Endothelial cell density after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK): 5 year follow- up Musa F, Ham L, Parker J, Dirisamer M, Naveiras M, van Dijk K, Melles G AAO. Chicago, IL, USA, November 2012.
Meet Dr. Musa – Best Eye Specialist In Yorkshire
Personal Profile


Dr Fayyaz Musa
I am a Consultant Ophthalmologist practising at the Spire Hospital in Elland, West Yorkshire. I am also the director for corneal services at Northern Care Alliance NHS, North Manchester. I was born in West Yorkshire but spent most of my formative years in Harare, Zimbabwe. I returned in my early teens to attend Batley Grammar School.
My training has been extensive and I have actively sought training in the most advanced, successful and safest forms of surgery. I am one of a handful of surgeons who is fellowship trained in treating both corneal disorders and glaucoma. I value taking the time to ensure you are fully informed of your condition, of all the available treatment options and their relative risks and benefits. This is vital in making the correct choice for something as precious as your sight.
I approach each patient as an individual and aim to ensure that you have the best possible vision following surgery. I specialise in implanting lenses that can correct your sight for near and distance vision simultaneously, minimising your dependence on glasses. This is achieved by using the most up to date equipment, my expertise, personal experience and my talented team.
I value taking the time to ensure you are fully informed of your condition. You must know of all the available treatment options and their relative risks and benefits. This is vital in making the correct choice for something as precious as your sight. This kind of care allows me to call myself the best eye specialist in Yorkshire.
Award Winning Poster
Best poster in category American Academy of Ophthalmology
Medical Publications
Passionate about leading technology
Peer-reviewed Publications
- Long Term Outcomes of Needle Revision of Failing Deep Sclerectomy Blebs
- Koukkoulli A, Musa F, Anand N
- Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Oct 11
- Long Term Outcomes of Needle Revision of Failing Deep Sclerectomy Blebs
- Koukkoulli A, Musa F, Anand N
- Ophthalmology. 2014 Sep 4
- Changes in Color Vision and Contrast Sensitivity after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy.
- Cabrerizo J, Livny E, Musa FU, Leeuwenburgh P, van Dijk K, Melles GR.
- Cornea. 2014 Oct;33(10):1010-5
- OCT Imaging of a Traumatic Endothelial Ring.
- Reid GA, Musa F.
- Cornea. 2014 Sep;33(9):952-4
- Outcomes of phacoemulsification after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.
- Musa FU, Cabrerizo J, Quilendrino R, Dapena I, Ham L, Melles GR
- J Cataract Refract Surg. 2013 Jun;39(6):836-40
- Predictive value of optical coherence tomography in graft attachment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)
- Yeh RY, Quilendrino R, Musa F, Liarakos V, Dapena I, Melles GRJ
- Ophthalmology. 2013 Feb;120(2):240-5
- Repeat Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty after complicated primary Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.
- Baydoun L, van Dijk K, Dapena I, Musa FU, Liarakos VS, Ham L, Melles GRJ.
- Ophthalmology. 2013 Feb;120(2):240-5
- Intraocular Pressure Elevation and Glaucoma Escalation after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Musa F, Patil S, Rafiq O, Galloway P, Ball J, Morrell A
- Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2012 Nov;40(8):780-5
- Postoperative complications and follow-up after glaucoma surgery
- Patel M, Musa F, Vernon S
- Archives of Ophthalmology 2012 Mar;130(3):402
- Contact Lens Related Microbial Keratitis in Deployed British Military Personnel
- Musa F, Tailor R, Gao A, Hutley E, Rauz S, Scott RAH
- British Journal of Ophthalmology 2010; 94:988-993
- Ocular and Systemic Features in Oculodentodigital Dysplasia Resulting From a Heterozygous Missense Mutation (L113P) in GJA1 (Cx43)
- Musa F, Ratajczak P, Muen W, Sahu J, Pentlicky S, Fryer A, Richard G, Willoughby C
- Eye 2009 Mar; 23(3):549-55 & Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005 46: E-Abstract 1827
- Adverse Effects of Fluorescein Angiography
- Musa F, Muen W, Hancock R, Clark D
- Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica 2006 Dec; 84(6):740-2
- Intermittent Visual Field Loss Associated With an Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
- Musa F, Taguri AH
- Neuro-Ophthalmology 2006; 30(2-3):63-67
- Raised Intraocular Pressure and Periorbital Inflammation: A Delayed Type Hypersensitivity to Hyaluronidase
- Musa F, Srinivasan S, King C, Kamal A
- Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2006 Jan; 32(1): 177-8
- Choroidal Effusion and Hypotony Caused By Severe Anterior Lens Capsule Contraction Following Cataract Surgery
- Musa F, Aralikatti AKV, Prasad S
- European Journal of Ophthalmology 2004; 14: 157-159
- Intra-Ocular Lens Implants Related Factors in Endophthalmitis Following Cataract Surgery
- Musa F, Taguri AH, Dhillon B
- CME Journal Ophthalmology 2001; 5: 65-69
Invited articles / Chapters
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Advances in Corneal Endothelial Transplant Surgery: DMEK Fayyaz Musa FRCOphth, Gerrit Melles MD PhD
- Focus Spring 2014
- How to get started with standardized ‘no-touch’ Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Chapter 10 – DMEK and Cataract
Presentations
Pioneering work in vision restoration
- Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) –
- Comparison of corneal and visual outcome of complex and non complex cases.
- Musa F, Shevade B
- Poster presentation at ESCRS, Barcelona 2015
- Ocular Surface Disease and Glaucoma Medication Musa F
- Paper presentation at SAS Conference, Darlington 2014
- Central Visual Fields and Visual Acuity in Glaucoma Patients
- Adil S, Musa F, Uppal S, Vernon S
- Poster presentation at EGS 2014
- “New treatments for Corneal Disease”
- Musa F
- Paper presentation at Yorkshire Optical Society December 2013
- Needle Revision with Subconjunctival Bevacizumab
- Musa F, Koukoulli A, Anand N
- Poster presentation ICGS, Glasgow 2012
- Deep Sclerectomy Augmented with Bevacizumab – A Short-term Comparative Case-Control Study with Mitomycin C
- Koukoulli A, Musa F, Anand N
- Poster presentation ICGS, Glasgow 2012
- Endothelial cell density after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: 1-5 year follow-up Musa F, Ham L, Parker J, Dirisamer M, Naveiras M, van Dijk K,
- Melles GRJ
- Paper presentation at ESCRS, Milan September 2012 and AAO, Chicago November 2012
- Visual rehabilitation and complications of the first 300 consecutive DMEK
- Musa F, van Dijk K, Ham L, Dapena I, Melles GRJ
- Paper presentation at ESCRS, Milan September 2012 and AAO, Chicago November 2012
- Long-term Comparative Outcomes for Mitomycin C augmented Needle Revisions for failing Deep Sclerectomies and Trabeculectomies
- Koukkoulli A, Musa F, Anand N
- Poster presentation at ARVO May 2012
- The Role of Concurrent 5FU Administration in Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Previous Augmented Trabeculectomy
- Musa F, Mehta R, King A
- Poster presentation at World Glaucoma Congress, Paris, June 2011 & UKEGS December 2011
- Glaucoma Escalation in DALK?
- Musa F, Patil S, Rafiq O, Galloway P, Ball J, Morrell A Paper presentation at ESCRS, Istanbul, February 2011
- Poster presentation at World Glaucoma Congress, Paris, June 2011 & UKEGS December 2011
- Bleb Morphology after Conjunctival Flap Edge- protection and Posterior Mitomycin-C Application during Glaucoma Surgery.
- Musa F, Anand N
- Poster presentation at the ICGS, Geneva, April 2009
- Contact Lens Related Microbial Keratitis in Deployed British Military Personnel. Musa F, Scott R
- Paper presentation at the Military Surgery
- Conference, Farnsworth, April 2008
- Lower Eyelid Reconstruction.
- Musa F, Bowyer J
- Paper presentation at Midland Oculoplastic Society meeting, October 2007
- Scleral Fixation of Posterior Chamber IOLs.
- Musa F, Lalchan S, Agarwal A, Noble B
- Poster presentation at the Royal College of Ophthalmology Congress 2006
- Iris Fixation of Posterior Chamber Intra-ocular Lenses
- Lalchan S, Musa F, Agarwal A, Noble B
- Poster presentation at the Royal College of Ophthalmology Congress 2006
- Intravitreal triamcinolone injection: outcomes and complications
- Muen W, Krishnan R, Musa F, Kamal A
- Poster presentation at the Royal College of Ophthalmology Congress 2006
- Treatment of VKC with large diameter bandage contact lens
- Musa F, Quah S, Adams P, Batterbury M, Kaye S
- Poster presentation at the MCLOSA June 2005
- Ocular and systemic features in ODDD resulting from a heterozygous missense mutation
- Musa F, Ratajczak P, Muen W, Sahu J, Pentlicky S, Richard G, Willoughby C
- Poster presentation at the ARVO meeting May 2005
- Fluorecein: Adverse Events and Blood Pressure Changes.
- Musa F, Muen W, Hancock R
- Poster presentation at the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress June 2005 and paper presentation at the Ophthalmic Imaging Association November 2004
- Change in capsulorhexis size in array multifocal vs. monofocal lens
- implant Taguri A, Padroni S, Musa F, Wadood A, Dhillon B, McIlwaine G
- Poster presentation at the ESCRS in Rome February 2003
Academic Interests
To stay at the cutting edge of my profession I maintain an avid interest in developing and contributing to scientific advances and have contributed to book chapters, numerous scientific papers as well as regularly showcasing my work at international meetings.
Memberships
Current Membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Member of the North of England Ophthalmological Society
- Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Member of the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons