Miss Varuni Gunasekera, Consultant Opthalmologist
 

Clinics (Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital)

Monday afternoon: General clinic and monthly cataract clinic

Tuesday morning: Medical Retina clinic and monthly uveitis clinic

Wednesday afternoon: Diabetic macular oedema treatment clinic

Thursday morning: Laser clinic

Thursday afternoon: Diabetic eye disease clinic

Alternate Friday mornings: Laser clinic


Specialist interests

Cataract surgery

Medical Retinal conditions including diabetic eye conditions

Treatment of diabetic macular oedema with intra-vitreal anti-VEGF injections

Steroid implants

Laser treatments for a variety of conditions 


Qualifications and training

Cambridge University MB.BChir 2002

M.A. (cantab) Medical Sciences: Pharmacology 2003

Member of the Royal College of Physicians

Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists

On the General Medical Council Specialist Register for Ophthalmology

After completing general medical training, I completed specialist ophthalmic training in the Oxford region and undertook further specialist Medical Retina training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.


Other interests

My hobbies include swimming, reading and travelling to new places.

Married to David, with two school-age children.