Ms Bita Manzouri is a consultant corneal and cataract surgeon at Queen’s Hospital in Romford. She graduated from University College London with a degree in molecular biology and biochemistry, for which she was given the University of London medal, as well as distinction in her medical degree. She underwent her ophthalmic training at The Western Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital and undertook research leading to a PhD degree at the Institute of Ophthalmology. She has dual fellowship training in cornea/external disease and paediatric ophthalmology. Ms Manzouri is a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire where she is actively involved in teaching of students of optometry, as well as a mentor to medical student at Barts and The London Medical School. She holds a post graduate certificate in refractive surgery from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a post graduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery from the University of Ulster. Ms Manzouri is currently both the Secretary and President-Elect to the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS).
