Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai appoints new consultant surgeon

Dr. Borasio qualified as a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology and has been a Fellow of Moorfields Eye Hospital in London since 2004, where his focus has been corneal and refractive surgeries. He is has had a great deal of experience with both the excimer laser and also the new femtosecond laser, which is revolutionising corneal refractive surgery. Moorfields in Dubai will soon have both lasers installed.

With his colleague, Dr. Julian Stevens, Dr. Borasio developed a new formula (BESSt) which allows doctors to estimate corneal power after laser refractive surgery significantly more accurately than any other technique currently available in the world. A software program containing the formula (BESSt Corneal Power Calculator) has been developed and is currently in use by Ophthalmologists worldwide.

Dr. Borasio has authored 15 articles in distinguished medical journals, and is at present Principal Investigator of five studies approved by Moorfields' Ethics and Research Committee. His University of Turino graduation thesis was awarded Best Graduation Thesis in Surgical Specialities of the Academic Year 1998/99.

Dr. Chris Canning, CEO and Medical Director of MEHD, stated: "Dr. Borasio's tremendous achievements are indicative of the calibre of specialist Moorfields fosters and is privileged to retain. We are thrilled to have his expertise at our Dubai facility, and are confident that he will add considerable value to our team.

"During his time at Moorfields, he performed surgeries on some of our most challenging patients, and his perseverance and accuracy as a surgeon is attested by his success rate. Bringing Moorfields' tradition of excellence to the Middle East is our goal, and Dr. Borasio is eminently qualified to help us do so."

Outside work, Dr. Borasio is a distinguished athlete, winning the Italian Rowing Championships on three occasions and enjoying windsurfing and other water sports. He is recently married.