Richard Packard

Richard Packard is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and Director of Arnott Eye Associates in London, England, and was the senior surgeon at the Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor, and is credited as “almost single-handedly removing phaco from the blacklist in the UK giving the procedure credibility and validation.” He implanted the world’s first foldable soft lens in rabbits and has lectured and operated in 59 countries – often with Charlie Kelman, and has chaired the ESCRS’ video competition panel since 2000. He reports that he is a consultant and equity holder in Excel-Lens, and consults for Core Surgical and Shire.