Optical Express Staff: Surgeons, Doctors & Nurses

Qualification:

BOptom
MBBCh
FRSOphth
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: South African Optometry Association.
Member: The South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Member: South African Society for the Prevention of Blindness - providing cataract surgery to poor communities.

Experience:

Mr Rodney Blumenfeld has already carried out over 22,000 laser eye surgery procedures many of which have been with one of the most advanced refractive surgery lasers in the world, the VISX S4IR.

Mr Rodney Blumenfeld is a full time laser eye surgeon with Optical Express and had undergone additional refractive surgery training. He attends the twice yearly International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) Conferences and is annually assessed by this board ensuring he is at the level required to carry out laser eye surgery.
Mr Rodney Blumenfeld is from South Africa and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1995 and proceeded to a registrar post at Africa’s biggest eye hospital, St John Eye Hospital in Johannesburg. During his time here, he completed 5 years specialising in Ophthalmology gaining a wealth of experience and knowledge in various different areas including both cataract and glaucoma surgery.

Mr Rodney Blumenfeld's UK ophthalmology experience includes time spent working in the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Western Eye Hospital, Kent County Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary. As well as this he has completed the well regarded advanced LASIK course at the world renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital.