Stephen Charles

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal surgeon, Lead Clinician, Medical and Surgical Retina Service, Central Manchester University Hospitals

Stephen Charles has a longstanding interest in medical education and training – he organized the internationally recognized Vitreoretinal Fellowship program at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital for 11 years, and remains involved in training vitreoretinal surgeons from not only the UK and Europe, but also from far afield as Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. He regularly gives lectures on vitreoretinal surgery, and is also a regular speaker on ophthalmology training courses.

Part of the Power List 2016

Welcome to The Power List 2016 – our second foray into the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.

Though we realize our list can (and should) never be definitive, who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within the field?

Here, we celebrate 100 reasons to be proud of ophthalmology.

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