Mr. Mario J Saldanha is currently a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Singleton Hospital, Swansea. He holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer position with Cardiff University. He has graduated from Medicine in 1996. He has over 20 years experience in ophthalmology working in a variety of eminent Ophthalmic centres in the UK and Internationally.
He has completed a prestigious fellowship at the University of Toronto in Cornea and Refractive Surgery, where he learnt the pioneering technique of Cornea Transplantation, Lamellar Keratoplasty (DMEK) through keyhole access (without any stitches).
He's the only Surgeon in all of Wales that offers Cross-linking for Keratoconus using the Accelerated cross-linking protocol.
He is a member of various national and international Ophthalmic societies. He is invited faculty to teach cornea transplantation techniques at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the European Board of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
He is a specialist in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
He offers Multifocal lenses, Refractive lens Exchange, IPCL's and Refractive Surgery.