Miss Marianne Shiew

Practising at

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Miss Marianne Shiew at Spire include:

Ophthalmology

• Age-related macular degeneration treatment
• Cataract removal surgery
• Eyelid cyst surgery
• Laser eye treatment (yag laser capsulotomy)

Other treatments

Professional profile

Miss Shiew is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon specializing in Medical Retina. She has an interested in diseases of the retina such as those caused by diabetes, and other blood vessel problems such as retinal vein occlusions as well as age related macular degeneration. I treat these conditions with the most current therapies including intravitreal injections (Lucentis, Eylea, Avastin, Ozurdex, Iluvien) and laser treatments (including PRP, macular subthreshold/ micropulse laser). Miss Shiew approaches every individual patient in a holistic manner.

Miss Shiew trained in London at St Thomas’ Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Marianne also did sub-specialist fellowships in Medical Retina and Uveitis. In addition I have an interest in general ophthalmology including small incision cataract surgery by phacoemulsification.

As the Clinical Lead of the Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Diabetic Eye Screening Service, she was responsible for the clinical governance of the programme which delivers retinal screening to approximately 30,000 patients.

Miss Shiew was previously the Clinical Lead of the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Service which delivered retinal screening to a population of approximately 30 thousand patients.

She holds an honorary research fellowship at the Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. She actively participates in collaborative research in the field of diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration.

Clinical Interests

Private contact details

Media Coverage

Nomination for National Award

Qualification and professional memberships

MBBS / University of London / 1995
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

FRCSEd (Opthalmology) / Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh / 2009
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons

Member (Affiliate) of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists / London / 2010
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Professional memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Affiliate Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Professional leadership

Clinical Lead of the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Service

Current NHS posts

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Royal College of Ophthalmologists Specialty Tutor

Personal Profile

I have a longstanding interest in nature conservation, having performed projects as a BTCV volunteer in which I have gained skills such as traditional hedge laying. I lead an active lifestyle and train in crossfit. I also have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and the Japanese sword art of Iaido.