Sheraz Daya

Sheraz Daya is a British ophthalmologist best known for his founding of the Centre for Sight in 1996 and his work in the use of stem-cell research during sight recovery surgery.

Career

Daya began his professional practice in 1993, when he returned to the UK from his studies abroad. In 1995 Daya was one of the first ophthalmologists to perform LASIK eye surgery in the UK.[1] Daya has served as the Medical Director and Consultant in the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank at the Queen Victoria Hospital[2] as well as the founder and director of the Centre for Sight,[3][4] which opened in 1996.[1]

Daya has developed new techniques in corneal transplant surgery, including the integration of stemcell treatment to trigger ocular surface restoration. The research led to clinical success in 2005,[5] with the application of ex vivo stem cell transplantation and lamellar grafting to transplant surgery. His 2005 trial helped forty people regain their partially or fully impaired vision, including Deborah Catlyn who was blind in both eyes.[6][7] Daya first began using and developing the techniques in 1999, describing the process as the removal of the "Limbal tissue ... from a donor eye. These cells are then multiplied in a laboratory," before being used.[8] The procedure could potentially be used in over 1000 patients in the UK.[9] He has also worked in the fields of anterior segment and keratorefractive surgery.[2]

In 2009 Daya delivered the Choyce Medal lecture to the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons.[2] Successful surgeries performed by Daya have been featured in the news,[10][11] including the restoration of the sight of Katie Piper in the left eye, the victim of an acid attack. The incident and surgery were the topic of the television news special Katie: The Science of Seeing Again, airing on 7 February 2012 on Channel 4.[12] Another patient's story was Edward Bailey, who also regained sight in his left eye and was covered by CNN.[13] Daya has also been interviewed regarding other trends in ophthalmology[14] laser eye surgery,[10] and new methods of sight restoration.[15][16] Daya's use of the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery in the NHS was recently featured on Sky News[17]

Publications

Daya has served as co-Medical Editor of the journal Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe.[2] He has also been published several times in the journal Ophthalmology,[18][19][20][21] as well as in the journals Cornea,[22][23][24] the British Journal of Ophthalmology,[25][26] and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.[27][28] He has also been published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus[29] and Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society.[30]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Education Education Education". Optometry Today. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "CRST Europe Chief Medical Editor Awarded 2009 Choyce Medal". Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe. 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Emma White. "Feature: Center for Sight". Optician Online. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sheraz Daya". 10 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Miracle workers win two awards". Queen Victoria Hospital. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Stem cells used to restore vision". BBC News. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Barbara Lantin (1 May 2005). "Vision restored a little miracle". The Age. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Katie Piper: I’ve had 110 ops... but this is the one that has changed my life". The Sun. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Lee Gibbs (15 March 2007). "Sussex medics pioneer stem cell eye treatment". The Argus. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Angela Brooks (20 June 2006). "I had laser eye surgery and can't believe my eyes". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Geoff Adams-Spink (23 April 2009). "Thalidomide poses new challenges". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  12. ↑ Tara Brady (6 February 2012). "Piper has eyesight restored after stem-cell surgery". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  13. ↑ Edward Bailey (1 December 2005). "Sight saved by stem cell surgery". CNN. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Researcher: Implants replacing eyeglasses". United Press International. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "Artificial Cornea Allows Blind Man to See Again". Fox News. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  16. ↑ Christine Doyle (20 April 2004). "Iris recognition brings us closer to having perfect vision restored". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "Coping with Cataracts author=Stephen Dixon". "Sky News". Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  18. ↑ Daya SM, Watson A, Sharpe JR, Giledi O, Rowe A, Martin R, James SE (March 2005). "Outcomes and DNA analysis of ex vivo expanded stem cell allograft for ocular surface reconstruction". Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  19. ↑ Ilari L and Daya SM (July 2002). "Long-term outcomes of keratolimbal allograft for the treatment of severe ocular surface disorders". Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  20. ↑ Ilari FL and Daya SM (January 2001). "Living related conjunctival limbal allograft for the treatment of stem cell deficiency". Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  21. ↑ Daya SM, Tappouni FR, and Habib NE (November 1997). "Photorefractive keratectomy for hyperopia: six months results in 45 eyes". Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  22. ↑ Daya SM, Chan CC, and Holland EJ (October 2011). "Cornea Society nomenclature for ocular surface rehabilitative procedures". Cornea.
  23. ↑ Maccheron LJ and Daya SM (June 2012). "Wedge resection and lamellar dissection for pellucid marginal degeneration". Cornea. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  24. ↑ Daya SM, Bell RW, Habib NE, Powell-Richards A, and Dua HS (July 2000). "Clinical and pathologic findings in human keratolimbal allograft rejection". Cornea. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  25. ↑ Nanavaty MA and Daya SM (October 2012). "Outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in keratoconic eyes with previous hydrops". British Journal of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  26. ↑ Beckingsale P, Mavrikakis I, Al-Yousuf N, Mavrikakis E, and Daya SM (June 2006). "Penetrating keratoplasty: outcomes from a corneal unit compared to national data". British Journal of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  27. ↑ Giledi O and Daya SM (September 2003). "Unexpected flap thickness in laser in situ keratomileusis". Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  28. ↑ Giledi O, Mulhern MG, Espinosa M, Kerr A, and Daya SM (May 2004). "Reproducibility of LASIK flap thickness using the Hansatome microkeratome". Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  29. ↑ Comer RM, Daya SM, and O'Keefe M (October 2001). "Penetrating keratoplasty in infants". Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  30. ↑ Lindstrom RL, Sher NA, Barak M, DeMarchi J, Tucci A, Daya S, Hardten DR, Frantz JM, Eifermn RA, Parker P et al. (1992). "Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in high myopia: a multicenter study". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  31. ↑ Siobhan Ryan (18 April 2008). "NHS workers awarded at ceremony". The Argus. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  32. ↑ "Past Achievement Award Recipients". American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  33. ↑ "Medal Lecturers". United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons. 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  34. ↑ "Keratoplasty Techniques". Canadian Ophthalmological Society. 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.