About

Mr Stanojcic (GMC: 7083996) is a substantive NHS consultant and a sub-specialty lead for Cornea and External diseases service at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge associate teaching hospital. West Suffolk Hospital is the main clinical base for the University of Cambridge Graduate course in Medicine.

Mr Stanojcic is a dedicated clinician focussed on the very best outcomes for each individual patient. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a member of the College of Optometrists UK. He has also been awarded the Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Mr Stanojcic received a Medical Degree (MBBS) as well as a degree in Optometry (BSc Hons) from the University of London. He undertook his basic training in ophthalmology in the East of England including Cambridge University Hospitals and his higher specialty training at Moorfields Eye Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital, where the first cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation took place. He has sub-specialized in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery.

He holds a research doctorate (MD) from King's College London for his theses 'Contemporary Cataract Surgery' and is a member of the Guy's and St Thomas' Cataract and Cornea Research Group. Mr Stanojcic has published over twenty scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. His scientific work has had close to four thousand reads and approximately two hundred citations. He is the first author of the world's first research paper reporting one-year results from a randomized-controlled trial on laser-assisted cataract surgery, which has been recognized internationally.

He has always committed to excellence from early in his career, and is one of the few ophthalmologists to have won the most prestigious undergraduate prize in ophthalmology, the Duke Elder prize, awarded by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He also received several other first prizes including the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons cataract research paper competition and the Royal Society of Medicine Clinical Photography competition. Since then he has continued to bring that commitment to his daily clinical practice. He personally examines his patients including their refraction (glasses test) to ensure he develops a deep understanding of the patient and their eyes, before undertaking any treatments. 

Mr Stanojcic is dedicated to the advancement of eye care, and has a particular interest in cataract surgery. He lead one of the pivotal trials into laser-assisted cataract surgery while at St Thomas' Hospital which has been internationally recognized.  He is an expert in intraocular lens materials and has spoken nationally and internationally to advance this important area. He continues to research in this area. 

Having been trained by some of the world's foremost surgeons and scientists, Mr Stanojcic is keen to share his knowledge and experience with the next generation of eye surgeons. He is on skills faculty of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and teaches cataract surgery to novice surgeons.

  Publications:

1. Stanojcic N, O'Brart D, Hull C, Wagh V, Azan E, Bhogal M, Robbie S, Li JO. Corneal astigmatic outcomes after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery combined with surface penetrating arcuate keratotomies. Int J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul 18;16(7):1084-1092.

2. Stanojcic N, Hull CC, Mangieri E, Little N, O'Brart D. A new software for automated counting of glistenings in intraocular lenses in vivo. Int J Ophthalmol. 2023 Aug 18;16(8):1237-1242.

3. Stanojcic N, Hull C, O’Brart D. Comment on Fernández-Vigo et al. Objective Classification of Glistening in Implanted Intraocular Lenses Using Optical Coherence Tomography: Proposal for a New Classification and Grading System. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2351. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 3685. 

4. Stanojcic N, Roberts H, Wagh V, Li O, Naderi K, O’Brart D. A randomized controlled trial comparing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification surgery: 12-month results. Br J Ophthalmol 2021;105(5):631-638. 

5. Stanojcic N, Roberts H, Wagh V, Zuberbuhler B, O’Brart D. A randomized, prospective study of ‘off-the-shelf’ use of toric intraocular lenses for cataract patients with pre-existing corneal astigmatism in the NHS. Eye (Lond) 2020;34(10):1809-1819.

6. Stanojcic N, OʼBrart D, Hull C, Wagh V, Azan E, Bhogal M, Robbie S, Li JO. Visual and refractive outcomes and glistenings occurrence after implantation of 2 hydrophobic acrylic aspheric monofocal IOLs. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2020 Jul;46(7):986-994. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000201. PMID: 32271271.

7. Wang T, Xia J, Li R, Wang R, Stanojcic N et al. Intelligent cataract surgery supervision and evaluation via deep learning. Int J Surg. 2022 Jun 24:106740. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106740. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35760343.

8. Li JPO, Logeswaran A, Kang S, Stanojcic N, Wickham L, Thomas P, Kim SE. Digital Transformation in clinical care during Covid-19 Pandemic (Review article). Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology; July/August 2021 issue; 10 (4): 381-387.

9. Kawamoto K, Stanojcic N, Li JPO, Thomas, PBM. Visual Acuity Apps for Rapid Integration in Teleconsultation Services in all Resource Settings. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2021 Feb 9;10(4):350-354. 

10. García-Onrubia L, Stanojcic N, Hua J, et al. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty patching (DMEP) – selective endothelial replacement in eyes with localised endothelial dysfunction. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2022;7:doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2022-BCM.4

11. García-Onrubia L, Stanojcic N, Bhogal M. Utilising endothelial migration to perform deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in eyes with deep posterior corneal scarring typically treated with penetrating keratoplasty. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2022;7:doi:10.1136/bmjophth-2022-BCM.12

12. Garcia-Onrubia L, Stanojcic N, Bhogal M. Use of a single radial incision to improve curvature matching and graft adhesion in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in a patient with keratoconus. Cornea. 2022 Jan 26. 

13. Sharp J, Matsou A, Stanojcic N. Peripheral endothelial radial lines in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy. Ophthalmology 2020;127 (8): 1019. 

14. Stanojcic N, Hull C, O’Brart DPS. Clinical and material degradations of intraocular lenses: A Review. Eur J Ophthalmol 2019; Aug 6: 1-17. 

15. Stanojcic N, O’Brart DPS, Maycock N, Hull CC. Effects of intraocular lens glistenings on visual function: A Prospective Study and presentation of a new grading methodology’. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 2019; Vol 4(1). 

16. Ho VWM, Stanojcic N, O'Brart NAL, O'Brart DPS. Refractive surprise after routine cataract surgery with multifocal IOLs attributable to corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophy. J Cataract Refract Surg Case Reports 2019; 45 (5).

17. Hull C, Stanojcic N, Philippaki E, O’Brart D. Is bigger better? Glistenings, forward light scatter and visual performance (Abstract). Acta Ophthalmol 2018; 96 (S26): 54.

18. NJ Ghadiri, N Stanojcic, MSA Raja and BJ Burton. A triad of retinal signs in Alport syndrome: The ‘stair-case’ fovea, choroidal thinning and peripheral schisis. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2019; 29 (S1):10-14. 

19. Stanojcic N, Wilkins M, Bunce C, Ionides A. Visual fields in patients with multifocal intraocular lens implants and monovision: an exploratory study. Eye 2010; 24(11): 1645-51.

20. Stanojcic N, Raja M, Burton B. “Stair-case” foveal sign in a patient with Alport Syndrome. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports 2014; 8:52-55. 

21. Stanojcic N, Kesharaju VR, Ghazi-Nouri S. Delayed removal of Malyugin ring following phacoemulsification complicated by suprachoroidal haemorrhage. J Cataract Refract Surg Case Reports 2016; 4(4) 76-78.

22. Li O, Stanojcic N, Dey M, Davies N. What truly is current best practice for the assessment and treatment of diabetic macular edema - The Chelsea Challenge. The Ophthalmologist 2014.

23.   Chen, W., Li, R., Yu, Q.,..Stanojcic N et al. Early detection of visual impairment in young children using a smartphone-based deep learning system. Nat Med 29, 493–503 (2023). 

24. García-Onrubia L, Stanojcic N, Bhogal M. Descemet Membrane Endothelial Patching: Selective Endothelial Replacement in Eyes With Localized Endothelial Dysfunction. Cornea. 2023 Feb 6.

25. Naderi K, Jameel A, Low S, Wagh V, Bhogal M, Ritchie A, Robbie S, Hammond C, Mohamed M, Stanojcic N, Azan E, Lai L, Hull C, O'Brart D. 'Off the shelf' toric intraocular lenses to allow better access in public healthcare: a randomised control study. Eye (Lond). 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03068-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38600360.