Mr Garry Shuttleworth is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. He is one of the most academically decorated ophthalmologists in Wales, having been awarded the two most prestigious prizes in the Royal College of Ophthalmologists examinations and serving as Chair of Examinations for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists from 2020 to 2024.

Specialist Interests

• Oculoplastic surgery (eyelid surgery)
• Adnexal disease
• Adult strabismus (squint surgery)
• Glaucoma
• Ocular surface disease
• General ophthalmology

Conditions Treated and Procedures Offered at Sancta Maria Hospital

• Ectropion and entropion repair
• Ptosis correction
• Blepharoplasty (functional eyelid surgery)
• Eyelid lesion excision
• Incision and drainage of eyelid cysts
• Adult strabismus (squint) assessment and surgery
• Glaucoma assessment and management
• Ocular surface disease assessment and management
• General ophthalmology opinions and onward referral

Academic and Examination Achievements

Mr Shuttleworth was awarded the Crombie Medal for the best overall performance in the Part 1 Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists examination in 1992, and the Harcourt Medal for the best overall performance in the Part 2 Fellowship examination in 1994, two of the highest academic prizes in British ophthalmology. He graduated top of his year in medicine from Charing Cross and Westminster School of Medicine in 1990 with distinctions, and holds a prize from the Faculty of Natural Science at the University of Kent.

Training and Appointments

Mr Shuttleworth qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster School of Medicine, University of London in 1990 and moved directly into ophthalmology. He undertook a lecturer and researcher post in the University of Bristol’s Department of Ophthalmology before completing specialist training at Bristol Eye Hospital and undertaking a fellowship in oculoplastics, adnexal disease and adult strabismus. He was appointed Consultant Ophthalmologist at Singleton Hospital in 2001.

Research and Publications

Mr Shuttleworth has published 29 original research papers, 4 book chapters, 3 letters and 6 other publications across his career in ophthalmology, presenting his work at national and international meetings.

Royal College Leadership and Examining Roles

Mr Shuttleworth has been an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists for most of his consultant career, co-ordinating Royal College examinations in Swansea on two occasions. He is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Part 1 examination sub-committee, served as Senior Examiner for the Refraction Certificate examination from 2015 to 2019, and served as Chair of Examinations for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists from 2020 to 2024.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth)
• Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Mr Shuttleworth’s NHS practice is at Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, where he has been a consultant since 2001 and currently serves as Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology