Mr Romesh Angunawela BM, MD, FRCOphth, FRCS, Cert LRS is a consultant eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and leading specialist in laser eye surgery, cataract & lens replacement surgery and corneal transplant. He is Director for corneal training at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Clinical Lead for the Moorfields Lions Eye Bank. He graduated 1997 and has been a doctor for over 20 years, working in neurosurgery and maxillofacial surgery before specialising in ophthalmic surgery for the last 20 years.
Mr Angunawela was awarded a doctorate (MD) from the University of London for his thesis on corneal wound healing after laser eye surgery with Professor John Marshall OBE. He completed his clinical training at St Thomas’ Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital following which he completed two and a half years of specialist fellowship training in cornea and lens surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and with Professor Donald Tan and Professor Jodhbir Mehta at the Singapore National Eye Centre. He holds the Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery (Cert LRS), Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was given an achievement award by the American Academy of Ophthalmologists.
In 2018 he established Ophthalmic Consultant of London with other leading eye surgeons.
Romesh is a founding partner of Ophthalmic Consultants of London and is available for consultation and surgery at New Cavendish Street, where he specialises in laser eye surgery, refractive lens surgery, cataract surgery and corneal transplant.
As a consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Mr Romesh Angunawela also sees and treats patients at Moorfields Private*
*Ophthalmic Consultants of London™ and Moorfields Private Eye Hospital are independent of each other. Consultants employed by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust are able to see and treat private patients
Laser Eye Surgery
Laser Eye Surgery: LASIK
Laser Eye Surgery: LASEK
Refractive Lens Exchange
Cataract Surgery
Phakic IOL’s
Corneal Transplantation
Keratoconus Management
Advanced Surface Ablation
Reading Vision Correction
Romesh Angunawela has appeared in national top 10 surgeon lists for cataract surgery and laser eye surgery in the UK. He has won a multitude of national and international awards and is considered an expert in the fields of cataract and lens surgery, laser eye surgery and corneal transplant surgery. These include the following:
Romesh was awarded a higher doctorate (MD) for research into healing after laser eye surgery His research into eye surgery continues, including the following:
Awarded best paper by the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) or research into corneal wound healing after laser eye surgery. Best paper in refractive surgery by UKISCRS for comparison of wound healing after LASEK laser surgery and epi-LASIK. He has also published multiple research papers on the early development of the SMILE laser eye surgery technique.
Awarded best paper by the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) for his description of the fish tail technique for complex cataract surgery.
Awarded best paper by the UKISCRS and American Academy of Ophthalmologists for his research on optimising outcomes of endothelial transplant surgery for Fuchs’ Dystrophy. Mr Angunawela is one of the handful of surgeons in the UK that perform DMEK surgery for Fuchs’ dystrophy
Awarded best paper in refractive surgery by UKISCRS for research paper into corneal collagen crosslinking efficacy with contact lens masking. Mr Angunawela is also one of the first surgeons to perform Avedro Curv topography guided crosslinking.
Mr Angunawela’s team at Moorfields Private Eye Hospital were awarded the prestigious National Patient Safety Award in 2017 for their work in identifying complications arising from a common combination of medications used after cataract surgery. This triggered a national alert and prevention of harm action. A research paper arising from this work is in publication. The group were shortlisted for the same award in 2018 for their work in managing infection after corneal transplant.
Romesh has published over 50 research papers and 2 book chapters.
As a lecturer to medical students at St George’s, University of London, Romesh has received commendations for his teaching. He is also faculty on the University College of London’s MSc program in ophthalmology. He teaches regularly on courses as part of the European Society of Cataract Surgeons, including highly rated courses on cataract surgery, DSAEK surgery for Fuchs’ dystrophy and complex lens exchange in cataract surgery. He is responsible as Director for the internationally renowned corneal fellowship program at Moorfields Eye Hospital and trains junior eye surgeons each year.
Romesh has travelled to the Nubra Valley to treat people as part of the Himalayan Vision Project, which aims to bring modern health care to these remote communities as part of the Himalayan Health Project. He continues to support the charity.
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