Mr Neil Modi

Mr Modi is a consultant ophthalmologist specialising in cataract surgery, glaucoma and conditions of the eyelids (oculoplastics).

Mr Modi was appointed as a young consultant at Frimley park in 2016 and in that time has had the privilege to serve as the lead consultant for ophthalmology at Frimley Park Hospital. Mr Modi works with a team of orthoptists and nurses to offer a comprehensive service for his patients. He has performed over 10,000 procedures, including many of the more complex and high-risk cases.

He uses the latest diagnostic technology and remains up-to-date with the latest treatment modalities such as femtosecond cataract surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and the latest lens technology for cataract surgery including extended depth of field lenses and multifocal lenses. Mr Modi was the first surgeon to use the new AI designed spiral optic Rayner Galaxy lenses in Surrey. He also introduced the Hydrus stent and the Preserflow device for the treatment of glaucoma to FrImley Park Hospital and was the first surgeon in Surrey to use both devices. He has also developed a scarless approach to ptosis repair (surgery for droopy eyelids) with excellent functional and aesthetic results.

He has trained numerous young ophthalmologists in the art and science of ophthalmic medicine and surgery, and many of them are now consultant Ophthalmologists at a number of hospitals around the UK. Mr Modi is the simulation lead for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex deanery and annually runs an introduction to cataract surgery and an advanced cataract surgery course for trainee eye doctors. He is a member of the simulation and skills subcommittee at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is also the author of one of the key textbooks of Ophthalmology (Basic Science in Ophthalmology, published by Oxford University Press).

Mr Modi chose to be an ophthalmologist having seen the impact that cataract surgery has on the lives of his patients whilst in his fourth year at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ medical school. He went on to carry out research whilst at St Thomas’ which he has presented at international ophthalmology meetings such as the Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO). He spent time gaining a broad experience in the field and spent time at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and at Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai, both amongst the foremost eye hospitals in the world. Mr Modi completed his training in the Peninsula deanery, where he had the privilege of working with not only some of the most acclaimed but also some of the most kind, patient centred clinicians who have had a profound impact on how he cares for his patients.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his young family, out on his mountain bike or on the golf course. He enjoys gardening but has now given up any hope of keeping his garden under any sort of control.