Mr Miles Kiernan

Miles Kiernan is a consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon with subspecialty expertise in ophthalmic cosmetic, reconstructive, and lacrimal surgery. In addition to this, he treats a range of general ophthalmology conditions and is a skilled cataract surgeon.
Bio
Miles is a triple fellowship trained Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon and has subspecialty expertise in ophthalmic cosmetic, reconstructive, and lacrimal surgery. He is the oculoplastic lead at North Middlesex University Hospital and also specialises in cataract and pterygium surgery.
Miles earned his medical degree and a masters in research from the University of Manchester, graduating in 2010. He went on to obtain a masters in the biology of vision from University College London in 2013.
He completed his ophthalmology training in the prestigious North London Deanery, spending five years at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital. He completed three oculoplastic fellowships, including two at Moorfields, and has been trained by leaders in the fields of oculoplastic and cataract surgery.
He has extensive general and emergency ophthalmology experience, having worked as a locum consultant in the Accident and Emergency department at Moorfields from 2020 to 2022, and is the clinical lead for emergency ophthalmology at NHS North Middlesex University Hospital.
As an honorary clinical lecturer at UCL, and assistant professor at St George’s University, Miles is keenly involved in training the next generation of ophthalmologists. He is a full member of the British Oculoplastic Surgical Society and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Outside of work Miles is a keen rock climber and carpenter. He spends much of his free time in the workshop or on his allotment. He speaks Spanish fluently and is actively engaged in charity ophthalmology work, specifically teaching in resource poor settings.
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119 Harley Street
London
W1G 6AU
- Qualified 2010
- MBChB Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Manchester 2010
- MRes Medical Sciences, The University of Manchester 2010
- MSc Biology of Vision, University College London 2013
- FRCOphth Fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2017
- Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Honorary Clinical Lecturer
University College London
- Cosmetic eyelid surgery
- Blepharoplasty surgery, heavy upper eyelids, eyelid bags
- Ptosis surgery, droopy eyelids
- Dermatochalasis, excess eyelid skin
- Eyelid lumps and bumps, including chalazion
- Entropion and ectropion surgery
- Eyebrow lift surgery
- Canthoplasty and canthopexy surgery
- Blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm including botox treatment
- Non-surgical treatments including botox
- Blepharitis,
- Dry eye
- Allergic eye disease
- Watery eye, epiphora
- Tear drainage surgery – dacryocystorhinosomy (DCR) external and endonasal
- Cataract surgery
- Pterygium surgery
- Slowly progressive descending facial nerve paralysis indicates hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis, Authors: Kiernan M, Gillmore J, Gupta T, 2023, The Lancet
- Orbital Cowpox, Authors: Kiernan M, Koutroumanos N, 2021, The New England Journal of Medicine