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Ophthalmic Surgeon Profile

Balasubramaniam Ilango

MBBS, DO, FRCS, FRCOphth, CertLRS
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    GMC Membership Number: 4144360

❝The patient’s best interest and safety are always my priority during treatment.❞

Our Team

Our Lens Surgery procedures are performed by highly skilled consultant-level NHS surgeons with decades of experience. Our Lens Surgeons all have a special interest in vision correction to achieve independence from glasses, and are skilled in Refractive Lens Exchange and Cataract procedures.

They are registered with the General Medical Council and are Fellows or Members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth or MRCOphth) or Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).

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Surgeon Experience

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Ophthalmology Experience

23 Years

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Total Treatments✟

Lens Surgery / Cataract ≈ 55,200

Laser Eye Surgery ≈ 7,050

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Total Treatments in Last 12 Months✟

≈ 2,500

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Current NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton Hospital

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Treatments Offered at Optimax

    • Lens Surgery
      • Cataract Surgery
      • Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
      • Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL)
      • Xenia Corneal Lenticule Implant
    • YAG Capsulotomy
    • Lesion Surgery
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Expertise / Specialist Areas

  • Corneal Transplant
  • Lens Implant
  • RLE with Multifocal/EDOF Lens Implants
  • Xenia Corneal Lenticule Implant
  • Laser Vision Correction
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Success Rate*
99%
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Satisfaction Rate**
94%
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Surgeon Satisfaction Rate**
97%

Lens Treatment Statistics

Figures and Statistics Information

✟ Figures inclusive of NHS and private facility treatments.
* Percentage of patients reaching binocular unaided driving standard vision (20/40) taken from audit period 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2023. Results taken 2 to 4 months post-op and can take 6 months to achieve final outcome.
** Satisfaction rates taken from patient surveys 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2023.
Figures accurate as of 07/05/2024.