Dr Rushmia Karim

Dr Rushmia Karim is a skilled surgeon, performing cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange. She has a special interest in neuro-ophthalmology and performs complex cataract surgery, squint surgery and lid procedures (blepharoplasty). Dr Karim has a particular interest in providing bespoke eye surgery for her patients, tailored to their visual needs. Understanding each individual’s current and future visual demands is important to her. She is particularly focused on being patient-centred throughout the consultation and communicating the current evidence regarding each individual treatment option to her patients. ‘I have always wanted patients to understand their eye condition and be at the centre of their care,’ Dr Karim says. ‘Understanding the patient as an individual and providing them with the latest evidence-based medicine is what I strive to achieve at every consultation.’ Dr Karim trained in the highly regarded London ophthalmology vocational program, including the world-famous Moorfields Eye Hospital, in cataract surgery and ophthalmology.