Areas We Serve
Eye Surgeon in Gatwick
Miss Tina Khanam consults and operates at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital on Povey Cross Road at Hookwood — two miles from Gatwick Airport and five minutes from M23 junction 9. Cataract surgery, lens replacement, laser vision correction and corneal treatment are all carried out here, with free parking and no need to travel into London.
Cataract, Lens & Laser Eye Surgery at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital
Spire Gatwick Park sits in the wedge of Surrey between Horley, Crawley and the airport, which makes it the practical private eye surgery option for a large slice of the M23 corridor. Patients come from Horley and Crawley, from Redhill and Reigate up the A23, from Dorking and the Surrey Hills, and from across the Sussex border at Copthorne and East Grinstead. The hospital is signposted from the A217 at Hookwood and has free parking directly outside.
Miss Khanam is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with FRCOphth and over twenty years in ophthalmology. She performs the surgery personally — cataract and lens replacement, LASIK, SMILE, Presbyond and ICL, and corneal work including cross-linking and CAIRS. Consultation, scans, surgery and every follow-up happen at the same site with the same consultant.
The Gatwick catchment has a distinctive feature that shapes the caseload: a large population working in aviation. Pilots, cabin crew, air traffic controllers and airside staff all work to defined vision standards, and for many of them laser vision correction or ICL is an occupational question rather than a lifestyle one. Any procedure needs discussing against your own licensing requirements — bring the details of your medical standard to the consultation and it can be worked through properly.
Your Nearest Clinic from Gatwick
Getting here
By car, leave the M23 at junction 9 and follow the A23 towards Horley, then the A217 to Hookwood — Povey Cross Road is signposted and the hospital is on the right. From Crawley it is about ten minutes; from Redhill or Reigate, fifteen up the A23 or A217; from Dorking, around twenty-five via the A24 and A217.
By rail, Gatwick Airport station is served by Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Southern, with Horley one stop north. The hospital is a short taxi ride from either. Patients flying in for treatment sometimes find the airport the most convenient arrival point of any private eye clinic in the South East.
Parking
Free patient parking on site at Spire Gatwick Park — a meaningful difference from airport parking charges, and from central London, where a course of treatment can mean four or five paid trips.
Postcodes served: RH6, RH10, RH11
Treatments Available to Gatwick Patients
Every procedure is performed personally by Miss Tina Khanam. Full details, including costs, recovery and suitability, are on each treatment page.
Conditions we treat for Gatwick patients
Why Gatwick Patients Choose Us
- Five minutes from M23 junction 9 with free parking — no London traffic, charges or zones
- Consultant-performed surgery: Miss Khanam operates personally at every stage
- Experience with aviation vision standards for airport and airline staff
- Full corneal service including cross-linking and CAIRS, rarely available outside London
- Convenient for patients across the Surrey–Sussex border as well as the M23 corridor
About Your Eye Surgeon
Miss Tina Khanam is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon specialising in LASIK, Laser Eye, Cataract & Lens Replacement Surgery. She holds FRCOphth, Cert LRS, PG Dip CRS and is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons. She performs every procedure personally, from the initial assessment through surgery to your final follow-up.
Eye Care in Gatwick
The Gatwick area is unlike the rest of Surrey — a working airport economy of shift patterns, night flights and 24-hour operations, wrapped around the older market town of Horley and the post-war new town of Crawley. Appointment flexibility matters more here than almost anywhere: a significant proportion of patients are fitting consultations around rosters rather than a standard working week.
NHS ophthalmology around Gatwick is provided by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, based at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. As everywhere, cataract waiting times move month to month and are worth checking directly with the trust. Patients who choose private care here usually cite three things: choosing the date around shift patterns or flying rosters, choosing the surgeon, and having the full range of intraocular lenses on the table rather than a standard monofocal.
Local landmarks and reference points
- Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, Povey Cross Road, Hookwood
- Gatwick Airport (two miles north-east)
- M23 junction 9 and the A23/A217 junction
- Horley town centre
- Crawley and Manor Royal
Questions from Gatwick Patients
Povey Cross Road, Hookwood, Horley RH6 0BB. It is off the A217 near the junction with the A23, about five minutes from M23 junction 9 and roughly two miles from Gatwick Airport.
Usually, yes — this is a common request here and clinic times can often be arranged around shift patterns. Bring your roster to the first appointment so the surgery date and the follow-up schedule can be planned around it.
Aviation vision standards vary by role and licensing authority, and there are usually rules about recovery periods before returning to duty. Bring the specific requirements that apply to you and your aeromedical examiner's guidance to the consultation, and Miss Khanam will assess your suitability against them rather than in the abstract.
As a passenger, most patients can fly within a few days of routine cataract or lens surgery, but it depends on the procedure and your healing — you will be given specific advice. Certain corneal procedures involve a longer restriction. Do not book non-refundable travel before your surgery date is confirmed.
Yes. Spire Gatwick Park sits right on the county boundary and draws patients from Crawley, Copthorne, East Grinstead and the wider Sussex side as readily as from Surrey.
No. You can book a consultation directly. With your permission we will write to your GP afterwards to keep your records complete.
More general questions are answered on our patient FAQs page.
Book a Consultation
Gatwick patients are seen at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital — 5 minutes from M23 junction 9. No GP referral is required, and you will see Miss Tina Khanam personally.