Our Specialist Team

DR LAURA HUGHES MBChB, FRCOphth
CONSULTANT OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND OCULOPLASTIC SURGEON

Qualifications:
MBChB, FRCOphth

Areas of expertise:
Oculoplastic surgery, reconstructive eyelid surgery, eyelid lesion removal, periocular reconstruction, functional eyelid correction

Consulting times:
By appointment. Other times available on request.

Positions:
• Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Edinburgh
• Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
• Ophthalmology Training Representative, Royal College of Surgeons

Clinical profile:
Dr Laura Hughes is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon specialising in reconstructive eyelid surgery and periocular procedures. Her clinical practice focuses on functional eyelid correction, eyelid lesion removal and periocular reconstruction, with careful consideration of both functional and aesthetic outcomes.

She completed dedicated oculoplastic training in Edinburgh before undertaking subspecialty fellowships in oculoplastic surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London and at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Dr Hughes is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a Full Member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society and the Scottish Oculoplastic Group. She has served as an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and has represented Ophthalmology training for the Royal College of Surgeons.

Treatments offered:
• Reconstructive eyelid surgery
• Eyelid lesion assessment and removal
• Functional eyelid correction
• Periocular reconstruction
• Oculoplastic assessment clinics

Professional memberships:
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Full Member, British Oculoplastic Surgery Society
• Member, Scottish Oculoplastic Group

Research and publications:
Dr Hughes has contributed to peer-reviewed ophthalmic research. Her published work includes a national survey on UK ophthalmology trainee confidence in managing posterior capsular rupture and a surgical case report describing a modified tarsoconjunctival flap technique for severe scleral necrosis repair.

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