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 Mr Vaughan Tanner was appointed as Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon to The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading and King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor in 2001. He leads a Berkshire wide vitreo-retinal surgical team, provides a micro incision cataract service and heads a general ophthalmic team providing care for acute and routine eye conditions. His sub-specialist interests and recent advances include the introduction of sub 2 mm micro incision cataract surgery, Lucentis anti-growth factor injections for the treatment of age related macular degeneration (ARMD), radiation treatment for wet ARMD and sutureless small incision vitrectomy techniques for the repair of retinal detachment and macular hole.
In the private sector he has developed a Berkshire wide service aiming to provide the highest level of personal care using the latest surgical techniques available. Private consultations and treatment are available at the following hospitals.
His undergraduate study was at St Georges Hospital Medical School, London followed by higher surgical training at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Prior to taking up his Consultant positions he carried out three years of advanced sub-specialist training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and St Thomas' Hospital, London. During this period he gained expertise in the surgical and medical management of retinal disorders including macular surgery. He regularly gives regional and national lectures and has recently co-authored a post-graduate textbook and atlas "Diseases of the Ocular Fundus". This textbook was awarded first prize as "Best Authored Post Graduate Textbook in 2005" by the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Authors. In 2008 he was Lead Clinician and host for the British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons Annual Meeting and he continues to play an active role in post graduate education and research.
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