Mr Richard Bowman
Ophthalmology
GMC: 3479357
Mr Richard Bowman is a revered consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in London with more than 30 years of experience. He provides care for children with neurological conditions affecting the eye and is also an expert in treating all forms of strabismus (squint) and performing squint surgery for complex cases. He has additional expertise in nystagmus, cerebral visual impairment (CVI), and cataracts in children.
Mr Bowman studied medicine at Cambridge University and Guy's Hospital Medical School. He later trained in ophthalmology in Cambridge, Glasgow, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) where he has worked since 2010, after becoming a consultant in 2002. He currently is fellowship director of Child Health at GOSH. He also did an observership at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Mr Bowman is actively involved in research, having conducted studies on cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and paediatric cataracts, and his work has been widely published. He is a senior lecturer at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and also an honorary senior lecturer at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. In addition to being an examiner for the International Council of Ophthalmology, he is a fellow and member of the paediatric sub-committee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
One of the most common causes of visual impairment in children in the developed world and increasingly so in the developing world, is damage to the visual parts of the brain as opposed to the eye itself. Mr Richard Bowman is a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist at Great Osmond Street Hospital, one of the world’s largest children’s hospitals, and associate professor at the International Centre for Eye Health in London. He conducts research into children’s eye problems and how to help them across the globe, and now he is sharing his insight with us.
Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is probably the most common cause of childhood visual impairment in the UK. It isn’t a problem with the eyes, but with the brain’s visual pathways. Varying in severity, some children are identified as being blind from birth, while at the other end of the spectrum, the condition can go undiagnosed. Expert ophthalmologist Mr Richard Bowman explains.
Cerebral visual impairment ( CVI ) are visual problems that arise from the brain (50% of which is used to process vision) rather than the eyes. Mr Richard Bowman, a leading ophthalmic surgeon, explains what CVI is, its characteristics and how it may present.
Nystagmus. Perhaps this is a word you have not heard of before. Despite its relative obscurity, this condition has a profound effect on the eyes, and tends to manifest during childhood. Expert ophthalmologist Mr Richard Bowman explains
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01/02/2024
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03/03/2022
An unfaultable experience provided. Would certainly recommend.
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