Mr Timothy Dabbs

Practising at

Spire Leeds Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Timothy Dabbs at Spire include:

Ophthalmology

• Cataract removal surgery
• Eyelid cyst surgery
• Chalazion (inner eyelid cyst) removal
• Eyelid ptosis
• Macular hole surgery
• Retinal detachment surgery
• Laser eye treatment (yag laser capsulotomy)
• Age-related macular degeneration treatment

Other treatments

Professional profile

I am a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with a special interest in vitreoretinal surgery. I trained in Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham before being appointed as a consultant in 1990. I have worked in Leeds ever since and was, for 10 years, director of special surgical services and ophthalmology at St James University Hospital.

I provide general ophthalmic services but have a special interest in the surgical treatment of retinal diseases and have pioneered the treatment of age related macular degeneration using anti-VEGF drugs at Spire Leeds Hospital.

I also undertake general ophthalmic surgical treatments such as cataract and the management of glaucoma and undertakes laser treatment for a variety of retinal diseases.

Private contact details

Qualification and professional memberships

Professional memberships

Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Current NHS posts

Consultant ophthalmologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Honorary senior clinical lecturer, University of Leeds

Personal Profile

I am a Yorkshireman by birth and have lived and worked in the Leeds area since 1990 with my wife and four children. When I have time I am a keen walker, swimmer and cyclist, and with my family have greatly enjoyed exploring the delights of the Yorkshire countryside over the years.