about
Who we are
Oculus Health is a specialist medical practice providing high quality ophthalmic services at several locations in London
what we do
a high quality experience
We provide expert, specialist diagnosis, counselling and treatment for a wide range of acute and chronic eye conditions. Patients can expect impeccable service from highly experienced consultant ophthalmologists who will tailor advice and treatment individually for their specific condition and needs.
tailored care
We individually tailor care for patients, from expert diagnosis, through to counselling and advice about treatment options and prognosis, and ultimately formulation of bespoke medical and surgical treatment plans with appropriate follow-up.
aim
Our aim at Oculus Health is to provide state of the art eye care for patients with glaucoma, ocular hypertension, cataracts and general eye complaints.
patient-centred approach
We employ a holistic, patient-centred approach, helping patients to fully understand their conditions and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment through expert, specialist guidance and counselling about the available treatment options.
The Founder
Avi Kulkarni,
director of Oculus Health
Mr Avi Kulkarni is the director of Oculus Health and is an experienced consultant ophthalmologist based at the London Clinic and King's College Hospital, where he is the lead glaucoma consultant. He specialises in glaucoma and cataract surgery,as well as general ophthalmology and eye emergencies. Mr Kulkarni performs minimally invasive glaucoma surgery,such as Istent implant, as well as trabeculectomy, Baerveldt and Ahmed shunts, Preserflo microshunt and Omni canaloplasty and trabeculotomy. He offers a wide range of laser treatments for glaucoma including selective laser trabeculoplasty, laser iridoplasty, laser iridotomy and cyclodiode laser.
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Mr Kulkarni is a highly experienced cataract surgeon and trainer for cataract surgery. As well as undertaking routine cataract surgery, he frequently operates on advanced, complex cases, including those with glaucoma and angle closure, which require specialised techniques to ensure the very best surgical outomes.
Following his graduation in 1995 from the University of London, Mr Kulkarni undertook advanced, clinical glaucoma fellowships at King's College & St Thomas' Hospitals and Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he gained specialist expertise in the management of glaucoma and complex glaucoma-related cataract surgery. He worked at a number of prestigious hospitals in London before being appointed as a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in glaucoma at King's College Hospital in 2009.
Mr Kulkarni is passionate about medical education and currently mentors and trains medical students, orthoptists, optometrists, and junior ophthalmologists. He has trained many UK and international glaucoma fellows to perform specialist glaucoma surgery, with expertise in medical, laser, and complex surgical management of glaucoma and glaucoma-associated cataracts. These fellows are now all successful glaucoma surgeons practising as specialists in the United Kingdom and across the world, including Switzerland, Canada, Singapore and Australia.
