He graduated from Alexandria Medical School in 1983. He completed ophthalmology training at St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and London in 1990 and undertook a subspecialty training fellowship in Vitreous and Retina surgery at St Paul ‘s Eye Unit in Liverpool in 1993. He was Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Director of St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem until 2007 and currently Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.

In his NHS post, Mr Kanawati has responsibilities in the teaching and training of junior doctors; he is the Laser Lead, Clinical Governance and Audit Lead.

Mr Kanawati has experience in general ophthalmic care, small incision cataract surgery, retinal laser and YAG laser treatments.

Achievements
Charles Kanawati is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the European Society of Retina and a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is also a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has several publications in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Procedures

• Small incision sutureless cataract surgery
• Use of special intraocular lenses for near vision and astigmatism
• Glaucoma surgery
• Surgery for conjunctival cysts and lesions
• Removal of eyelid lumps
• YAG laser capsulotomy
• YAG laser iridotomy
• Intra vitreous injections for AMD, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular disorders