Dr Bhojani-Lynch, MBChB MRCOhth
Laser Eye Surgery Clinic Leicester
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Dr Tahera Bhojani-Lynch graduated
from Aberdeen University Medical School in 1989.
Having completed her
pre-registration house officer roles and voluntary work abroad, she
embarked on an NHS career in ophthalmology, which has now spanned
more than 10 years.
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She worked at the Queen Elizabeth
II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City in eye casualty and cataract
assessment, before taking up the position of Senior House Officer
at Worcester Eye Hospital.
During her time at the North
Riding Infirmary in Middlesbrough, she gained experience in corneal
graft surgery and worked in the regional referral centre dealing
with glaucoma that was untreatable by conventional surgery. She
then became a training officer for the nursing staff manning the
eye casualty department, instructing them on how to use ophthalmic
equipment and how to diagnose and treat eye injuries.
In 1994, Dr Bhojani-Lynch took up
the post of Registrar at Derby Royal Infirmary before moving to one
of the largest eye departments in the UK, Queens Medical Centre,
Nottingham, - a highly prestigious teaching hospital with
sub-specialists in many areas of ophthalmology.
During her time at Nottingham, she
gained extensive experience in areas including cornea, glaucoma and
paediatric ophthalmology. As well as teaching opticians and medical
students, she became involved in medical research a new class of
drugs developed specifically for glaucoma. Dr Bhojani-Lynch was
part of the international team involved in the safety studies that
helped bring this revolutionary sight-saving medication to
market.
Following her marriage, Dr
Bhojani-Lynch relocated to the South East, working first at the eye
department at Wycombe Hospital and then as an International Medical
Adviser for Allergan, a company specialising in drugs for the
eyes.
Having had a family, she now works
part-time undertaking consultancy work for the pharmaceutical
industry; works in her own optometric practice in Chesham; and
performs laser eye surgery for Optimax.
She is a member of the Royal
College of Ophthalmologists, the European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgeons, the British Medical Association and the
British Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians.
Dr Bhojani-Lynch joined Optimax in 2000.
Optimax Laser Eye
Surgeon Dr. Bhojani