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← Return to standard websiteAbout Mr Robert Henderson
Mr Robert Henderson BSc MBBS MD FRCOphth is a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, with over two decades of specialist experience in retinal disease.
He is one of fewer than five surgeons in the UK performing vitreoretinal surgery on infants, and leads the UK’s commissioned RPE65 gene therapy programme for inherited retinal disease.
Conditions Treated
- Retinal Detachment — a sight-threatening emergency requiring urgent surgery
- Macular Hole — surgery with over 90% closure rate
- Epiretinal Membrane — surgery to remove scar tissue distorting central vision
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration — injection therapy and monitoring
- Diabetic Retinopathy — laser, injections, and surgery
- Vitreous Floaters — vitrectomy surgery for significant floaters
- Cataract Surgery — including complex and combined cases
- Paediatric Retinal Disease — specialist children’s care at GOSH
- Inherited Retinal Disease — including gene therapy
- Vitrectomy Surgery — minimally invasive keyhole eye surgery
Consulting Locations
Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD
Private practice available
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
Paediatric and adult VR surgery
1 Welbeck, Marylebone
1 Welbeck Street, London W1G 0AR
Private consulting from September 2026
Fees at a Glance
All fees are Mr Henderson’s surgical fee only and do not include hospital or anaesthetic fees. See the full Fees & Self-Funding page.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initial Consultation | £300 |
| Follow-Up Consultation | £250 |
| Intravitreal Injection (single eye) | £600 |
| Vitrectomy (retinal detachment, macular hole, ERM) | £2,100 |
| Cataract Surgery | £1,500 |
Mr Henderson is fee-assured with all principal private medical insurers — insured patients pay no shortfall on his surgical fee.
Book a Consultation
Alison Anscombe (Secretary)
Telephone: +44 7974 015691
Email: alison.anscombe1@nhs.net
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- Email: alison.anscombe1@nhs.net
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Useful Organisations
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) — 0303 123 9999
- Macular Society — 0300 3030 111
- Fighting Blindness UK