Miss Anna Gruener
Miss Anna Gruener is a Consultant Cataract Surgeon and Neuro-Ophthalmologist in Nottingham
Based At
NHS base
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
GMC Number
6147412
Clinical interests
- Micro-incision, sutureless cataract surgery and lens replacement, including toric lenses as well as multifocal and extended depth of focus (EDOF) lenses to reduce dependence on glasses
- Correction of presbyopia (the need for reading glasses), short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism
- Complex and high-risk cataract surgery
- YAG laser capsulotomy
- Neuro-Ophthalmology, including all optic nerve disorders, unexplained visual loss, pupil abnormalities, and visual problems caused by pituitary, skull base and other brain conditions
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Academic Background
Miss Anna Gruener is a multi-award-winning Consultant Cataract Surgeon and Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and one of the most extensively fellowship-trained eye surgeons in the UK. She leads cataract surgery training at Queen's Medical Centre, teaching the operation to the next generation of eye surgeons. Colleagues refer her their most complex and high-risk cataract cases. She performs regular high-volume cataract surgery at Woodthorpe Hospital, with complication rates below the national benchmark. She audits her surgical outcomes and is happy to discuss them with any patient who wishes. Her care is rated 4.97 out of 5 across more than 200 verified patient reviews on Doctify.
From your first consultation to your final post-operative review, every appointment is with Miss Gruener herself. She also personally telephones every patient two days after surgery, ensuring continuity of care throughout your treatment.
Miss Gruener offers the full range of modern intraocular lenses, from standard monofocal lenses to toric, multifocal and extended depth of focus (EDOF) lenses. Where appropriate, astigmatism and presbyopia can be corrected at the same time as the cataract. Every option is discussed objectively, and where a standard monofocal lens is genuinely the best choice, she will say so.
Successful cataract surgery begins with the correct diagnosis. Not every reduction in vision is caused by cataract, and understanding why vision has deteriorated is just as important as performing the operation itself. Miss Gruener is triple-fellowship-trained in Glaucoma, Inflammatory Eye Disease (Uveitis) and Neuro-Ophthalmology — a combination held by only a select few surgeons worldwide. This means conditions that could affect the outcome of surgery are identified before the operation, not after it.
She trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Medical Eye Unit at St Thomas', the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Western Eye Hospital in London. She then completed the prestigious T.F.C. Frost Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Her research has been published in The Lancet, JAMA Ophthalmology, Neurology, Retina and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. In recognition of this work she was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her awards include the Ivor Levy Prize from the British Isles Neuro-Ophthalmology Club, a research prize from the European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, and the Nottingham University Hospitals Individual Clinical Ambulatory Care Award. She also established and leads the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Nottingham University Hospitals. She accepts referrals for optic nerve disorders, unexplained visual loss, pupil abnormalities, and visual problems caused by pituitary, skull base and other brain conditions, and is often asked to provide second and third opinions in complex or undiagnosed cases.
A GP referral is not required, and most patients are offered an appointment within one week. Fixed-price cataract surgery packages are available at Woodthorpe Hospital.
Based at
NHS base
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
GMC Number
6147412
Clinical interests
- Micro-incision, sutureless cataract surgery and lens replacement, including toric lenses as well as multifocal and extended depth of focus (EDOF) lenses to reduce dependence on glasses
- Correction of presbyopia (the need for reading glasses), short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism
- Complex and high-risk cataract surgery
- YAG laser capsulotomy
- Neuro-Ophthalmology, including all optic nerve disorders, unexplained visual loss, pupil abnormalities, and visual problems caused by pituitary, skull base and other brain conditions
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Academic Background
Miss Anna Gruener is a multi-award-winning Consultant Cataract Surgeon and Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and one of the most extensively fellowship-trained eye surgeons in the UK. She leads cataract surgery training at Queen's Medical Centre, teaching the operation to the next generation of eye surgeons. Colleagues refer her their most complex and high-risk cataract cases. She performs regular high-volume cataract surgery at Woodthorpe Hospital, with complication rates below the national benchmark. She audits her surgical outcomes and is happy to discuss them with any patient who wishes. Her care is rated 4.97 out of 5 across more than 200 verified patient reviews on Doctify.
From your first consultation to your final post-operative review, every appointment is with Miss Gruener herself. She also personally telephones every patient two days after surgery, ensuring continuity of care throughout your treatment.
Miss Gruener offers the full range of modern intraocular lenses, from standard monofocal lenses to toric, multifocal and extended depth of focus (EDOF) lenses. Where appropriate, astigmatism and presbyopia can be corrected at the same time as the cataract. Every option is discussed objectively, and where a standard monofocal lens is genuinely the best choice, she will say so.
Successful cataract surgery begins with the correct diagnosis. Not every reduction in vision is caused by cataract, and understanding why vision has deteriorated is just as important as performing the operation itself. Miss Gruener is triple-fellowship-trained in Glaucoma, Inflammatory Eye Disease (Uveitis) and Neuro-Ophthalmology — a combination held by only a select few surgeons worldwide. This means conditions that could affect the outcome of surgery are identified before the operation, not after it.
She trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Medical Eye Unit at St Thomas', the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Western Eye Hospital in London. She then completed the prestigious T.F.C. Frost Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Her research has been published in The Lancet, JAMA Ophthalmology, Neurology, Retina and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. In recognition of this work she was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her awards include the Ivor Levy Prize from the British Isles Neuro-Ophthalmology Club, a research prize from the European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, and the Nottingham University Hospitals Individual Clinical Ambulatory Care Award. She also established and leads the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Nottingham University Hospitals. She accepts referrals for optic nerve disorders, unexplained visual loss, pupil abnormalities, and visual problems caused by pituitary, skull base and other brain conditions, and is often asked to provide second and third opinions in complex or undiagnosed cases.
A GP referral is not required, and most patients are offered an appointment within one week. Fixed-price cataract surgery packages are available at Woodthorpe Hospital.