Mr. B Sumith Perera

Email: secretary@sumithperera.com

Tel: 07803 936 829

Consultant Cataract and Refractive Surgeon

Mr. Sumith Perera is one of the most experienced cataract and refractive surgeons in the country having performed more than 24,000 cataract and refractive procedures. He is highly skilled in using refractive lasers and is a UK pioneer in femtosecond lasers for cataract and refractive surgery.

After qualifying from the University of Colombo he won a prestigious World Health Organisation scholarship to study Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology London. Following completion of his training in the South Thames region and Moorfields Eye Hospital he joined the NHS in 1996. Currently he is a substantive consultant ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in cataract surgery and emergency eye care at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading and Prince Charles Eye Unit Windsor.

He trained in LASIK surgery in Chicago USA in 2001, and was one of the earliest surgeons to perform LASIK surgery in England. He is an accredited laser refractive surgeon having obtained the Certificate in Laser refractive Surgery from the Royal College of Ophthalmologist. He is in the Ophthalmology specialist register of the General Medical Council. He was awarded a distinction on completion of the University of Ulster Refractive Surgery Course.

Mr. Perera is passionate about teaching and has trained many surgeons in refractive and cataract surgery. He has regularly presented his work at international conferences and has been an invited speaker at many national and international meetings.

Patient Safety is paramount and Mr. Perera uses his clinical experience and expertise to give his patients the best possible advice and uses his surgical skills to achieve excellent visual outcomes.

 

Surgical Procedures Performed:

  LASIK

  LASEK

  Refractive lens Exchange with multifocal lens implants

  Small Incision Cataract Surgery with premium lens implants

  Femtosecond Cataract Surgery

 

Qualifications:

  MBBS University of Colombo

  DCEH University of London

  MRCOphth. Royal College of Ophthalmologist

  FRCS            Royal College of Surgeons

  Cert. LRS      Royal College of Ophthalmologist

Memberships:

  Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine

  Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

  Member of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons

  Member of the UK& Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

  Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

  Member of the British Medical Association

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