Mr Vaughan Tanner is a consultant ophthalmic and vitreoretinal surgeon specialising in cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and retinal disease, having performed or supervised more than 15,000 cataract and retinal procedures. He consults and operates at Sapphire Eye Care clinics in Reading, South Reading and Windsor.
About Mr Vaughan Tanner
Vaughan Tanner is a highly experienced consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in vitreoretinal surgery and complex cataract and lens-replacement surgery. Over his career he has performed or supervised more than 15,000 cataract and retinal procedures and has received three NHS clinical excellence awards. He is a co-author of the textbook Diseases of the Ocular Fundus (Mosby, 2004), which won first prize as best authored postgraduate textbook in the 2005 Royal Society of Medicine book awards.
He studied medicine at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, where Medical Research Council funding also gave him a BSc in biochemistry and immunology. He completed higher surgical training at the Oxford Eye Hospital, then three years of advanced vitreoretinal fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
For more than 20 years he was a senior consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading and King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, where he led the Berkshire-wide vitreoretinal service, set up a specialist age-related macular degeneration service and served as lead clinician and clinical governance lead for ophthalmology.
He was a consultant clinical supervisor for the Oxford Deanery School of Ophthalmology, led a fellowship programme in advanced vitreoretinal surgery, led the introduction of new injection treatments for macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal vein occlusion, and has hosted the southern and national annual meetings of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons. He now works in private practice and is ophthalmology lead on the Medical Advisory Committee at Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor.
In his own words
“We are fortunate to live in a time where huge advances have been made in both surgical and medical treatment of eye conditions. I am delighted to work with Sapphire to deliver the latest techniques and procedures available, achieving the very best outcomes we can for patients under our care.”
Meet Mr Vaughan Tanner
A 36-second introduction filmed by Sapphire Eye Care.
Specialist expertise & procedures
Mr Tanner focuses on the lens and the retina. Procedures and treatments he provides include:
He also manages age-related macular degeneration — both wet AMD and dry AMD — and treats symptomatic vitreous floaters with dedicated floater treatment. Indicative self-pay costs are set out on our cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and vitreoretinal surgery price pages.
Training, qualifications & memberships
Mr Tanner is on the GMC Specialist Register for Ophthalmology (GMC reference 3455225). The register records his primary medical qualification as MB BS (University of London, 1990) and his entry on the Specialist Register for ophthalmology from 30 July 1999. His training and professional standing include:
Medical education & training
- Medical degree from St George’s Hospital Medical School, London (MB BS, University of London, 1990), with a Medical Research Council-funded BSc in biochemistry and immunology
- Higher surgical training at the Oxford Eye Hospital
- Advanced vitreoretinal fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital, London
- Co-author of Diseases of the Ocular Fundus (Kanski, Milewski, Damato and Tanner; Mosby, 2004; ISBN 978-0-7234-3370-5)
- Three NHS clinical excellence awards
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
Professional memberships
- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
- EURETINA
- Britain & Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- British Medical Association
- UK & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
- European VitreoRetinal Society
- Medical Defence Union
Professional profiles
Considering cataract surgery, lens replacement or treatment for a retinal condition? Mr Tanner can talk you through your options.
Request an appointmentWhere Mr Tanner consults
Mr Tanner sees private patients at the following Sapphire Eye Care clinics in Berkshire:
- Reading (Berkshire)
- South Reading (Berkshire)
- Windsor (Berkshire)
About this profile
Mr Vaughan Tanner practises at Sapphire Eye Care, one of the partner clinics that receive enquiries through Eye Surgery Clinic, and is not employed by Eye Surgery Clinic. The facts on this page come from Sapphire Eye Care’s published profile of Mr Tanner, the General Medical Council register and the professional bodies and publications linked above. His photograph and introduction video are used with Sapphire Eye Care’s permission.
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