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Mr Kam Balaggan

Mr Kam Balaggan

Kam Balaggan

Ophthalmology 04415651

  • Bupa Platinum consultant
  • Fee assured
  • Open Referral network
  • Cataract Full Pathway provider

    I offer Bupa customers standard cataract surgery on the Full Pathway package option at Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Spire Little Aston Hospital, Ramsay Beacon Park Hospital .

    This package includes your appointments before and after surgery, as well as your surgery and mono-focal lenses. It means you won’t use up your out-patient benefit or receive any additional bills from your surgeon (or anaesthetist, if you need one) for eligible treatment.

    Please call the Bupa Eye Care team to find out more about and to pre-authorise your treatment on 0345 600 7267.

Overview
Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Open Referral network
Cataract Full Pathway provider

I offer Bupa customers standard cataract surgery on the Full Pathway package option at Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Spire Little Aston Hospital, Ramsay Beacon Park Hospital .

This package includes your appointments before and after surgery, as well as your surgery and mono-focal lenses. It means you won’t use up your out-patient benefit or receive any additional bills from your surgeon (or anaesthetist, if you need one) for eligible treatment.

Please call the Bupa Eye Care team to find out more about and to pre-authorise your treatment on 0345 600 7267.

Specialises in

  • Medical
  • Surgical
  • Surgical retinal

Offers

  • Face-to-face consultations
  • Video and telephone consultations

About me

Cataract Expert:

20 years experience in cataract surgery with 1000s of successful cataract procedure.

Complication rates below national averages.

Principal Investigator in prestigious National Femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery study.

Numerous implanted premium multifocal, extended depth-of-field and toric intraocular lenses for maximum visual benefit after cataract surgery.

Is referred the most complex of cataracts by other cataract surgeons.

Is referred other cataract surgeons' complications for corrective treatment.

Almost 500 5-star reviews on Trustpilot from satisfied premium and single vision lens cataract surgery patients
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/kambalaggan.com

Expert Cataract, Vitreoretinal & Eye Floater Surgeon:

2 years of advanced sub-specialty high volume Fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Surgery at World-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

15 years sub-specialist experience in cataract and vitreoretinal surgery

Over 3000 vitreoretinal procedures

Macular hole and retinal detachment success rates above national averages

Complication rates better than national averages

Principal Investigator in 5 vitreoretinal Clinical Randomised Controlled Trials

Peer-reviewed publications in vitreoretinal and surgery:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?sort=date&term=Balaggan+KS&cauthor_id=40132132

Trainer of many trainee surgeons who are now themselves successful Vitreoretinal and Cataract Consultants

Specialist treatment of eye floaters

Almost 500 5 star reviews on Trustpilot from highly satisfied vitreoretinal, cataract and eye floater surgery patients
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/kambalaggan.com

Lead for Vitreoretinal Surgery as well as Undergraduate Ophthalmology Training in his NHS practice

National Lead for the Duke Elder Royal College of Ophthalmologists Examination

Examiner and Board member for Part 2 Royal College of Ophthalmologists Board Examinations

Numerous local, national and international invited and accepted talks and presentations

Numerous Awards for Research and Teaching

Widely published in Vitreoretinal surgery, cataract surgery and gene therapy clinical trials

Areas of interest

Mr Balaggan specialises in state of-the-art modern micro-incision sutureless vitrectomy surgery, and micro-incision cataract surgery
He provides completely comprehensive treatment of:

Cataracts- including state-of-the-art premium intraocular lens implants to reduce astigmatism and/or reduce dependency on spectacles post-operatively

Floaters and vitreous syneresis

Posterior vitreous detachment

Macular holes and vitreomacular traction
Epiretinal membranes

Complex and routine emergency retinal detachments and retinal tears

Diabetic retinal detachments

Vitreous haemorrhage

Posterior Capsule Opacification and YAG laser capsultomtomy

He will occasionally also see patients with macular degeneration and retinal vein occlusion

HE DOES NOT SEE PATIENTS WITH ANY OTHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE CONDITONS

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Procedures completed

  • C7982

    Pars plana vitrectomy with internal tamponade, scleral buckling and retinopexy with dissection or excision of epiretinal membrane/macular surgery - (5-50)

    Spire Little Aston Hospital (5-50)

  • C7340

    YAG (Yttrium Aluminium Garnett) laser photodisruption of posterior capsule of lens (including laser capsulotomy) - unilateral - (1-5)

    Spire Little Aston Hospital (1-5)

  • C7341

    YAG (Yttrium Aluminium Garnett) laser photodisruption of posterior capsule of lens (including laser capsulotomy) - bilateral - (1-5)

    Spire Little Aston Hospital (1-5)

  • C7122

    Ultrasound phacoemulsification of cataract, with lens implant - unilateral (including topical or local anaesthetic) - (1-5)

    Spire Little Aston Hospital (1-5)

  • C7924

    Intravitreal injection of pharmaceutical for central retinal vein occlusion - (1-5)

    Spire Little Aston Hospital (1-5)

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