OPTEGRA Appoints New Medical Director 

OPTEGRA Appoints New Medical Director 

Optegra Eye Health Care announces the appointment of Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr Alastair Stuart as its new UK Medical Director with immediate effect.

As the specialist eye hospital group continues to grow, previous Medical Director, Mr Amir Hamid, has become Chief Medical Officer.

Hampshire-based Mr Stuart has 15 years’ experience as an ophthalmic surgeon and is a specialist in cataract and refractive surgery having trained at Moorfields.  He has worked with Optegra for the past three years.  Regarding his appointment, he says:

“I am very proud and excited about this new role. I am really looking forward to the challenge of ensuring that Optegra’s success and progress continues.”

“Amir has done a fantastic job during his time as Medical Director, and I am very grateful to him for putting us in such a good position. It is important we do not stand still. We must continue to progress, grow and develop further.”

Mr Stuart’s main priorities will be patient outcomes and safety, whilst ensuring the treatment pathways which have progressed and developed over time continue to be upheld within the fast-growing company.  He said:

“We constantly review and analyse our outcomes and as Medical Director I will be responsible for holding us accountable to the high standards we have set. I will strive to ensure that all business decisions are made with the patient at the forefront.”

Mat Pickering, Managing Director of Optegra UK, added: “We have been nothing but impressed with Alastair in his time with us – his attitude, loyalty and passion for his patients fits perfectly with Optegra’s values.  And his surgical outcomes speak for themselves, I know that delivering great care for our patients is central to everything Alastair does.

“I am excited that Alastair will be joining our UK Leadership Team, where I have no doubt he will add immense value.”

Mr. Stuart will continue to operate at Optegra Eye Hospital Hampshire providing cataract refractive surgery, various types of laser eye surgery and implantable contact lenses.

He is a key opinion leader for companies such Zeiss and Rayner.  As part of these roles he has provided a series of talks as an expert in the fields of cataract and laser refractive surgery.

Mr Stuart, 39, lives in Swanmore, Hampshire, and is married with three sons.  Outside of work he is a big sports fan enjoying football, golf and is a keen runner.

Optegra Eye Health Care is a specialist provider of ophthalmic services. Established in 2007, with its first hospital opening in 2008, it has completed over one million eye procedures from its 40 eye hospitals and over 60 locations across the UK, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.

As well as providing private vision correction treatments – from lens replacement and laser eye surgery to implantable contact lenses – Optegra treats cataract surgery both privately and through its partnership with the NHS.

Optegra also treats medical conditions AMD and glaucoma; and has launched the first ever treatment for people with the Dry form of AMD.

Optegra brings together leading-edge research, medical expertise and state-of-the-art surgical equipment.  It performs more than 140,000 treatments annually, both private and publicly funded. Its top ophthalmic surgeons are renowned for their areas of expertise, offering excellent clinical outcomes and great patient service.