Mr Zaid Shalchi

Mr Zaid Shalchi is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth (London) and Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor. He was previously Honorary Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. His subspecialty interests are medical retina, uveitis and cataract surgery.

Mr Shalchi graduated with double distinction from King’s College London School of Medicine. He completed residency at St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospitals before undertaking fellowship training in medical retina, uveitis and complex cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Retina tutor for the London Eye Course. He is a keen surgical teacher as part of the Skills Faculty of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists as well as training ophthalmologists at an international level at the European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and the European Society for Retina Specialists (Euretina).

Mr Shalchi treats general and specialist ophthalmic conditions including medical retina, uveitis and cataract. His specialist interests include micro-incision cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses (IOLs), age-related macular degeneration (AMD); retinal vein occlusion (RVO); diabetic retinopathy; central serous retinopathy (CSR); intravitreal injection treatment (IVT); uveitis; iritis; scleritis; episcleritis; intermediate and posterior uveitis; ocular inflammatory disease; genetic eye disease; retinitis pigmentosa; macular dystrophy; ocular oncology; choroidal naevi and choroidal melanoma.

Zaid Shalchi takes great pride in providing high-quality patient-centred care in an efficient and timely manner to both insured and self-pay patients. His multitude of five-star Doctify and Google reviews are testament to his warm and caring nature as well as meticulous attention to detail that achieves the best possible outcome for patients.

Conditions and treatments:

• Cataract surgery
• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Laser capsulotomy
• Medical retina
• Macular degeneration
• Retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
• Chalazion/cyst incision and curettage
• Intravitreal injection
• Retinal laser
• Laser iridotomy
• Uveitis
• Scleritis
• Ocular inflammatory disease
• Choroidal naevus and melanoma