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Prof Saurabh Jain

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
MB BS, FRCOphth, FEBO, FHEA
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Saurabh Jain is a Professor of Ophthalmology at UCL Medical School and a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Royal Free London NHS Trust, with an honorary consultant role at UCLH hospitals in London, UK. He has special expertise in all aspects of general ophthalmology, squints, double vision and cataract surgery.

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Bio

Saurabh Jain is a Professor of Ophthalmology at UCL Medical School and a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Royal Free London NHS Trust, with an honorary consultant role at UCLH hospitals in London, UK.

In addition to his clinical role, he serves as the academic lead for Year Two and the Senior Personal Tutor for UCL's Royal Free site. His areas of clinical expertise include adult strabismus, paediatric ophthalmology, and cataract surgery.

His medical journey in ophthalmology began at King's College London, followed by his specialist registrar training at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, where he honed his skills in adult strabismus surgery. He later pursued further specialization in paediatric ophthalmology at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

A passionate educator, Professor Jain has guided many residents and fellows, earning Fellowships from the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) of University College London and the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO). He is the director of two acclaimed training programs: the London Eye Course and the Binocular Vision Course.

On the international stage, he serves as a senior examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and has additional examining roles with the International Council of Ophthalmology and the European Board of Ophthalmology. He is also an active member of the council of the European Strabismus Association (ESA) and contributes to the research and adult strabismus committees of the American Association for Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS).

His research is primarily centered on strabismus and ocular motility, leading to numerous publications, including research papers, book chapters, and textbooks. Professor Jain frequently speaks at international conferences and has been invited to deliver lectures worldwide. Balancing his academic and clinical duties, he manages a busy practice across The London Clinic, Royal Free, Whittington, and UCLH hospitals, integrating patient care with teaching, research, and ongoing education.

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  • Professor of Ophthalmology
    UCL Medical School
  • Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
    Royal Free Hospital
  • University College London Hospital
    Honorary Consultant
  • Chalazion
  • Squint
  • Strabismus
  • YAG laser capsulotomy
  • Laser iridotomy
  • Year qualified 1997
  • Maulana Azad Medical College 1992 - 1997

Most of Prof Jain's research is clinical with an emphasis on improving surgical outcomes, the practice of minimally invasive surgery and patient reported outcome measures in strabismus surgery. He has also published extensively on the use of simulation in training junior surgeons.

Original Research (Papers and Letters)

  • Stupnicki A, Suresh B, Jain S. Online Visibility and Scientific Relevance of Strabismus Research: Bibliometric Analysis. Interact J Med Res. 2024 Jun 12;13:
  • Gohil B, Tan N, Jolly R, et al The efficacy of pre-operative multidisciplinary meetings for surgical management of strabismus. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2023;8
  • Hogg G, Joshi S, Mason H, O'Byrne C, Jain S. Development of a questionnaire to study fear and anxiety factors affecting patients and their families undergoing strabismus surgery. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2023 Oct;8
  • Narayan A, Dosanjh S, Dominic J, Jain S. Early post-operative angle as a predictor of surgical success in adult patients with intermittent exotropia. Strabismus. 2023 Jun;31(2):152-158.
  • Kennedy A, Lengwiler F, Dosanjh S, Jolly R, Jain S. Effect of bimedial recession on near-distance disparity in esotropia. Eye (Lond). 2022 Dec
  • Dotan G, Jain S, Vagge A, Nelson LB. Diagnosis and Management of Strabismus Syndromes. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2022 Jul-Aug;59(4):210-212.
  • Jain S, Sim PY, Beckmann J, Ni Y, Uddin N, Unwin B, Marlow N. Functional Ophthalmic Factors Associated with Extreme Prematurity in Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 4;5(1)
  • Jain S. Diplopia: Diagnosis and management. Clin Med (Lond). 2022 Mar;22(2):104-106.
  • Jafari K, Gibbings N, Jain S. Inferior oblique overaction in trochlear nerve palsy: anterior transposition versus myectomy. J AAPOS. 2021 Feb;25(1)
  • Myers S, Bhalla M, Jolly R, Jain S. Anisocoria in an intubated patient with COVID-19. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 22;14(7)
  • Bhalla M, Jolly R, Jain S. COVID-19: The Role of the Ophthalmologist in ICU. Semin Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 17;35(5-6):313-315.
  • Hussain R, Singh B, Shah N, Jain S. Impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmic specialist training in the United Kingdom-the trainees' perspective. Eye (Lond). 2020 Jun 22:1–4
  • Malik M, Shah N, Kit V, Jain S. Development of a low-cost strabismus surgery simulation model. Eye (Lond). 2020 May 19.
  • Sansome SG, Ting M. Jain S. Endophthalmitis. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2019 Jan 2;80
  • Balasubramanian S, Beckmann J, Mehta H, Sadda SR, Chanwimol K, Nassisi M, Tsui I, Marlow N, Jain S.Relationship between Retinal Thickness Profiles and Visual Outcomes in Young Adults Born Extremely Preterm: The EPICure@19 Study. Ophthalmology 2019 Jan;126(1):107-112
  • Sim PY, Cleland C, Dominic J, Jain S. Investigation of factors associated with the success of adult strabismus surgery from the patient's perspective. J AAPOS. 2018 Aug;22(4):266-271
  • Adams GGW, Williams C, Modi N, Xing W, Bunce C; UK Retinopathy of Prematurity Special Interest Group, Dahlmann-Noor A. Can we reduce the burden of the current UK guidelines for retinopathy of prematurity screening? Eye (Lond). 2018 Feb;32(2):235-237.
  • Adams GG, UK Retinopathy of Prematurity SIG. Retinopathy of prematurity in the United Kingdom: retreatment rates, visual and structural 1-year outcomes. Eye (Lond). 2018 Nov; 32(11):1752-1759
  • Gupta S, Gan J, Jain S. Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Convergence Spasm. Strabismus. 2018 Jun 12:1-4
  • Wagner SK, Uddin N & Jain S. The Role of Botulinum Toxin in the Management of Ophthalmoplegia Secondary to Miller Fisher Syndrome, Neuro-Ophthalmology 2018, 42:3, 153-155,
  • Sim PY, Jain S. Is there a relationship between surgical success defined by motor and health-related quality of life criteria in adult strabismic patients? Eye (Lond) 2018 Jun;32(6)
  • Tan N, Wu C, Jain S. A comparative study of adjustable and non-adjustable sutures in primary horizontal muscle surgery in children. Eye (Lond). 2017 Dec;31(12):1746-1747.
  • Asproudis I, Jain S, Tranos PG, Konstas AG. A Review of Minimally Invasive Strabismus Surgery (MISS): Is This the Way Forward? Adv Ther. 2017 Apr;34(4):826-833.
  • Zou D, Casafina C, Whiteman A, Jain S. Predictors of surgical success in patients with intermittent exotropia. J AAPOS. 2017 Feb;21(1):15-18.
  • Gallagher K, Jain S, Okhravi N. Making and viewing stereoscopic surgical videos with smartphones and virtual reality headset. Eye (Lond). 2016 Apr;30(4):503-4.
  • Wagner S, Jain S. Sequential vision loss in a patient with headache. BMJ. 2016 Jun 8;353
  • Ramskold L, Lodhia V, Jones A , Jain S. Decompensation of ocular torsion following malrotation of a toric intraocular lens. J AAPOS. 2015 Dec;19(6):561-2
  • Bloch E, Uddin N, Gannon L, Rantell K, Jain S. The effects of absence of stereopsis on performance of a simulated surgical task in two-dimensional and three-dimensional viewing conditions. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb;99(2):240-5
  • Jones A, Jain S.  Botulinum toxin: A novel treatment for pediatric cyclic esotropia. J AAPOS. 2014 Dec; 18(6):614-5.
  • Finer N, van Someren V, Jain S. Reliability of NNAP's ROP screening data. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Nov;99(6):F519-20
  • Tan N, Lim WS, Jain S. A survey of children’s reported experience in outpatient pediatric ophthalmology clinics. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2014 Sep-Oct;51(5):270-3.
  • Rampat R. Jain S. The Effect of Commonly Used Surgical Solutions on the Tensile Strength of Sutures. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2014;51(3):189-190.
  • Jain S, Thompson JR, Foot B, Tatham A, Eke T. Severe intraocular pressure rise following intravitreal triamcinolone: a national survey to estimate incidence and describe case profiles. Eye (Lond) 2014 Jan. Epub ahead of print
  • Watts P; Child maltreatment guideline working party of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists UK, Watts P, Adams G, Ainsworth J, Biswas S, Bonshek R, Fleck B, Goyal R, Jain S, Leitch J, Long V, Lloyd C, Luthert P, Maguire S, Mulvihill A, Rathod D, Simmons I, Tandon A, Taylor D, Williams C, Woodruff G. Abusive head trauma and the eye in infancy. Eye (Lond). 2013 Aug 30.
  • Kim MJ, Jain S.What makes a good operation great? Factors determining patient satisfaction with local anaesthesia in cataract surgery. Eye (Lond). 2013 Jun 7.
  • Chiu M, Hennings C, Jain S. Is ophthalmic follow-up of premature infants necessary: a national survey. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2013 Nov-Dec;50(6):327.
  • Kontos A. Mitry D. Althauser S. Jain S. Acute serous macular detachment and cystoid macular oedema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification using standard dose subconjunctival cefuroxime. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. 2013
  • Ritchie A, Colapinto P, Jain S. The Psychological Impact of Strabismus: Does the angle really matter? Strabismus 2013
  • Koay S, Jain S, Cropley I, Petrushkin H, Beynon H. Endogenous endophthalmitis and liver abscesses. Acute Med. 2012;11(1):25-7.
  • Petrushkin H, Oyewole K, Jain S. Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Early Onset Esotropia in Children with Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2012 Mar 1;49(2):125.
  • Tan N, Jolly R, Jain S. Fornix incision in Strabismus Surgery: The Park’s technique revisited. Journal of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2011 Sep 27;48:e55-7
  • Chan WH, Lloyd IC, Ashworth JL, Jain S, May K, Hughes I, Biswas S. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with optic neuritis and marked peri-papillary hemorrhages. Eye (Lond). 2011 Dec;25(12):1658-9
  • Jain S, Ashworth J, Biswas S, Lloyd IC. Duration of form deprivation and visual outcome in infants with bilateral congenital cataracts. J AAPOS. 2010 Feb; 14(1):31-4.
  • Jain S, Hurst JR, Thompson JT, Eke T. UK National Survey of current practice and experience of intravitreal Triamcinolone acetonide. Eye 2009 May; 23 (5):1164-7
  • Shah A, Jain S. Ethnic variation in incidence of giant cell arteritis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 May; 92(5): 724-5.
  • Jain S, Sheguta F, Gottlob I. Resolution of Superior Oblique Myokymia with Memantine.J AAPOS. 2008 Feb; 12 (1):87-8.
  • Jain S, Ragoussi M, Rahman W, Grosvenor D. Incidence of visual sensations during cataract surgery under regional anaesthesia. Clin Experimental Ophthalmol. 2007 Nov; 35(8): 784.
  • Jain S, Shah A, Deane JS. Giant Cell Arteritis. Ophthalmology. 2007 Jun; 114(6): 1235.
  • Jain S, Hamada S, Membrey WL, Chong V. Choroidal neovascularisation screening using non-stereo digital fundus photographs. Eye. 2006 Apr; 20(4): 471-5.
  • Hamada S, Jain S, Siva S, Patel N, Chong V. Drusen Classification in bilateral drusens and fellow eye of exudative age related macular degeneration. Eye. 2006 Feb; 20(2): 199-202.
  • Jain S, Newsom RB, McHugh JDA. Treatment of retinal breaks with large-spot diode laser photocoagulation. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging 2005 Nov-Dec; 36(6): 514-7.
  • Sheth HG, Goel R, Jain S.  UK national survey of prophylactic YAG iridotomy. Eye. 2005 Sep; 19(9): 981-4.
  • Jain S, Rastogi A. Evaluation of amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction in patients with symblephera. Eye. 2004 Dec; 18(12):1251-7.
  • Claoue C, Uppal G, Jain S. Unexplained surface sensations with intracameral anaesthesia in phacoemulsification. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2003 November; Vol 29 (11): 2247-48.
  • Jain S. Reply to Mr Ali. Eye. 2007 Feb; 21(2): 253-4.
  • Jain S. Screening for suspicious macular lesions using a telemedicine link. Eye. 2007 Feb; 21(2).
  • Chadha V, Pandey PK, Chaudhuri Z, Jain S, Narayanan R. Ahmed Valve Implant for Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Asian J Ophthalmol.2006; Vol8 (1), 37-38.
  • Jain S. Inhaled steroids cause cataract. Thorax 2003 December; 58: 1026.
  • Pandey P, Chaudhri Z, Narayanan R, Chadha V, Jain S. An Unusual Case of Neurofibromatosis Fulfilling the Diagnostic Criteria for Types II and I. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2002 Sep-Oct; 39(5): 313-6.

Books and Book Chapters

  • Jain S. Eye disorders in neonates. Rennie, J.M., & Kendall, G. (2023). A Manual of Neonatal Intensive Care (6th ed.). CRC Press (In press)
  • Jain S. Surgical Treatment of Strabismus. Springer Nature 2023 (In press)
  • Jain S. Simplifying Strabismus: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Springer Nature 2020
  • Jafari K., Jain S.Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery. In: Jabbari B. (eds) Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Surgery, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. Springer, Cham.2020
  • Retinoblastoma and Congenital Cataract- Key Clinical Topics in Ophthalmology. Khaw P. JP Medical Limited, 2020.
  • Jain S. Mojon D. Minimally Invasive Strabismus Surgery. Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Lambert & Lyons: 5th edition. Elsevier 2015
  • Jain S, Jolly R, Tan N. Fornix incision for strabismus surgery. Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, David Taylor and Creig Hoyt. 3rd Edition. Elsevier 2012
  • Genetic disorders in Ophthalmology. Postgraduate Ophthalmology.  JP Publishers. New Delhi 2011:199-207
  • Educational Supervisor of the Year 2017
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