Consultant Profile

Mr Mike Mota

Practising at: Ashford

Specialties: Ophthalmology, Orbital Surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery

Special clinical interests:
Skin lesions/cysts and cancers in the eyelid and adjacent areas
Any condition affecting the eyelids and brows
Eyelid Surgery
Brow surgery
Dry eyes
Watery Eyes
Thyroid eye disease
Any Orbital/Eye socket problem
Botox
Treatment of scars in eyelid/brow and adjacent areas

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgeon

Year of first medical qualification and medical school attended: 2004 University of Southampton

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)
General Medical Council
British Medical Association
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Medical Protection Society

Background Information

Mr Mota is a highly experienced Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon.

He has expertise in aesthetic eyelid surgery, ptosis surgery, thyroid eye disease, watery eyes, repairing malposition of the eyelid (inward turning and outward turning of eyelid), removal of eyelid lumps and bumps, dry eye, blepharitis, facial palsy, eyelid skin cancer management and reconstruction, and facial dystonias such as blepharospasm.

He is the only Orbital Surgeon in East Kent, with extensive knowledge of the eye socket and surrounding area.

Mr Mota is the only Oculoplastic Consultant at East Kent who does joint clinics and Surgery with ENT and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons.

Mr Mota qualified in Medicine from the University of Southampton and also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Neurosciences from University College London. 

Mr Mota did his Ophthalmology and initial Oculoplastic advanced training at Oxford, followed by a Fellowship in Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery at Leicester.

Mr Mota was appointed in 2017 as a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgeon at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust (EKHUFT). 

Mr Mota was the lead for the Urgent Eye service at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust from 2017 to 2023. He is a clinical supervisor for eye doctors in training, and teaches GPs and optometrists in the management of urgent eye conditions.

Mr Mota runs a joint Facial and Oculoplastic clinic with his Maxillo-Facial Consultant colleague (Mr Kemal Tekeli) at EKHUFT and together they provide a highly specialised service for patients requiring complex care to the face and eye region. 

Mr Mota also works alongside his Ears Nose & Throat Consultant colleague (Mr Bertram Fu) providing a lacrimal service (watery eye clinic) at EKHUFT.  

He has published and presented internationally in the field of Oculoplastics and is a member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.