Mr Mfazo Hove

Mr Mfazo Hove (MBChB, MD, FRCOphth, CertLRS) is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and the Medical Director and founder of Blue Fin Vision. He specialises in cataract and lens-replacement surgery, laser vision correction, implantable contact lenses and oculoplastic (eyelid) surgery, and sees patients at Blue Fin Vision clinics in London, Hertfordshire and Essex. Find your nearest clinic.

About Mr Mfazo Hove

Mr Hove qualified in medicine at the University of Liverpool in 2002 with First Class Honours, and went on to spend six and a half years at Moorfields Eye Hospital across research, specialist training and fellowship posts. He was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) by the University of Liverpool in 2013 for research into multifocal intraocular lenses carried out at Moorfields and the Institute of Ophthalmology.

He held a substantive NHS consultant post at Western Eye Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, from 2017 until 2022, and now works full time in private practice. He founded Blue Fin Vision to provide consultant-delivered eye care in which the surgeon who assesses a patient is the surgeon who operates. He is a Key Opinion Leader for ZEISS Medical Technology in cataract and refractive surgery, and lectures at international ophthalmic meetings.

Areas of expertise

Mr Hove treats a broad range of conditions and performs both refractive and reconstructive eye surgery:

• Cataract and lens surgery — cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and YAG laser capsulotomy, including premium and toric intraocular lenses.
• Laser vision correction — LASIK, LASEK, PRK, SMILE, PRESBYOND and PresbyMAX.
• Implantable contact lenses (ICL) — for prescriptions outside the range suitable for laser.
• Oculoplastic and eyelid surgery — blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, entropion and ectropion correction, chalazion removal and xanthelasma removal.
• Ocular surface surgery — pterygium, pinguecula and conjunctival naevus removal.

Blue Fin Vision performs its cataract and lens-replacement surgery using a technique Mr Hove calls 4-Minute Phaco™, a low-trauma approach intended to shorten operating time and support faster visual recovery.

Training, qualifications and appointments

Mr Hove is on the GMC register under number 6053129, which you can check on the General Medical Council’s register.

• 1997–2002 — Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), First Class Honours, University of Liverpool
• 2002–2003 — House Officer in general medicine and surgery, University Hospital Aintree
• 2003–2006 — Senior House Officer, Eastbourne District General Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital
• 2006 — Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (MRCOphth)
• 2007–2009 — Clinical Research Fellow in multifocal intraocular lenses, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology
• 2009–2011 — Higher specialist ophthalmology training, Severn Deanery
• 2011–2015 — Higher specialist ophthalmology training, North Thames, including two years at Moorfields and two at Western Eye Hospital
• 2013 — Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Liverpool, and Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
• 2015–2016 — Fellowship in cataract surgery and medical retina, Moorfields Eye Hospital
• 2016 — Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Western Eye Hospital
• 2017 — Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery (CertLRS), Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• 2017–2022 — Substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist, Western Eye Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• 2022–present — Full-time private practice; Medical Director, Blue Fin Vision

Verify these credentials

Every claim on this page can be checked against an independent source:

• GMC registration — GMC number 6053129 on the General Medical Council register
• Professional profile — Mr Hove on LinkedIn
• Clinic profile — Blue Fin Vision
• Where he consults — Harley Street Eye Centre, Weymouth Street, Chase Lodge, Abbey Wood, One Hatfield and Phoenix Chelmsford

Where he consults

Mr Hove sees patients at Blue Fin Vision’s clinics. Laser vision correction is carried out at The Harley Street Eye Centre; assessments and aftercare are available at the regional sites.

• The Harley Street Eye Centre, 22A Harley Street, London W1G 9BP
• Weymouth Street Hospital, 42–46 Weymouth Street, London W1G 6NP
• Chase Lodge Hospital, Page Street, Mill Hill, London NW7 2ED
• Abbey Wood Hospital, The Cottage, Bostall Hill, London SE2 0GD
• One Hatfield Hospital, 3 Hatfield Avenue, Hatfield AL10 9UA
• Phoenix Hospital Chelmsford, Essex Healthcare Park, West Hanningfield Road, Chelmsford CM2 8HN

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