Mr Vijay Savant

Consultant Ophthalmologist at University Hospitals of Leicester

Mr Savant has published and presented work in national and international journals and meetings. He is a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals including:

British Journal of Ophthalmology
Eye
Contact Lens and Eye

Mr Savant is also a member of the following associations:

British Medical Association
UK Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society
European Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology

GMC number: 5186341

Year of qualification: 1988

Medical qualifications: MBBS, DOMS, MS, FRCS (Ed), MRCOphth

Services that Mr Vijay Savant Provides:

Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Toric Implants – for astigmatic correction
Multifocal IOL
Laser Refractive Surgery
Femtosecond LASIK, LASEK, EPI- LASEK
Presbyopia treatment
Clear lens Extraction with Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implant
Corneal transplants
Penetrating, lamellar and endothelial keratoplasty
Collagen Cross Linkage
Allergic Eye Disease
Infective Keratitis – herpetic and acanthamoeba
Teaching and training

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Lead Clinician for Emergency Eye Services

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Lead Clinician for Emergency Eye Services, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK

Mr Savant completed his specialist training at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre. He also completed a junior fellowship in uveitis and inflammatory disorders at the University of Birmingham and a corneal fellowship in Birmingham and Leicester.

Mr Savant has vast experience in general ophthalmology and cataract surgery. He has been a Corneal Consultant for last three years and is currently Lead Clinician for Emergency Eye Services at University Hospitals of Leicester.

Mr Savant ‘s research includes:

Acanthamoeba keratitis – diagnosis and drug sensitivity, research with University of Leicester
Recurrent adenoviral keratitis – role of topical cyclosporin
Corneal vascularisation – role of subconjunctival bevacizumab

Mr Savant also speaks the following languages: English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Marathi

Consultation Fees

For self-pay patients:
The cost of a consultation will not exceed £200, whilst any additional follow-up appointments not already included within the price of surgery will not exceed £125.

For privately-insured patients:
The following costs are billed to your insurance company. The cost of a consultation will not exceed £200, whilst any additional follow-up appointments not already included within the price of surgery will not exceed £125. For any follow up appointments arranged outside of your insurance cover, these are billed at the standard self-pay patient rate.

The Stoneygate Eye Hospital is owned by the LLP run by consultants and their services are paid for. All three consultant directors own an equal share of the LLP, equalling 33.33% per head.