- Bio
- Miss Shams is a full-time Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, specialising in the management of eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disorders.
She qualified from Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital school of Medicine in London, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy. She undertook Ophthalmic Surgical training in London, including Moorfields Eye Hospital, and advanced subspecialty training in Canada, Australia, UK and the USA.
Miss Shams’ clinical practice includes a comprehensive repertoire of oculoplastic, reconstructive and lacrimal surgery and cosmetic eyelid and periocular surgery.
In addition to her clinical practice, she contributes to clinical research in her field; publishing and reviewing for peer-reviewed journals, mentors and supervises ophthalmic trainees and medical students, and regularly participates in national and international conferences.
Posts by Dr Pari Shams:
As a surgeon who specializes in eyelid surgery and the treatment of various eye conditions such as watery eyes, we sometimes have patients contact us concerned that their eyelids are twitching. This can be a symptom of a more serious condition such as blepharospasm or a hemifacial spasm, but more than likely the cause of… Read More »
Tears have an important job — lubricating, nourishing, and protecting the front of the eye. But their path, from origin across the eye and then out through the nasal passage, is a long one and has numerous spots when the flow can become disrupted. When this happens there in an overflow of tears, clinically called… Read More »
The midface is an essential component of an attractive face. As we age, the fatty tissue that normally drapes over the cheekbones begins to sag. This is because we lose fat in our face as we age. With this change the cheekbones become less prominent and the nasolabial folds between the nose and the cheeks… Read More »
When a person has one or both eyelids that droop they have a condition known as ptosis. The lid may droop only slightly or it may cover the pupil entirely. It can affect both children and adults, and it doesn’t normally rectify itself without surgery. Dr. Shams performs ptosis surgery. Congenital ptosis When a child… Read More »
