Mr Jonathan Lochhead FRCOphth

Mr Jonathan Lochhead FRCOphth is a consultant ophthalmologist on the Isle of Wight, specialising in cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery, with over 20 years’ consultant experience.

 Mr Jonathan Lochhead FRCOphth is a consultant ophthalmologist based on the Isle of Wight, with over 20 years’ experience as a substantive NHS consultant. He specialises in cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery, including vitrectomy, providing consultant-led care for patients requiring both routine and complex eye surgery.

Mr Lochhead qualified in medicine from St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, in 1992. He completed his higher surgical training in ophthalmology in Oxford before being appointed as a consultant ophthalmologist at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust in 2004.

His clinical practice includes standard and advanced cataract surgery, management of complex cataracts, and retinal surgery. He has extensive experience in vitrectomy and the surgical management of retinal conditions, and regularly undertakes surgery for patients with co-existing ocular pathology requiring a higher level of surgical expertise.

Alongside his clinical work, Mr Lochhead has a strong academic and research background. He has authored over 40 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international medical journals, contributing to the evidence base underpinning modern ophthalmic surgical practice. He remains actively engaged with developments in eye surgery and clinical research.

Mr Lochhead provides private consultations and surgery on the Isle of Wight, offering patients timely access to consultant-delivered care in a local setting. All treatment decisions are based on individual clinical need, with an emphasis on clear communication, safety, and evidence-based practice.

 1: Lochhead J, Pandey S, Healy D. Comment on 'Risk of retinal disease and visual

impairment in individuals with psychiatric disorders'. Eye (Lond). 2025

Oct;39(15):2840. 

2: Thomas F, Lochhead J. SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF

RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION. Retina. 2025 Jun 1;45(6):1160-1167. 

3: Lee JYX, Sawant R, Jonas A, Lochhead J. The incidence of silicone oil-related

visual loss following the removal of heavy silicone oil. Eye (Lond). 2019

Dec;33(12):1969-1970. 

4: Zewar AN, Lochhead J. OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF POSTERIOR

SEGMENT STICKY HEAVY SILICONE OIL. Retina. 2021 Dec 1;41(12):2556-2563. 

5: Lochhead J. Keep an eye on the SSRI: help avoid possible sight-threatening

adverse events. Br J Gen Pract. 2016 Feb;66(643):91. 

6: Lochhead J. SSRI-associated optic neuropathy. Eye (Lond). 2015

Sep;29(9):1233-5. 

7: Gosse E, Newsom R, Lochhead J. The incidence and distribution of iatrogenic

retinal tears in 20-gauge and 23-gauge vitrectomy. Eye (Lond). 2012

Jan;26(1):140-3. 

8: Lochhead J, Movaffaghy A, Falsini B, Harding S, Riva C, Molyneux M. The

effects of hypoxia on the ERG in paediatric cerebral malaria. Eye (Lond). 2010

Feb;24(2):259-64. 

9: Lochhead J, Casson RJ, Salmon JF. Long term effect on intraocular pressure of

phacotrabeculectomy compared to trabeculectomy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003

Jul;87(7):850-2. 

10: Lochhead J, Elston JS. Doxycycline induced intracranial hypertension. BMJ.

2003 Mar 22;326(7390):641-2. 

•  Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
•  Member of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
•  General Medical Council Specialist Register for Ophthalmology
•  Member of the British Medical Association

• Recognised provider with all UK medical insurance companies
• Self funding fixed price packages available for all surgery