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About Dominic Mc Hugh

Qualifications

  • MBBS (Lond), Middlesex Hospital, June 1980
  • Diploma in Ophthalmology, July 1986
  • FRCS (Edinburgh), March 1987
  • FRCOphth, October 1988
  • MD (Lond), March 1991

    • Membership Of Learned Societies

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Member of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Member of the Harveian Society

    • Awards and Prizes

  • Allerton Vision Research Fellowship for doctoral project, 1987-1989
  • LORS Grant for a study of transscleral photocoagulation, Jan. 1994-May 1994
  • Storz Prize in Ophthalmology, 1995
  • Military Academy Medal, St Petersburg, 1996
  • Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009

    Editorial Positions

    1990-2000
    Assistant managing editor, “Lasers and Light in Ophthalmology”. This is a journal that was produced on a quarterly basis under the editorship of Professor John Marshall. Its main areas of interest are applications and effects of ophthalmic lasers and biophysical aspects of electromagnetic radiation in relation to the eye.

    1990-
    Referee for ophthalmic papers submitted for publication to the “British Medical Journal”.

    1993-2002
    Editorial Board of “Current Medical Literature”. This is a quarterly publication for which I provided summaries of papers recently published in a wide range of ophthalmological journals.

    1996-
    Referee for the journals “Eye” and British Journal of Ophthalmology

    1994-
    Examiner for doctoral theses, University of London

    • Research 1987-1990

    Research project leading to award of the Degree of Doctor of Medicine in March 1991. The title of the research project was “An Investigation into the Ophthalmic Applications of Semi-Conductor Diode Lasers.”

    During the course of this project, that was performed under the supervision of Professor John Marshall, I participated in the development of a portable, semi-conductor diode laser. This laser was used to perform histological studies on the interactions of infrared laser radiation with ocular tissue. These studies were then followed by a number of pilot studies investigating the potential efficacy of diode laser photocoagulation of retinal vascular disease and glaucoma.

    Since then, I have maintained my interest in semi-conductor lasers, with further publications on the subject. Research has also been performed in a number of areas relating to vitreoretinal surgery, for example alternative methods of retinal reattachment and radiotherapy for macular degeneration

     


    Publications

    1.

    McHugh D, Moseley R, Uttley D:
    Clostridium perfringens brain infection following a penetration wound of the orbit. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 50:241, 1987.

    2.

    Acheson JF, McHugh JD, Falcon MG:
    Changing patterns of early complications in cataract surgery with new techniques: a surgical audit. Br J Ophthalmol 72:481-484, 1988.

    3.

    McHugh JDA, Marshall J, Capon M, Rothery S et al:
    Transpupillary retinal photocoagulation in the eyes of rabbit and human using a diode laser. Lasers Light Ophthalmol 2:125-143, 1988.

    4.

    McHugh D, Marshall J, ffytche TJ, Hamilton AM et al:
    Initial clinical experience using a diode laser in the treatment of retinal vascular disease. Eye 3:516-527, 1989.

    5.

    McHugh JDA, Marshall J, ffytche TJ, Hamilton AM et al:
    Macular photocoagulation with a diode laser: A comparative histopathological study. Lasers and Light in Ophthalmology, 3:11-28, 1990.

    6.

    McHugh JDA, Marshall J, ffytche TJ, Hamilton AM:
    Diode laser trabeculoplasty (DLT) for primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 74:743-747, 1990.

    7.

    McHugh JDA, Wong D, Chignell AH, Leaver PK, Cooling R:
    Pseudophakic retinal detachment. Graefe’s Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 229:521-525, 1991.

    8.

    Joseph J, McHugh JDA, Franks W, Chignell AH: Perforation of the globe:
    A complication of peribulbar anaesthesia. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 75:504-505, 1991.

    9.

    O’Neill D, Gregson R, McHugh D:
    Current uses of ophthalmic lasers. British Medical Journal, 304:1161-1165, 1992.

    10.

    Shah S, McHugh JDA, Spalton DJ:
    Laser flare and cell meter measurement of anterior segment activity following cataract extraction: The influence of perioperative steroids. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 76:475-478, 1992.

    11.

    McHugh JDA, Marshall J, ffytche TJ, Hamilton AM, Raven A:
    Ultrastructural changes of human trabecular meshwork after photocoagulation with a diode laser. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 33:2664-2671, 1992.

    12.

    McHugh JDA, Fison PN:
    Ocular erysipelas. Archives of Ophthalmology, 110:1315, 1992.

    13.

    McHugh D, Marshall J:
    Retinal photocoagulation and mechanisms of action. In: Les Seminaires ophthalmiques d’IPSEN, tome 4 (Elsevier publishing), 57-77, 1992.

    14.

    Ulbig MRW, McHugh JDA, Hamilton AMP:
    Photocoagulation of choroidal neovascular lesions with a diode laser. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 77:218-222, 1993.

    15.

    Timberlake G, Patmore A, Shallal A, McHugh D, Marshall J:
    Thermal and infrared diode laser effects on indocyanine green treated corneal collagen. SPIE-proceedings of laser tissue interaction IV, 1993.

    16.

    Moriarty AP, McHugh JDA, Spalton DJ, ffytche TJ, Shah SM, Marshall J:
    Comparison of the anterior chamber inflammatory response to diode (DLT) and argon (ALT) laser trabeculoplasty. Ophthalmology, 100:1263-1267, 1993.

    17.

    Moriarty AP, McHugh JDA, ffytche TJ, Marshall J, Hamilton AM:
    Long term follow-up of diode laser trabeculoplasty (DLT) for primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Ophthalmology, 100: 1614-1618, 1993.

    18.

    McHugh JDA, Fankhauser F, England C, Van der Zypen E, Marshall J, Fankhauser-Kwasniewska S:
    A comparative study of cw-YAG and diode laser irradiation of the iris. Lasers and Light in Ophthalmology, 6:7-25, 1993.

    19.

    O’Neill D, McHugh D, Hamilton AMP:
    Ophthalmic lasers. Journal of the Irish College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1994.

    20.

    Bourke RD, McHugh D, Blach RK, Cooling RJ:
    Experimental long-term vitreous replacement with purified and nonpurified perfluorodecalin. Am J Ophthalmol. 118 (3): 403-4, 1994.

    21.

    Baez KA, Ulbig MW, McHugh D, Holz FW, Spaeth GL. Long-term results of ab externo neodymium:
    YAG cyclophotocoagulation. German J Ophthalmol. 3(6):395-9, 1994.

    22.

    Jones SE, McHugh JD, Jomary C, Shallal A, Neal MJ:
    Assessment of liposomal transfection of ocular tissues in vivo: Gene Therapy 1, 1994.

    23.

    Holz F, McHugh D, Blach R:
    Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion in congenital cyanotic heart disease. Annals Ophthalmol, 26:259-261, 1994.

    24.

    McHugh JDA, Rose GE, Raven A, Marshall J:
    The applications of high power diode lasers in ophthalmology. Lasers Light Ophthalmol, 6:229-238, 1994.

    25.

    McHugh JDA, Herbert L, Kohner E:
    Laser Therapy for proliferative retinopathy (Book chapter). In: Current techniques in ophthalmic laser therapy (Ed. G. Coscas): 50-60, 1994.

    26.

    Ulbig MW, McHugh D:
    Contact diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for refractory glaucoma. A pilot study. German J Ophthalmol, 3:212-215, 1994.

    27.

    McHugh D, Rose G, Garner A:
    Nasolacrimal obstruction and facial bone histopathology in craniodiaphyseal dyslasia. Br J Ophthalmol 78, 1994.

    28.

    Ulbig MW, McHugh DA, Hamilton AMP:
    Diode laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular oedema. Br J Ophthalmol, 79:318-321, 1995.

    29.

    Ulbig MW, McHugh DA, McNaught AI, Hamilton AMP:
    Clinical comparison of semiconductor diode versus Neodymium:YAG non-contact cyclophotocoagulation. Br J Ophthalmol, 79:569-574, 1995.

    30.

    McHugh D, England C, Van der Zypen E, Marshall J, Fankhauser F, Fankhauser-Kwasniewska S:
    Irradiation of rabbit retina with diode and Nd:YAG lasers. Br J Ophthalmol, 79:672-677, 1995.

    31.

    McHugh D: Applications of diode lasers in ophthalmology. In:
    Current Medical Literature (Ophthalmology), Royal Society of Medicine publishers, 5:3-6, 1995.

    32.

    McHugh DA, Schwartz S, Dowler JG, Ulbig M, Blach RK, Hamilton PA:
    Diode laser contact transscleral retinal photocoagulation: A clinical study. Br J Ophthalmol, 79:1083-1087, 1995.

    33.

    Duguid IGM, McHugh JDA, Blach RK:
    Peripheral retinal neovascularisation associated with scleral encirclement. Br J Ophthalmol, 79:861-862, 1995.

    34.

    Jenkins CD, Tuft SJ, Sheraidah G, McHugh DA, Buckley RJ:
    Comparative intraocular penetration of topical and injected cefuroxime. Br J Ophthalmol, Aug;80(8):685-8, 1996.

    35.

    Claoue C, McHugh D, Steele A:
    Visual rehabilitation in patients with glaucoma and cataract. Annals Ophthalmol, 28:84-88, 1996.

    36.

    Ulbig MW, Mangouritsas G, Rothbacher HH, Hamilton AM, McHugh JD:
    Long-term results after drainage of premacular subhyaloid haemorrhage into the vitreous with a pulsed Nd:Yag laser. Arch Ophthalmol, 116(11):1465-9, 1998.

    37.

    Buckley SA, Parmar DN, Jackson H, McHugh JD, Hunter PA:
    Anterior segment complications of indirect diode laser in diabetic patients. Br J Ophthalmol, 82(12):1447-8, Dec. 1998.

    38.

    Evans JR, Schwartz SD, McHugh JDA, Thamby-Rajah Y, Hodgson SA, Wormald RPL, Gregor ZJ:
    Systemic risk factors for idiopathic macular hole: a case-control study. Eye, 12:256-259, 1998.

    39.

    McHugh D: Principles of laser therapy (book chapter). In:
    Text Atlas of the Retina (Ed. Hamilton AMP, Gregson R, Fish GE), Martin Dunitz Publishers. 161-175, 1998.

    40.

    McElvanney AM, Jackson H, McHugh D:
    Blood dyscrasias (book chapter). In: Test Atlas of the Retina (Ed. Hamilton AMP, Gregson R, Fish GE), Martin Dunitz Publishers. 355-363, 1998.

    41.

    Davis AR, Jackson H, Trew D, McHugh JD, Aclimandos WA:
    Transscleral diode laser in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity. Eye 13(Pt 4):571-6, Aug 1999.

    42.

    Parmar DN, Mireskandari K, McHugh D:
    Transpupillary thermotherapy for retinal capillary hemangioma in von Hippel-Lindau disease. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 31(4):334-6, Jul-Aug 2000.

    43.

    Rai P, Newsom R, Mireskandari K, McHugh D:
    Endophthalmitis following globe perforation with a hypodermic needle. Br J Ophthalmol 84(7):799, Jul 2000.

    44.

    Styles CJ, Dodds W, Watkins P, McHugh D, Blach R:
    Development of proliferative retinopathy in patients with long-standing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Eye 14(Pt 6):851-4, Dec 2000.

    45.

    Saeed M, Parmar D, McHugh D: Frequency-doubled Nd:
    Yag laser for the treatment of exudative diabetic maculopathy. Eye 15(Pt 6):712-8, Dec 2000.

    46.

    Joseph SE, McHugh D, Blott M, Amiel SA, Watkins PJ:
    Acceleration of diabetic retinopathy in pregnancy: a case report. Diabet Med 18(8):675-8, Aug 2001.

    47.

    Newsom RSB, McAlister JC, Saeed M, McHugh JDA:
    Transpupillary thermotherapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascularisation. Br J Ophthalmol, 85:173-179, 2001.

    48.

    Kuppermann (Tandon A, McHugh JDA participants in multicentre trial) et al:
    Pooled Efficacy Results from Two Multinational Randomised Controlled Clinical Trials of a Single Intravitreous Injection of Highly Purified Ovine Hyaluronidase (Vitrase) for the Management of Vitreous Hamorrhage. Am J Ophthalmol, 140:573-584, 2005.

    49.

    Kuppermann (Tandon A, McHugh JDA participants in multicentre trial) et al:
    Safety Results of Two Phase III Trials of an Intravitreous Injection of Highly Purified Ovine Hyaluronidase (Vitrase) for the Management of Vitreous Haemorrhage. Am J Ophthalmol, 140:585-597, 2005.

    50.

    Newsom RSB, McAlister JC, Saeed M, El-Ghonemy K, McHugh JDA:
    Results at 28 Months Following Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Classic & Occult Choroidal Neovascularisation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, 36:94-102, 2005.

    51.

    Saurabh J, Newsom RSB, McHugh JDA:
    Treatment of Retinal Breaks With Large-Spot Diode Laser Photocoagulation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, 36:514-517, 2005.

    52.

    McHugh, JDA (co-author):
    Royal College of Ophthalmologists Guidelines for the Treatment of Retinal Vein Occlusion. 2005.

    53.

    Saeed M, Ganeshalingham R, McHugh D:
    PaCE: A Technique to Avoid Subretinal Fluid Drainage in Retinal Detachment Surgery. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 84(1), 47-53, 2006.

    54.

    Soni M, McHugh D:
    23 Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy: A Way Forward. Eye News, 2007.

    55.

    Sivaprasad S, Sandhu R, Tandon A, Sayed-Ahmed K, McHugh DA:
    Subthreshold Micropulse Diode Laser Photocoagulation for Clinically Significant Diabetic Macular Oedema: A Three-Year Follow Up. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology 35(7), 640-644, 2007.


    Papers in Preparation

    1.

    Painted aniridic implants for traumatic aniridia
    McHugh D

    2.

    Pneumatic retinopexy for refractory diabetic macular oedema
    McHugh JDA, Saeed M

    3.

    Micropulsed diode laser therapy: a review.
    Elagouz M, Sivaprasad S, Dorin G, McHugh JDA

    4.

    Acupuncture as an adjunct to local anaesthesia during cataract surgery: effects on blood pressure, heart rate and anxiety levels
    Ozerk F, McHugh JDA, Dasan J


    Presentation at Meeting, 2004-2009

    1.

    AAO Atlanta 2008
    Micropulsed Diode Laser Therapy for Diabetic Macular Oedema

    2.

    Qatar Diabetic Retinopathy Symposium
    Laser Therapy for diabetic retinopathy

    3.

    AAO New Orleans 2007
    The Assessment of OCT as a Predictor of Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Oedema
    Pelosini L, Boyce JF, McHugh DA, Stanford MR, Marshall J

    4.

    7th Euretina Congress, Monte Carlo, May 2007
    The Asessment of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) as a Predictor of Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Oedema
    Pelosini L, Boyce JF, McHugh JDA, Stanford M, Marshall J

    5.

    ARVO Presentations
    Soni MH, McHugh D:
    23 Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy System – Study of 115 Eyes.
    Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007 48.

    Soni MH, Pelosini L, McHugh D:
    Experience with 23 Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy System. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006 47.

    McHugh JA, Saeed M:
    Pneumatic Retinopexy for Refractory Diabetic Macular Oedema. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2006 47.

    McHugh JA, Jain S, Newsom R:
    Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Retinal Tears. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004 45.

    Newsom RB, McAlister J, Saeed M, El-Ghonemy K, McHugh D:
    Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) of Classic and Occult Choroidal Neovascularisation in Patients with Age Related Macular Degeneration; Results at 29 months. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004 45

    6.

    Mediterranean Retina II Antalya, Turkey, June 2006
    Significant outcome following aniridic intraocular lens implants in traumatic aphakia: a case report. Ayob S, McHugh JDA

    7.

    EVER Villamoura, Portugal, October 2005
    Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) in Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation (RAP) Pelosini L, McHugh DA


    Current Research Projects

    1.

    CABERNET (Cnv secondary Amd treated with Beta RadiatioN Epiretinal Therapy) – clinical trial for the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation associated with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    (with T Jackson and S Sivaprasad)

    2.

    POSURDEX-BRVO – branch retinal vein occlusion or central vein occlusion with macular oedema Posurdex implant study.
    (with T Jackson and V Chong)

    3.

    Retinal patching in the treatment of retinal detachment.

    4.

    OCT in the investigation of diabetic macular oedema.
    (joint supervisor with Professor John Marshall for Doctor of Medicine project of Miss Lucia Pelosini)

    5.

    Acupuncture as an adjunct to local anaesthesia during cataract surgery.
    (with Ms Fatma Ozerk and Dr Jay Dasan)

    6.

    Video presentations of common ophthalmological procedures for undergraduates.
    (for the King’s College “Virtual Campus” website)