The care of kids and teens eyes and skin forms an important part of Clinica London. We are fortunate in being allowed to cater for children and adolescents from birth to 18 years in our diagnostic and out-patient Children’s clinics at 140 Harley Street. If surgery is required then we work with the local private Children´s Hospital, The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, The Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, and with the children´s section of Moorfields Eye Hospital for day case admission.
We have eleven medical and surgical eye and skin Consultant specialists who look after all children and adolescents, from birth to 18 years.
And we continue looking after them into adulthood! This includes two
specific Paediatric Ophthalmologists, Ms Naomi Tan and Ms Naz Raoof.
Dr Jennifer Crawley is Lead in Children´s Dermatology and loves helping children have comfortable healthy skin through her skills as a Paediatric Dermatologist.
From arrival to going home, our friendly and experienced team of receptionists, doctors, nurses, orthoptists, plus the ophthalmic technician and optometrist are on hand to look after your child and teenager.
Our waiting room is calm, airy and relaxing. The toilets are just across the waiting room, with nappy changing facilities. We also cater to your teenagers who require a more adult approach. All the facilities have been thoughtfully designed to ensure that children and adolescents have a pleasant and safe experience.
For squints (strabismus), the Orthoptists measure your child’s vision and strabismus and support the specialist service with Ms Naomi Tan and Ms Naz Raoof, the Paediatric Ophthalmologists. The Orthoptists, Ophthalmic Nurses and the Ophthalmic technician carry out highly specialised tests, loved by your children and adolescents. The Paediatric Ophthalmologists do cycloplegic refractions and prescribes glasses. The Low Vision Optometrist assists with magnifying aids, and does a low vision assessment and treatment clinic.
The Orthoptists, Ophthalmic Nurses and Technician are all brilliant with your children and teenagers and make them feel very welcomed and relaxed when doing their tests, putting in their eye drops or helping with their eye or skin treatment.
There are eleven medical and surgical eye Consultants specialising in children’s vision, eyelids, eyes, cornea, retina, uveitis, tear ducts, glasses, strabismus (squint) and visual development.
We have an exceptionally gifted medical Dermatologist specialising in children’s and adolescents’ skin problems.
We are constantly collecting feedback from our patients who bring their kids and teenagers in to see us, in order to improve the care of these age groups. Our children’s eyes and skincare service is growing at Clinica London, please let your children grow with us, we would love to see them.
Please do not hesitate to contact us either to make a comment or book an appointment for your child, pre-teen or teenager, via Contact@clinicalondon.co.uk or call +44 207 935 7990
We are eleven exceptional Specialist Eye and Skin Consultants, along with five very approachable friendly Orthoptists and one Optometrist, who look after Children’s and Teenager’s eye and skin health:
Ms Jane Olver is a specialist eyelid oculoplastic surgeon treating blepharitis, chalazion, orbital, eyelid ptosis and tear duct (lacrimal) problems in children and adolescents, of all ages, from birth upwards. She operates on children´s ptosis, dermoid cysts, eyelid chalazion, and congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO).
Miss Michelle Ting is a highly skilled consultant ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon specialising in the management of eyelid, lacrimal and orbital conditions in adults and children. This includes congenital ptosis, dermoid cysts, lesions, lumps and bumps around the eyes, watering eyes and congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Professor Michel Michaelides is an internationally respected and highly skilled Professor of inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, cone dystrophies and hundreds of other inherited retinal problems, from birth to young adulthood. He is a leading national and international expert in Genetic Eye Diseases.
Dr Jennifer Crawley is a Medical Dermatologists specialising in children’s medical and surgical skin problems for children of all ages, especially teenagers with spots (acne), skin allergy, and suspected moles. She sees children of all ages, including babies and teens.
Mr Harry Petrushkin is a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields and Great Ormond Street Hospital, specialising in the medical and surgical management of uveitis in adults and children. He loves his work and takes pride in making sure patients understand their condition and make informed choices.
Professor Sajjad Ahmad is the top ocular surface and external eye corneal surgeon for children, teenagers and young adults from age 10 years and upwards who have an allergy, blepharitis, chalazion, allergic eye disease, keratoconus and other corneal diseases. He does corneal cross-linking (CXL) of teenagers and young adults with keratoconus.
Mr Julian Robins is a skilled and experienced consultant eye surgeon who specialises in the care of patients (adults and children) with blurred vision, especially conditions of the retina, macula, and complications of lens (cataract) surgery.
Ms Naomi Tan is our newest paediatric ophthalmologist specialising in all general and urgent paediatric ophthalmology patients between the age of birth and 18. She assesses and treats children with strabismus (squint), those needing glasses and all general eye problems in children. She does squint surgery in children.
Ms Evgenia Anikina is a retinal specialist who sees children with ocular emergencies and retinopathy of prematurity screening (ROP) from birth, and children with more routine eye and retinal problems from the age of 12 years.
Ms Stacey Strong is a skilled ophthalmologist in all general ophthalmology and seeing children from aged 11 years upwards, with general eye problems and especially with retinal problems.
Ms Naz Raoof is our Lead paediatric Ophthalmologist and Neuro-ophthalmologist who sees children of all age groups for strabismus (squint), optic nerve problems, refractive errors and visual development. She sees babies at birth until they reach young adulthood. She is a highly skilled strabismus surgeon (Squint surgeon).
Mr Joe McQuillan, Mr Greg Richardson, Ms Leena Patel, Ms Victoria Tang and Mr Vijay Tailor. They all measure children’s vision and how the two eyes work together and treat lazy eyes (amblyopia).
We all belong to the Clinica London Team and want you to bring your baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult to see us if they have any medical eye of skin problem. Our mission is to help children’s and teenagers’ vision develop optimally and for their skin to be healthy and glowing as they grow up to be healthy, beautiful adults.
Ms Hannah Dunbar. She does cycloplegic refractions in children of all age groups and Low Vision assessment and treatment in children aged 4 years and above.
Telephone: 020 7935 7990
International Callers : +44 20 7935 7990