Centre For Sight - East Grinstead - England

Sheraz Daya is the Medical Director of Centre for Sight. He was previously in the NHS for 18 years as Director and Consultant of the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank, Queen Victoria Hospital. Appointed in 1993 Mr Daya transformed the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank, acquiring an international reputation for excellence in Corneal surgery.

Mr. Daya was recognised for his leadership by winning the award “Leadership in Improvement” of the Best of Health Awards 2009, South East England.  He has also been awarded the highly prized Senior Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (2009) for his contribution to Ophthalmology and the American Academy.

Mr. Daya is a key opinion leader for the ophthalmic industry and is highly regarded nationally and internationally. He serves on numerous boards and committees and is also the founding Chief Medical Editor of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today.

Miss Espinosa is a Director at Centre for Sight. Her medical education and initial specialty training was undertaken in Mexico. She trained in Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgery at CODET, Tijuana under Arturo Chayet, MD. She was Professor ad-Honorem at the University of Costa Rica and then joined Lasersight Inc. where she worked as a medical consultant and advisor. She emigrated to the UK in 1998. Miss Espinosa worked in Spain as a consultant in 2003 and then underwent further specialty fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology at Great Ormond St. Hospital, London. In addition to being on the General Medical Council's specialist register in the UK, Miss Espinosa is also registered to practice as a specialist in Spain. Marcela Espinosa-Lagana is fluent in Spanish and Italian and able to take consultations in these languages.

Ophthalmology - Cataract surgery, Corneal and external eye disease, Diabetic eye disease

Miss Pelosini is one of only a handful of Consultant Surgeons in the UK who is dual fellowship trained in Cornea & Anterior Segment and Medical Retina.

Ms Pelosini qualified from Pisa University Medical School with Honours in 1999. She completed her postgraduate training in ophthalmology in London South Thames Training Programme working in a number of leading hospitals including King’s College Hospital and Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital.

She completed a Research Fellowship in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital and obtained an MD Research degree at the University of London. She completed her training with a Fellowship in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery at the Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.

Ms Pelosini is the author of over 20 peer review publications and book chapters. She is regularly invited to speak and moderate research sessions in national and international meetings. She is an invited reviewer for major international journals in her field.

Ms Pelosini has been an examiner for King’s College London Medical School and an international instructor for retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography. She has conducted innovative research in macular imaging and novel sub-threshold laser treatment for diabetes.