became a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2010 and received the College's Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery (CertLRS) in 2012. He was appointed Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in 2011 with a special interest in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation and the correction of presbyopia. His practice covers laser vision correction (SMILE, LASIK, LASEK and Presbyond), refractive lens exchange with premium intraocular lenses, cataract surgery and implantable contact lenses. Mr Hamid takes part in the evaluation of new intraocular lenses before market launch, teaches surgeons laser vision correction, refractive lens exchange and refractive cataract surgery, and is a manuscript reviewer for the British Medical Journal.