Dr. Niall Crosby is an ophthalmologist who brings with him a wealth of experience, having worked in 15 different eye departments on three continents.
Prior to private practice, Dr. Crosby was an Associate Consultant for three years at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Medical Centre. For two and a half years, he was the only full-time fellowship-trained retinal specialist in the hospital, and during this period, he was on-call daily for out-of-hours and emergency retinal problems and trained a team of three Consultants and Associate Consultants in retinal surgery. Before he relocated to Singapore, Dr. Crosby was a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon with the U.K.’s National Health Service.
Dr. Crosby first graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) in Neuroscience in 1999 and later obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2002, achieving honours in several subjects including ophthalmology. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of London in 2011. Before embarking on his ophthalmology training, Dr. Crosby also worked in departments such as accident and emergency and neurosurgery, and taught anatomy at the University of Leicester Medical School.
Dr. Crosby began his nine years of ophthalmology training in the West Midlands, in the UK. He then undertook two fellowships in vitreoretinal surgery in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, UK, and at the University of Auckland in New Zealand; both of which are centres of excellence for ophthalmology. He followed this with a third fellowship in medical retina and uveitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, the oldest eye hospital in the world and the largest in Europe.
Dr. Crosby is also actively involved in research, having authored numerous publications and delivered lectures to other eye specialists both within Singapore and abroad. He is also a peer-reviewer for international scientific journals. He is passionate about teaching ophthalmology and has mentored and trained several surgeons in retinal and cataract surgery. He has also developed his own ophthalmology teaching programmes for university students.
His specialist areas of research are focused around the medical and surgical management of retinal diseases, in particular on retinal imaging technology, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and the surgical management of endophthalmitis. He is also working with the Birmingham Institute for Glaucoma Research on optimising patient safety in ophthalmic surgery, ophthalmic anaesthesia and elite performance in ophthalmic surgery. He recently co-authored his first book, ‘Foundations of Intraocular Microsurgery: Principles for Elite Performance’ which deals with the foundational skills to make ophthalmic microsurgery safe.
Dr. Crosby strives to provide a friendly, tailored approach to patient care and prides himself on providing clear explanations and involving the patient fully in decision making. He also collaborates closely on the management of his international patients with his extensive network of colleagues around the world to ensure that they receive the best possible care.
Dr. Crosby has received honours and awards throughout his career, including a competitive scholarship at medical school and a Merit Award from National University Health System in Singapore.
Apart from clinical work, he has also volunteered with the ORBIS International Flying Eye Hospital program in India to help train local surgeons. In 2019, he also led the Diabetic Retinal Photography screening during the World Diabetes Day event in Singapore.
Dr. Crosby's specialty interests are cataract, comprehensive ophthalmology, dry eyes and blepharitis, ocular trauma, retinal and macular diseases and uveitis and ocular inflammation.
