Martin P Snead
MA MD DO FRCS FRCOphth
Director of Vitreoretinal Research, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge
Hon. Consultant Ophthalmic and Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust
http://www.vitreoretinalservice.org
e-mail: mps34@cam.ac.uk
Martin Snead is a clinical scientist and honorary consultant ophthalmic and vitreoretinal surgeon specialising in all aspects of retinal and vitreous surgery, particularly retinal detachment repair, ocular trauma, macular surgery, surgery for the severe late complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and surgery for the complications following cataract surgery.
He is Director of Vitreoretinal Research at Cambridge University investigating the molecular pathology of retinal detachment, particularly in bilateral and familial retinal detachment and the Stickler syndromes (www.vitreoretinalservice.org). He is service lead for the NHS England nationally commissioned Highly Specialised Services diagnostic service for patients and families with this disorder (www.specialisedservices.nhs.uk).
Research Group
Dr Howard Martin PhD – Senior Research Associate
Dr Allan Richards PhD – Hon Senior Research Associate
Mel Meranian – PhD Student
Dr Thomas Nixon – MD Student
Sister AM McNinch SRN – Specialist nurse
Senjah Brown – Research and Development Co-ordinator
Adrian Blackwell – Service co-ordinator
Complete list of published work
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin_Snead
Recent publications
Snead MP, Richards AJ, McNinch AM, Alexander P, Martin H, Nixon TRW, Bale P, Shenker N, Brown S, Blackwell AM, Poulson AV (2021). Stickler syndrome – lessons from a national cohort. Eye, Oct 5:1–7. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01776-8.
Wang R, Jheng-Han T, Snead MP, Alexander P, and D. Ian Wilson D (2021). Stability of the interface between two immiscible liquids in a model eye subject 1 to saccadic motion. J Biomech Eng. Nov 13. doi: 10.1115/1.4053004. .
Kiew G, Poulson AV, Newman DK, Alexander P, Snead MP (2021). Montgomery and Informed consent during COVID19. Pneumatic retinopexy versus pars plana vitrectomy or scleral buckling for retinal detachment repair. Med Leg J. Jun;89(2):102-105. doi: 10.1177/0025817220984009. Epub 2021 Mar 10. PMID: 33691511.
Wang R, Snead MP, Alexander P, Wilson I (2021). Assessing bulk emulsification at the silicone oil – saline solution interface in a 3D model of the eye. Acta Ophthalmol. 99(2):e209-e214. doi: 10.1111/aos.14539. Epub 2020 Jul 23. PMID: 32701223.
Zimmermann J, Stubbs DJ, Richards AJ, Alexander P, McNinch AM, Matta B, Snead MP (2021) Stickler syndrome: Airway complications in a case series of 502 patients. Anesth Analg. 132(1):202-209
Snead MP, Martin H, Bale P, Shenker N, Baguley DM, Alexander P, McNinch AM, Poulson AV (2020): Therapeutic and Diagnostic Advances in Stickler Syndrome. Therapeutic Advances in Rare Disease. January 2020. doi:10.1177/2633004020978661
Alexander P, Gomersall P, Stancel-Lewis J, Fincham GS, Poulson AV, Richards AJ, McNinch AM, Baguley D, Snead MP (2020). Auditory Dysfunction in Type 2 Stickler syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06306-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32901364.
Nixon TRW, Richards AJ, Lomas A, Abbs S, Vasudevan P, McNinch AM, Alexander P, Snead M.P. (2020). Inherited and de novo Bi-Allelic Pathogenic Variants in COL11A1 Result in Type 2 Stickler syndrome with Severe Hearing Loss. Mol Genet Genomic Med.:e1354. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1354
Wang A, Snead MP (2020). Scleral Buckling – a brief historical overview and current indications. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 258(3):467-478
Nixon TRW, Alexander P, Richards A, McNinch A, Bearcroft PWB, Cobben J, Snead MP (2019). Homozygous type IX collagen variants (COL9A1, COL9A2 and COL9A3) causing recessive Stickler syndrome – expanding the phenotype. Am J Med Genet., 179A:1498–1506
Grassi P, Alexander P, Poulson AV, Snead MP (2019). Re: Baumgarten et al.: Vitrectomy with and without encircling band for pseudophakic retinal detachment with inferior breaks: VIPER Study Report No. 3. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol., 257(4):843.
Nixon TRW, Richards AJ, Towns LK, Fuller G, Abbs S, Alexander P, McNinch A, Sandford R, Snead MP (2019). Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) loss of function mutation associated with Autosomal Dominant Stickler Syndrome and renal dysplasia. Eur J Hum Genet. 27(3):369-377.
Svasti-Salee CR, Dawkins RCH, Poulson AV, Snead MP (2019). Single Port Vitrectomy and ‘Oleodelamination’ for the Management of Retinal Detachment Complicated by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Retina, 39 Suppl 1:S125-S128
McArthur N. Rehm A, Shenker N, Richards AJ, McNinch AM, Poulson AV, Tanner J, Snead MP, Bearcroft P (2018). Stickler syndrome in children: a radiological review. Clinical Radiology. 73, 7, 678.e13-678.e18
Stefánsson E, Snead MP (2018). Rheology and the Eye: blood, tears and other humours. Eye, Eye (Lond). 2018 Feb;32(2):163
Chronopoulos A, Fallico M, Poulson AV, Snead MP (2018). A simple, inexpensive lasso for intraocular foreign body extraction. Retina, 38(4):862-864.
Scollo P, Snead MP, Richards AJ, Pollitt R, Devile C (2018). Bilateral Giant Retinal Tears in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. BMC Med Genet., 12;19(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s12881-018-0521-0.
Fincham G, James S, Spickett C, Hollingshead M, Thrasivoulou C, Poulson AV, McNinch A, Richards AJ, Snead D, Limb GA, Snead MP (2018). Posterior vitreous detachment and the posterior hyaloid membrane. Ophthalmology, 125:227- 236
Alexander P, Poulson A, McNinch A, Richards A, Snead M (2018). Type I membranous anomaly in Stickler syndrome. Ophthalmic Genet.;39(1):147
