Dr Rahila Zakir

02/06/2022

Warmest congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee.

24/03/2021

Here is a short 2 minute video about the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. Please do share if you think it is helpful.

This short video may help you understand a little bit more about the coronavirus vaccine - if you aren't sure about the vaccine, hopefully this will give you...

24/03/2021

Here is a video in Urdu sharing some information about the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. I hope it answers some questions you may have. Please do share if you find it helpful.

I hope video about the coronavirus vaccine in Urdu answers some questions you may have and may reassure you about having the vaccine. Please do share if you ...

21/02/2021

Sustainable cycle powered coffee this Sunday morning, thank you Tom

10/10/2020

World Sight Day was on Thursday 8 October this week. I reflect on my week, the many patients I saw and the operations I performed, to restore sight, or to reduce the risk of a patient losing their sight. My patients ranged from those over 70 years old for cataract surgery to the most premature babies in the country, who had laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity, born at 26 weeks instead of 40 weeks, so early that they still haven’t reached what would have been their due date.
My most complex surgery was for the effects of advanced and poorly controlled diabetes in someone of working age. I see so many patients who have worked hard to keep their diabetes well controlled, take their medicines as advised, and do everything they should, but still see progression of diabetes over the years. Some don’t manage to achieve stable control.
Advancing diabetes affects blood vessels in many parts of the body, the kidneys, nerves, heart, brain, eyes, and it is in the eyes that we can see the actual appearance of what the diabetes is doing - if it is showing up in the retina, it is also silently happening in all the other organs, long before it shows up as an abnormal blood or urine test.
If you have, or know someone with diabetes, please make sure to attend the annual diabetic eye photographic screening tests.
Sight is precious, the most precious sense.

23/06/2020

HIndi/Urdu explanation of Cataracts, Cataract Surgery and Aftercare
If your mum has cataracts, and wants to know more about them, but would like to hear about it in her own language, then this is for you. In my experience with my patients, the minute they realise they can explain things in their own language, their face lights up and they are able to share so much more of what is troubling them That helps me give them the information they need, in their language, and hopefully in a way that they understand better, so that they can make a more informed choice about their care.

Watch my new video in Hindi/Urdu on Cataracts, Cataract Surgery and How to Look After Your Eye after a Cataract Operation.

What is a Cataract?
How does it affect your vision?
What is Cataract Surgery?
What happens after Cataract Surgery?

If your mum has cataracts, and wants to know more about them, but would like to hear about it in her own language, then this is for you. In my experience wit...

20/06/2020

What is a cataract?
How does it affect your vision?
What is Cataract Surgery?
What happens after Cataract Surgery?
Watch my new video on Cataracts, Cataract Surgery and How to Look After Your Eye after a Cataract Operation - let me know if you’ve found it helpful, and I’m always interested in knowing what sort of information you would find helpful, for future projects!

What is a cataract? How does it affect your vision? What is Cataract Surgery? What happens after Cataract Surgery? If you would like to find out more, this v...

19/06/2020

This is a link to a an invitation video to register for the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Ophthalmology Section meeting I chaired on 14 May 2020 - it includes some information on benefits of becoming a member of the RSM, and why Uk and international doctors should consider it...a fantastic online medical library and e-journals being a notable benefit...https://www.rsm.ac.uk

https://youtu.be/iOROginC6EU

This video was created to inform people about the Ophthalmology Section meeting and to encourage and invite them to register for a fantastic opportunity to l...

16/06/2020

Hello, and welcome to my page. Please do visit again in a few weeks when I will have some more things for you to see here.