Khalid Ikram
MB BS, FMGEM, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmic and Refractive Surgeon
Khalid Ikram graduated in medicine from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, at the University of London in 1991. He then trained extensively in ophthalmic surgery in Southampton, Oxford and Manchester. At Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Khalid undertook an advanced specialist training period (fellowship) in Corneal and Refractive procedures. This involved, uniquely for a UK fellowship, both laser vision correction (Excimer laser) and specialized intraocular surgery.
Khalid commenced his NHS Consultant post in 2002, working mainly at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. He is also an Honorary Consultant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH), one of the largest ophthalmic teaching & training centres in Europe.
In his NHS post, Khalid has extensive responsibilities in the teaching and training of junior ophthalmic surgeons and is the Royal College Tutor for ophthalmology at Stepping Hill Hospital, where he is also Lead Consultant for ophthalmic surgery. As college tutor, Khalid also sits on the regional specialist training committees, selecting individuals for advanced ophthalmic surgical training in the North-West, and also monitoring and assessing and appraising their progress. At MREH, his work includes the supervision and training of the fellow in Corneal and Refractive surgery.
Khalid also has a particular interest in improving the standards of assessment and planning for cataract and refractive lens surgery, and has run teaching conferences in Biometry at both a national and international level.
Having extensive experience in general ophthalmic care and specialising in small incision cataract surgery, Khalid has further developed a considerable expertise in the refractive aspects of such surgery. He is experienced in a large variety of refractive surgery techniques (corneal Excimer laser and intraocular lens surgery) for the management of conditions such as myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness) and presbyopia (age related reduction in the eye’s ability to focus on near targets). Khalid’s other areas of interest are eyelid disorders (such as lid lumps, entropion and ectropion) and cosmetic eyelid and facial treatments.
Khalid Ikram is a member of the UK and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and also a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Khalid’s workload as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon consists of:
- Small incision sutureless refractive Cataract Surgery
- Refractive lens surgery or clear lens extraction (CLE)
- Laser vision correction
- Surgical correction of short and long sightedness
- Correction of age-related long-sightedness or Presbyopia (PRELEX)
- Use of specialist intraocular lenses (to deal with near vision & astigmatism problems)
- Dry eye conditions
- Removal of pterygium
- Surgery for conjunctival cysts and lesions
- Corneal disorders • Glaucoma
- Removal of eyelid and facial skin lumps and bumps
- Ectropion (out-turning lower eyelid) correction
- Entropion (in-turning lower eyelid) correction
- Lower lid tightening procedures • Removal of eyelid tumours • Removal of (Xanthelasmata) fatty eyelid deposits
In addition, at Face & Eye, Khalid is also pleased to be able to offer Cosmetic treatments such as:
- Skin tightening and rejuvenation (Palomar Fractional 1540 laser)
- Non-surgical brow lift
- Anti-wrinkle injections – to relax frown & forehead lines, crow’s feet
- Tear trough / periorbital hollow rejuvenation with Restylane
- Dermal Fillers for upper and lower facial rejuvenation
- Facial photorejuvenation (“Fotofacial” with Intense Pulsed Light -IPL)
- Hyperhidrosis treatment