Dr Mayer Srour, ophthalmologist: an expert available to the media
Ophthalmic surgeon in Noisy-le-Grand (Grand Paris Ophtalmologie), attending physician at CHI de Créteil and secretary general of the Fédération France Macula, Dr Srour answers journalists within 24 h on AMD and the retina, cataract, laser refractive surgery and all general-public « eyesight » topics.
Which topics can Dr Srour speak on?
The viewpoint of a practitioner who operates and injects every week, backed by clinical research activity in the retina: well placed to explain simply what is changing for patients.
AMD and retinal diseases
New treatments that space injections out to 16-20 weeks, screening, daily life and the psychological impact of AMD (a subject on which he has published), diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, retinal detachment, polypoidal vasculopathy (first author of the French recommendations).
Cataract
When to operate, how the procedure goes, implants that correct presbyopia or astigmatism, complex cases (irregular corneas, keratoconus), common misconceptions. More than 6,400 procedures performed.
Laser vision correction
Femtosecond laser LASIK, transepithelial PRK: for whom, at what age, what benefits and what real risks, how a candidacy assessment goes, what cannot be operated on.
Children, screens and myopia
Myopia epidemic, screens and visual fatigue, screening at the start of the school year, myopia control (lenses and contact lenses), strabismus and amblyopia.
Prevention and seasons
Sun and UV, eclipses, dry eye, glasses and contact lenses, silent glaucoma, diabetes and the annual fundus examination, ocular effects of the new obesity treatments (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro).
Emergencies and life at the practice
What to do in the event of a sudden drop in vision, a red eye, « floaters » or flashes; access to ophthalmology care in Seine-Saint-Denis; retinal imaging (OCT, OCT angiography) and artificial intelligence in ophthalmology.
What Dr Srour offers newsrooms
Interview or quote within 24 h
By telephone, video call or e-mail, including at weekends when a deadline is approaching. Short, sourced answers, suitable for the general public.
Article review
Checking the medical accuracy of an article before publication, without signing its content or changing its angle.
Studio, radio, filming
Available in the studio in Paris and for filming at the practice in Noisy-le-Grand (retinal imaging, injection room) or in the operating theatre, with respect for patients.
Ready-to-use images and videos
HD photos, educational videos and extracts of surgical procedures that can be used with a credit to the source (see below).
Within the framework of the code of medical ethics, Dr Srour speaks for information purposes: he does not comment on identifiable individual cases, does not promote a product or an establishment and does not provide patient testimonials.
Ready-to-use biographies
Three lengths, to copy and paste freely.
Dr Mayer Srour, ophthalmic surgeon in Noisy-le-Grand (Grand Paris Ophtalmologie), specialist in the retina, cataract and refractive surgery, secretary general of the Fédération France Macula.
Dr Mayer Srour is an ophthalmic surgeon, co-founder of the Grand Paris Ophtalmologie practice in Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis) and attending physician at the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, where he worked as assistant then hospital practitioner in the department of Prof. Éric Souied. A specialist in the retina (AMD, intravitreal injections, imaging), cataract surgery and laser refractive surgery, he is secretary general of the Fédération France Macula, author of some thirty scientific publications, and was ranked in 2023 by Le Point among the 100 best ophthalmologists in France.
A former Paris hospitals resident (Internes des Hôpitaux de Paris, 2009-2014), Dr Mayer Srour holds a specialist diploma in ophthalmology from Université Paris 7 Denis-Diderot (2014) and a university diploma in retinal imaging and macular treatments from UPEC (2013). He was hospital assistant (2014-2018) then hospital practitioner (2018-2022) at the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, in the department of Prof. Éric Souied, the reference centre for macular diseases and rare retinal dystrophies (REFERET), where he remains an attending physician on a part-time basis.
In 2022, he co-founded Grand Paris Ophtalmologie in Noisy-le-Grand, a practice equipped with a complete retinal imaging suite and an intravitreal injection room. There he manages AMD and retinal diseases, performs cataract surgery at the Hôpital Privé Marne-la-Vallée (more than 6,400 procedures to date, more than 15,000 intravitreal injections) and practises laser refractive surgery (femtosecond LASIK, PRK).
Secretary general of the Fédération France Macula, first author of the French recommendations on polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie, 2019), he is the author of 33 PubMed-indexed publications (British Journal of Ophthalmology, Retina…) totalling more than 1,200 citations, a contributor to the Livre blanc Macula and a regular author in Réalités Ophtalmologiques and Les Cahiers d'Ophtalmologie. A speaker at the main congresses in the specialty (SFO, MaculArt, Nice Rétina, JRO, Double Focus…) with more than 150 presentations, a trainer at Ophtaneo Académie, he appears regularly in the media (RFI, Ophtalmo TV, the podcasts Ophtalmos and Panorama). Le Point ranked him in 2023 among the 100 best ophthalmologists in France.
Photos for the press
Free use as part of an article or report, with the credit « DR / Dr Mayer Srour ». Original high-definition files and other visuals (operating theatre, imaging) on simple request.
Videos and extracts
Educational videos, procedures filmed in theatre and congress presentations on Dr Srour’s YouTube channel. Extracts can be used with a credit to the source; high-definition video files on request.
Already in the media
Le Point, ranking of expert doctors (2023)
Ranked among the 100 best ophthalmologists in France, alongside the CHI de Créteil team.
RFI — Priorité Santé
Guest on the programme for an edition devoted to AMD: screening, treatments, daily life.
Ophtalmo TV and filmed congresses
Talks on AMD treatments (faricimab, brolucizumab), OCT angiography, polypoidal vasculopathy and the SRHE sign, filmed at the MaculArt, JRO, Nice Rétina and Double Focus congresses.
Podcasts
« Ophtalmos » (episode 7) and « Panorama » (Roche) on the doctor-patient relationship; OCT-A clinical cases for Sanotek.
Verifiable facts
- Ophthalmic surgeon, co-founder of Grand Paris Ophtalmologie (Noisy-le-Grand, 2022) — full page and publications
- Attending physician at CHI de Créteil (assistant 2014-2018, hospital practitioner 2018-2022)
- Secretary general of the Fédération France Macula; member of the Société Française d'Ophtalmologie
- First author of the FFM recommendations on polypoidal vasculopathy (J Fr Ophtalmol, 2019) — find out more
- 33 PubMed-indexed publications, more than 1,200 citations — ORCID 0000-0002-3333-8441
- Wikidata entry: Q141257747 · LinkedIn · Instagram @dr_srour_mayer · YouTube @drmayersrour
- Performs cataract surgery at Hôpital Privé Marne-la-Vallée (Bry-sur-Marne); femtosecond and excimer laser refractive surgery
- Languages: French, English
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Press contact
Dr Mayer Srour — reply within 24 h, in French or English. When a deadline is approaching, call the practice directly.
Practice: Grand Paris Ophtalmologie, 67 rue de Malnoue, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand