MR MCGOWAN WITH ONE OF HIS FELLOWS AFTER PERFORMING 3D CATARACT AND RETINAL SURGERY
Bio
Mr McGowan lives in Whitecraigs, Glasgow. In his spare time he enjoys road cycling, playing squash, tennis and golf.
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Ophthalmologist: Cataract and Vitreoretinal Specialist
Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Quantification of metamorphopsia
Incidence, current management and future treatments of acute large sub macular haemorrhage (smh) secondary to age related macular degeneration. Principal investigator for the SMH Scottish Ophthamological Surveillance Unit Study which aims to be the first study to identify the incidence of acute large submacular haemorrhage.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Vitreoretinal surgery, Cataract surgery, complex cataract surgery, surgical repair of complicated cataract surgery, vitreoretinal diseases, endoresection of choroidal melanomas, retinal tears(laser retinopexy), laser, floaters, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, retinal detachment, diabetic eye diease (retinopathy), age related macular degeneration, eye trauma, general ophthalmology, laser yag capsulotomy, laser photocoagulation, laser peripheral iridotomy.
PUBLICATIONS
Most recent publications:
Incidence of submacular haemorrhage (SMH) in Scotland: a Scottish Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (SOSU) study. Al-Hity A, Steel DH, Yorston D, Gilmour D, Koshy Z, Young D, Hillenkamp J, McGowan G. Eye (Lond). 2019 Mar;33(3):486-491. doi: 10.1038/s41433-018-0239-4. Epub 2018 Oct 29.PMID: 30374150 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
QUIET PLEASE! Effect of distraction on simulated posterior segment surgical performance. McGowan G, Jawaheer L, Young D, Yorston D. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Mar;256(3):519-523. doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3891-7. Epub 2018 Feb 4.PMID: 29399709 Clinical Trial.
D-CHART: A Novel Method of Measuring Metamorphopsia in Epiretinal Membrane and Macular Hole. McGowan G, Yorston D, Strang NC, Manahilov V. Retina. 2016 Apr;36(4):703-8. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000778.PMID: 26441261
Vitrectomy with subretinal tissue plasminogen activator and ranibizumab for submacular haemorrhages secondary to age-related macular degeneration: retrospective case series of 45 consecutive cases. González-López JJ, McGowan G, Chapman E, Yorston D. Eye (Lond). 2016 Jul;30(7):929-35. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.65. Epub 2016 Apr 8.PMID: 27055681 Free PMC article.
Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis: the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Moore PP, McGowan GF, Sandhu SS, Allen PJ.Med J Aust. 2015 Oct 5;203(7):300-1. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00107.PMID: 26424068 No abstract available.
Awards Received
Lachlan MacNeil Scholarship Travel Award 2011. Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow
Scottish Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit Grant 2012
Dorey Bequest Scholarship Travel Award 2012. Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK
ARVO Pauline and Oswald Lapp Travel Award 2013. USA. For contribution to research and innovation in macular disease
Saint Lazarus Trust Award 2013
ALCON outstanding poster award Feb 2014 Scottish Ophthalmology Club
ARVO M.I.T Outstanding poster award May 2014. USA