Miss Sonia Mall

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
BM, Bsc(Hons), DRCOphth, FRCOphth

Practising at

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Miss Sonia Mall at Spire include:

Ophthalmology

Professional profile

I am a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital. I have acquired over 9 years of experience in cataract surgery and over 5 years of experience in Medical Retina. I am the Lead Consultant in Age-related Macular Degeneration at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

I specialise in the management of Age-related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye disease and Retinal Vein Occlusions. I have expertise in the Management of both Retinal and Macula disease with Laser and Intravitreal therapies. In addition to this I also provides services in Glaucoma and General Ophthalmology.

To date I have performed over 2,000 cataract operations, over 3,000 intravitreal injections including Ozurdex and Illuvein, and over 1,000 retinal lasers.

I am involved in teaching and training both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

In addition to my clinical work I have also been on the advisory board for Bayer.

I am committed to compassionate and thoughtful consultation whilst taking into account an individualized and evidence based approach to treatment. I have presented at conferences at a national and international level, and has also been a sub-investigator for clinical trials investigating the use of intravitreal treatment, for AMD and Vitreomacular traction. I also regularly teach at study days for local General Practitioners and Optometrists.

Clinical Interests

Cataract surgery
Diabetic eye disease
Macular degeneration
Retinal disease
Glaucoma treatment

Private contact details

Telephone	020 8901 5555
Private secretary	Pauline Costello
Private secretary telephone	07754 428 429
Private secretary email	medicalpractice@hotmail.co.uk

Journals

Utilisation of Orthoptists to give intravitreal injections- a multidisciplinary approach; Mall SP, North L, Menon G, Moorman CM & Downes SM
08/02/2015
Diabetic Retinopathy – An Update on Pathophysiology, Classification, Investigation and Treatment; Tah V, Mall S, Myerscough J, Saha K, Emsley E, Swampillai A, Ramsamy G, Daren Hanumunthadu D & Bindra M
01/01/2014
Current Ophthalmic Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion; Mall SP, Kiire C, Chong NV
01/01/2013
Does Video Enhance Student Learning Experience? Mall SP, Dulku S, Manna A, Darrad M, Dean F
01/07/2012
Floppy Iris Syndrome Hull Hooks (F.I.S.H): A New Technique for Coping with IFIS in Trabeculectomy Surgery; Norris J H, Mall S, Burnett C.A.M
01/04/2008

Qualification and professional memberships

BSc / University of Southampton / 2004
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences

Bachelor of Medicine / University of Southampton / 2005
'BM' is a degree given to physicians on completion of undergraduate training

Diploma of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists / Royal College of Ophthalmologists / 2012
This is an award achieved after examination which assesses core skills and competancies of ophthalmologists prior to completion of the Ophthalmic Specialist Training programme

Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists / Royal College of Ophthalmologists / 2012
This is a qualification achieved after completion of Ophthalmology specialist exams. This is a requirement prior to obtaining independent practice as a consultant

Professional memberships

General Medical Council
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Professional leadership

I am the clinical lead for the Age-related Macular Degeneraton (AMD) service at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS trust and have led changes in the implementation of the one-stop Age-related Macular Degeneration service and initiation of the 'treat and extend' pathway.