Luke Membrey
Job title
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Service
Ophthalmology
Special interests and treatments
Vitreoretinal surgery, treatment of wet macular degeneration
About
Mr Luke Membrey attended Guy’s and St Thomas’ medical school and completed his training in ophthalmology in London and the south east.
He provides vitreoretinal surgical services to patients with diseases such as macular hole, epiretinal membrane and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Mr Membrey set up and leads the intravitreal treatment service for patients with wet macular degeneration, seeing over 600 patients per month.
He has been a national innovator in providing services in the community and provides the latest evidence-based treatments with opportunities to participate in ‘cutting edge’ research trials.
Mr Membrey is very interested in research as he believes it provides opportunities for patients to have new treatments, and it enhances the expertise in the department as well as contributing to the future of eye care across the NHS.
He developed the ophthalmology research unit which has a number NIHR portfolio studies and many more staff and new diagnostic equipment, which is also available to non-research patients.
Mr Membrey is currently the subspecialty lead for ophthalmic research in Kent Surrey and Sussex, and the IT lead for Ophthalmology.
He has an interest in electronic patient record systems because of their advantages in delivering patient care and improving patient safety.
Mr Membrey introduced the OpenEyes system to the Trust and continues to develop this system and expand its use into other subspecialties.
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