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Mr Alastair Porteous

Mr Alastair Porteous

Ophthalmology 06166982

  • Fee assured
  • Open Referral network
  • Cataract Full Pathway provider

    I offer Bupa customers standard cataract surgery on the Full Pathway package option at SEON Vision .

    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
Fee assured
Open Referral network
Cataract Full Pathway provider

I offer Bupa customers standard cataract surgery on the Full Pathway package option at SEON Vision .

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

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

About me

Mr Porteous is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a specialist interest in glaucoma and cataract.

Mr Porteous undertook a fellowship in glaucoma at the Western Eye Hospital, London. He completed his ophthalmic specialty training in London, predominantly at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Western Eye Hospital.

Mr Porteous has a keen interest in all aspects of glaucoma management. He is experienced in glaucoma laser procedures including selective laser trabeculoplasty and YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. He is also experienced in both minimally invasive glaucoma surgery techniques such as iStent trabecular micro-bypass and more traditional filtration surgery including trabeculectomy and aqueous shunt surgery.

Mr Porteous is an experienced cataract surgeon and can undertake cataract surgery with premium toric intraocular lenses.

Mr Porteous has successfully published articles in a number of medical ophthalmic journals and has presented at a series of national and international meetings.

Mr Porteous has a keen interest in training and education, having undertaken an undergraduate teaching fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, completing a postgraduate certificate in medical education with Dundee University and previously held a position on the Training the Trainers sub-committee at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Areas of interest

Glaucoma; Cataract; General

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Procedures completed

  • C7122

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

    Kingston Private Health (1-5)

  • C6120

    Trabecular stent bypass microsurgery for open-angle glaucoma (including topical or local anaesthetic) - (1-5)

    Kingston Private Health (1-5)

  • C6110

    Laser trabeculoplasty (including topical or local anaesthetic) - bilateral - (1-5)

    Kingston Private Health (1-5)

  • C6180

    Bleb needling +/- antimetabolites (including topical or local anaesthetic) - (1-5)

    Kingston Private Health (1-5)

  • C7340

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

    Kingston Private Health (1-5)

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