Mr Mfazo Hove
Mr Hove
MBChB MD FRCOphth CertLRS
Lead Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Founder of Blue Fin Vision®
Having performed over 50,000 intra-ocular and vision correction procedures, Mr Mfazo Hove stands among the UK’s most experienced ophthalmic surgeons. His surgical precision and evidence-based approach attract patients from across the UK and internationally, whilst his commitment to transparency has earned him over 530 verified five-star reviews and consecutive Doctify Outstanding Patient Care Awards in 2024 and 2025.
Mr Hove founded Blue Fin Vision® to deliver consultant-led care of the highest standard, with a flagship private clinic on Harley Street and additional centres across London and the South East. Blue Fin Vision® now operates three Central London locations (Harley Street, Weymouth Street Hospital, and the London Cataract Centre on Wimpole Street), alongside regional centres in Chelmsford (Essex), Hatfield (Hertfordshire), and Chase Lodge Hospital (North London). Each location maintains identical clinical standards, advanced diagnostics, and a seamlessly integrated patient record system, ensuring continuity of care wherever you’re seen.
Blue Fin Vision® has become synonymous with combining world-class surgical expertise with an uncompromisingly premium patient experience. From personalised consultations and meticulous pre-operative assessments to en-suite recovery rooms, fine dining, and thoughtful celebratory touches, every stage of the journey is designed to feel as reassuring as it is life changing. Reflecting his absolute trust in the technology he offers, Mr Hove chose Zeiss premium lenses for his own vision correction, a powerful expression of his commitment to delivering the very best for his patients.
About Mr Hove
Mr Hove graduated with a First-Class degree in Medicine from the University of Liverpool in 2002 before beginning his ophthalmology career in Eastbourne as a Senior House Officer. Following a rotation through St Thomas’ Hospital, he obtained his MRCOphth and spent 2.5 years at Moorfields Eye Hospital as a Cataract Research Fellow, conducting research on multifocal lenses that led to an MD qualification.
His specialist registrar training was completed on the prestigious North Thames Ophthalmology rotation, which includes Moorfields Eye Hospital. He achieved his FRCOphth, was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), and entered the GMC Specialist Register. Subsequently, he undertook fellowships at Moorfields in Medical Retina, Cataracts, and Eye Casualty, later working as a Locum Consultant in both the Cataract and Eye Casualty services.
Mr Hove then became a Substantive Consultant at the Western Eye Hospital (Imperial College Healthcare), where he also served as Lead for Eye Casualty. In 2022, he transitioned to full-time private practice to focus exclusively on delivering the individualised, unhurried care that his patients deserve.
He continues contributing to the profession as a Spamedica Clinical Supervisor, training the next generation of ophthalmologists through hands-on mentorship and surgical education. Mr Hove holds the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (CertLRS), passed in 2017, and has extensive experience across all refractive surgery procedures including LASIK, LASEK, SMILE, ICL implantation, refractive lens exchange, and intra-ocular lens exchange. In the past four years alone, he has performed over 25,000 procedures.
Mr Hove also serves as a Medical Consultant to Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, a global leader in ophthalmic technology and innovation. This role reflects his expertise in advanced surgical techniques and his contribution to the development and refinement of cutting-edge ophthalmic solutions, with regular presentations of his clinical findings at international professional conferences.
Beyond his clinical work, Mr Hove has built a dedicated following of over 20,000 on Instagram, where he shares accessible, evidence-based content on eye health, surgical procedures, and vision correction. His passion for making complex medical topics understandable has established him as a trusted public educator and advocate for informed patient choice.
Surgery & Treatments
Mr Hove provides a comprehensive range of surgical and non-surgical treatments to correct vision, manage eye disease, improve eyelid function, and rejuvenate the eye area.
He assesses, diagnoses, manages, and treats a wide spectrum of eye conditions, including:
- Refractive vision problems (short-sightedness, long-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia)
- Diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Dry eye and ocular surface disease
- Post-cataract and retinal complications
- Medical and surgical retinal (vitreoretinal) conditions
- Eye floaters (including YAG vitreolysis laser treatment)
His surgical expertise encompasses:
- Laser eye surgery (LASIK, PRK, LASEK, SMILE, PRESBYOND©, PresbyMAX©)
- Lens procedures including cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange, ICL surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy
- Eyelid and oculoplastic surgery such as blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, entropion/ectropion correction, chalazion removal, and xanthelasma removal
- Ocular surface surgery including pterygium, pinguecula, and conjunctival naevus removal.
Recognition and Clinical Excellence
Mr Hove – Spear’s 500 Top Recommended Ophthalmic Surgeon 2025. This distinction places him at the highest tier awarded to any ophthalmologist in the Index, reflecting peer validation, patient testimony, and documented surgical outcomes. Mr Hove is currently the highest-ranked ophthalmologist in this prestigious benchmark of private client excellence.
As Consultant Ophthalmologist and Founder of Blue Fin Vision®, he is also featured in the Tatler Address Book 2026, which celebrates the UK’s most trusted eye surgeons. His inclusion highlights Blue Fin Vision®’s five-star patient feedback, published surgical outcomes, and premium, surgeon-led care across all locations.
With over 530 verified five-star reviews on Doctify and consecutive Outstanding Patient Care Awards in both 2024 and 2025, Mr Hove has established Blue Fin Vision® as a benchmark for patient-centred medicine. This remarkable consistency of patient satisfaction and independently verified excellence distinguishes Blue Fin Vision® in the UK’s private ophthalmology sector.
Professional Memberships
Medical Advisory Committee Positions
- Freedom Vision Medical Advisory Committee
- Phoenix Hospital Chelmsford Medical Advisory Committee
- One Hatfield Hospital Medical Advisory Committee
Industry Consultancy
Mr Hove is a paid consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, contributing clinical insights into lens-based surgery and presenting his findings at professional conferences.
Mr Hove’s Posterior Capsular Rupture (PCR) Data
Posterior capsular rupture (PCR) is the most common and the most important intraoperative complication during cataract surgery. When it occurs, there is:
6 fold risk of noticeably worse vision
20 fold risk of post cataract retinal detachment
17 fold risk of severe bleeding into the eye during surgery
7 fold risk of post-operative infection (endophthalmitis).
Although PCR is occasionally unavoidable, it is generally accepted as an indicator of surgical quality.
Mr Hove’s commitment to transparency extends to publicly available surgical outcome data. His Posterior Capsule Rupture (PCR) rates, as recorded in the National Ophthalmology Database, demonstrate exceptional surgical quality that consistently exceeds national benchmarks.
National Ophthalmology Database: Data showing percentage without PCR
| Year | National | Mr Hove |
Number of Operations |
Within Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 – 25 |
* |
99.80% |
5600 |
|
|
2023 – 24 |
* |
99.64% |
6159 |
|
|
2022 – 23 |
98.9% |
99.75% |
7279 |
|
|
2021 – 22 |
98.9% |
99.73% |
6271 |
|
*Data from the National Ophthalmology Database is not currently available for 2023 – 2025.
