Meet Lucia Pelosini

Specialists and fellowship trained in Cornea & Anterior Segment and Medical Retina

Meet Lucia Pelosini

Specialists and fellowship trained in Cornea & Anterior Segment and Medical Retina.

Why choose Lucia Pelosini?

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Feel unhurried and reassured knowing you’re in the safest expert hands

Experience

Ms Pelosini was appointed Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at East Surrey Hospital in 2013 where she was the Lead Clinician and Audit Lead from 2014 to 2018. She was appointed at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2018 and she is leading the Cornea, Anterior Segment and Emergency Eye Service at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup.

Education
  • MBBS (Hons) (University of Pisa)
  • MD (University of London)
Memberships
  • MRCSEd

Ms Pelosini qualified from Pisa University Medical School with Honours in 1999. She completed the postgraduate ophthalmology training in the London South Thames Training Programme working in several leading hospitals including King’s College Hospital and Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital.

She completed a Research Fellowship in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital and obtained an MD Research degree at the University of London in 2011.

Ms Pelosini completed her subspecialty training with a Fellowship in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery at the Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.

She then continued her studies at Ulster University – Royal College of Ophthalmology Cataract and Refractive Surgery, where she graduated with a PostDip CRS Postgraduate Diploma.

  • Hoffman JJ, L. Pelosini Telephone follow-up for Cataract surgery: feasibility and patient satisfaction study. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2016 May 9; 29 (4): 407-16
  • Hoffman JJ, L. Pelosini What happens when one leaves soft contacts lenses in for three weeks? A case of bilateral. Severe pseudomanus Keratitis from contact lenses purchased over the internet. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2016 Aug; 39 (4): 318-20
    Kirthi V, Tavare AN, Hoffman J, Pelosini L. A case of presumed post-traumatic pneumocephalus. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Oct 29.
  • L Pelosini, HB Smith, JB Schofield, A Meeckings, A Dhital, M Khandwala. A novel imaging approach to periocular basal cell carcinoma: in vivo optical coherence tomography and histological correlates. Eye (Lond). 2015;29(8): 1092-98.
  • L Pelosini, HB Smith, JB Schofield, A Meeckings, A Dhital, M Khandwala. In Vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) in periocular basal cell carcinoma: correlations between in vivo OCT images and postoperative histology. Br J Ophthalmol 2013 July;97(7):890-4.
  • L Pelosini, R Hamilton, M Mohamed, AP Hamilton, J Marshall. Retina rejuvenation therapy for diabetic macular oedema: a pilot study. Retina 2013, March;33(3):548-58.
    ST Nagendran, C Pawlyn, M Brown, L Pelosini. Crystalline keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Br J Haematol 2012;159(3):258.
  • L Pelosini, CC Hull, JF Boyce, D McHugh, M Stanford, J Marshall. Author response: predictors of visual acuity in macular oedema. IOVS 2012;53(2):924.
  • L Pelosini, CC Hull, JF Boyce, D McHugh, M Stanford, J Marshall. Optical coherence tomography may be used to predict visual acuity in patients with macular oedema. IOVS 2011;52(5):2741-8.
  • SN Rajak, MD Mohamed, L Pelosini. Further insight into west african crystalline maculopathy. Arch Ophthalmol 2009;127(7):863-8.
  • B Gupta, J Grewal, T Adewoyin, L Pelosini, TH Williamson. Diurnal variation of macular oedema in CRVO: prospective study. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009;247(5):593-6.
  • L Pelosini, S Treffene, EJ Hollick. Antibacterial activity of preservative-free topical anaesthetic drops in current use in ophthalmology departments. Cornea 2009;28(1):58-61.
  • L Pelosini, EC Richardson, R Goel, C Hugkulstone. Intraoperative breakage of the mushroom manipulator tip during phacoemulsification. Eye. 2006;20(12):1451-2.
  • L Abu-Safieh. EN Vithana, I Mantel, G Holder, L Pelosini, AC Bird, SS Bhattacharya. A large deletion in the adRP gene PRPF31: evidence that haploinsufficiency is the cause of disease. Mol Vis 2006;12:384-8.
  • EN Vithana, L Abu-Safieh, L Pelosini, E Winchester, D Hornan, AC Bird, DM Hunt, SA Bustin, SS Bhattacharya. Expression of PRPF31 mRNA in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa: a molecular clue for incomplete penetrance? IOVS 2003,44:4204-4209.

Ms Pelosini is the author of over 20 peer review publications and book chapters. She is regularly invited to speak and moderate research sessions in national and international meetings. She is an invited reviewer for major international journals in her field.

Awards:

  • Winner – Best Poster Presentation Prize at the Royal Society of Medicine Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in 2009, 2010 and 2012
  • Winner – Robert Hardwick Postgraduate Innovation Prize at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in 2012

Current Professional Memberships
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Member of the British Society of Refractive Surgery
  • Member of the British Medical Association

Ms Pelosini has been an examiner for King’s College London Medical School and an international instructor for retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography. She has conducted and published innovative research in macular imaging and novel sub-threshold laser treatment for diabetes.

Ms Lucia Pelosini is a registered provider to:
  • Alliance
  • Aviva
  • AXA
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • Exeter Friendly (Part of AXA)
  • Saga
  • Simply Health (Now part of AXA)
  • WPA
  • Vitality

Clinical interests
  • Small incision cataract surgery with premium lenses
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • Implantable contact lenses
  • General ophthalmology and eye emergencies
  • Cornea and external eye disease: dry eyes, blepharitis, allergic eye disease, rosacea.
  • Modern lamellar keratoplasty (corneal transplants)
  • Keratoconus management including intracorneal rings and collagen cross-linking
  • Medical retina: diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration
Research interests
  • New surgical techniques for cataract surgery
  • Keratoconus
  • New treatments for Macular Oedema
  • Ocular imaging with optical coherence tomography

Ms Pelosini enjoys skiing in the winter; she is a keen gardener and plays tennis regularly. She enjoys classical music and attends the theatre and opera productions regularly. An Italian cooking enthusiast, she also plays piano in her free time.

What our patients say…

We’ve helped thousands of happy patients in Surrey and Kent gain freedom with eye surgery

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“I would like to thank you all for looking after me so well. This was the first time I had ever had any treatment to my eye and whilst somewhat tense about the procedure I can honestly say that it went like clockwork.”

Mr J.OP

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“Thank you and your team very much indeed for looking after me during my initial visit and the day of cataract surgery.
I didn’t know what to expect, you put me at ease and everyone was very professional-excellent job!”

J, Tunbridge Wells

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Discover if you can be free from cataracts and glasses

The best way to find out if lifestyle cataract surgery is right for you is to have a free assessment. We’ll examine your eyes and you’ll get a clear answer from our experts on your suitability and lens options.

Discover if you can be free from cataracts and glasses

The best way to find out if lifestyle cataract surgery is right for you is to have a free assessment. We’ll examine your eyes and you’ll get a clear answer from our experts on your suitability and lens options.