Professional Training
Prior to appointment, as Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr Tanner 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 Textbook in 2005" by the Royal Society of Medicine and Royal Society of Authors.
His undergraduate study was at St Georges Hospital Medical School, London followed by higher surgical training at the Oxford Eye Hospital. During this time he gained extensive experience in all aspects of clinical and surgical ophthalmology including small incision, phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
His research interests and publications include phacoemulsification cataract surgery and many aspects of vitreo-retinal surgery including macular hole repair and high-resolution retinal imaging.
Higher Qualifications
- Medical Sciences with Biochemistry
- MB BS (Lond.) University of London, 1990
- ECFMG (USA) Certification, 1990
- FRCOphth. Fellowship of Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 1994
- CCST Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, 1999
Membership of Professional Societies
- Fellow of Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- British Medical Association
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- UKISCRS
- British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons
- Medical Defence Union
- European Vitreo-Retinal Society
