Mr Dan Morris

Mr Dan Morris is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and oculoplastic (eyelid) surgery, with more than 20 years’ experience and over 60 peer-reviewed publications. He is internationally recognised for his work on sporting and high-altitude eye injuries.

About Mr Dan Morris

Mr Dan Morris (Daniel Simeon Morris) is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with an international reputation in cataract, refractive lens and oculoplastic surgery. He graduated with First Class Honours from the University of St Andrews and completed his medical training through the University of Manchester, qualifying in 1999.

After higher ophthalmic training in Scotland and the North of England, he undertook a prestigious fellowship in oculoplastic and orbital surgery at the Vancouver Eye Care Centre in Canada, under the internationally renowned orbital surgeons Peter Dolman and Jack Rootman. He is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

Mr Morris is an internationally recognised authority on sporting eye injuries and high-altitude eye physiology. He is a match-day surgeon for the Welsh Rugby Union and an adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control, has collected the highest-ever eye data recorded on Mount Everest, and runs an eye-care project with the Samburu people in northern Kenya. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications.

Specialist expertise & procedures

Mr Morris combines high-volume cataract and lens surgery with subspecialist oculoplastic (eyelid and orbital) expertise. Procedures he performs include:

He also performs blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and revision eyelid surgery. Indicative self-pay costs are set out on our cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and blepharoplasty price pages.

Training, qualifications & memberships

Mr Morris is on the GMC Specialist Register for Ophthalmology (GMC reference 4632940). His training and professional standing include:

Medical education & training

• BSc (First Class Honours) at the University of St Andrews
• Medical degree (qualified 1999) via the University of Manchester
• Higher ophthalmic surgical training in Scotland and the North of England
• Oculoplastic & orbital fellowship at the Vancouver Eye Care Centre, Canada

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd, Ophthalmology)
• Member of the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (MFSEM)
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

Professional memberships

• The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)
• European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology

Professional profiles

• GMC online register (ref 4632940)
• PHIN consultant profile
• Doctify profile
• Spire Healthcare profile
• Professional website

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