Aneel Suri

With over 20 years’ experience in speciality contact lenses at Moorfields, Aneel Suri leads both Corneal and Scleral lens services. Combined with more than 15 years managing corneal disease within the External Disease Service, he is uniquely positioned to treat the most complex ocular conditions with speciality lenses. He has pioneered the introduction of advanced technologies to Moorfields, including scan-based freeform scleral and RGP lens designs and impression-based scleral lenses. He holds a Master’s with distinction in Clinical Optometry, is an independent prescriber and an internationally recognised educator, lecturer, and key opinion leader in the field of speciality contact lenses.

Qualifications/Professional memberships

• Masters in Clinical Optometry with distinction

• Diploma in Therapeutics: Independent Prescribing

• General Optical Council

• Association of Optometrists

• British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)

• College of Optometrists

Current NHS / University Posts

• Principal Contact Lens Optometrist

• Principal Cornea and External Disease Optometrist

Medical training

• City University - Diploma in Therapeutics: Independent Prescribing

• City University - MSc in Clinical Optometry

• University of Bradford - BSc (Hons) Optometry

Research interests/experience

• Advanced scleral and RGP lens design (freeform and impression-based technologies)

• Corneo-scleral topography and scleral profilometry

• Complex corneal disease and irregular cornea management using speciality contact lenses

• Severe ocular surface disease and contact lens rehabilitation

• Cosmetic and prosthetic soft and scleral lens fitting

• Novel piggyback contact lens modalities

• Aberration-controlled custom soft lens design and fitting

• Pre-surgical refractive planning and patient counselling

• International education and lecturing in speciality contact lenses

Languages spoken

• English

• Punjabi (basic)