Speciality: Medical Retina and General Ophthalmology

Royal Australian and New Zealand College				Nov    2007	    of Ophthalmologists


Royal College of Ophthalmologists (UK)
FRCOphth									Sept    2006
MRCOphth Part 3								Sept    2000
MRCOphth Part 2								Nov    1999
MRCOphth Part 1								April   1998

United Medical and Dental Schools of					1990 - 1996
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals (UMDS)
University of London
MBBS Degree July 1996

United Medical and Dental Schools of					1992 - 1993
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals (UMDS)
University of London
Intercalated BSc. in Biochemistry
Second Class (Upper) Honours

Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Melbourne
(February 2007 to date)

•	Consultant in Medical Retina and Ocular Immunology clinics
•	Research into the predictors of outcome following treatment for Neovascular AMD.

Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Melbourne
(February 2007- February 2009)

•	Fellowship experience in Medical Retina and Ocular Immunology
•	Broad exposure to wide range of Medical Retinal and Inflammatory eye diseases
•	Experience in photodynamic therapy and intravitreal injections for macular degeneration
•	Supervision of junior colleagues
•	Investigator in several Pharmaceutical company sponsored drug trials in macular degeneration and retinal vascular disease/ diabetes. 
•	Research into the predictors of outcome following treatment for Neovascular AMD.


North Thames Ophthalmology Specialist Registrar Rotation 
(March 2002- September 2006)				

Moorfields Eye Hospital (Year 5)
Mar ’06- Feb ’07
•	Fellowship experience in Medical Retinal 
•	Broad exposure to wide range of Medical Retinal and Inflammatory eye diseases
•	Senior service resident for the Medical Retina service
•	Management experience coordinating the timetable of the resident and fellows
•	Further experience in posterior segment laser and intravitreal injections
•	Supervision of junior colleagues
•	Investigator in the Posurdex® trial for central and branch retinal vein occlusions. 

Moorfields Eye Hospital (Year 4)
Mar ’05- Mar ’06
•	Sub-speciality experience in Vitreo-retinal, Medical Retinal and Adnexal services
•	Teaching of Juniors & medical students
•	Further exposure to Eye casualty on the Senior on call rota
•	Management experience

PUBLICATIONS
 


1.	Wickremasinghe S, Chong, E, Guymer R. Lifestyle and AMD. (Expert Reviews in Ophthlamology In press)
 
2.	Wickremasinghe S, Ling C, Stawell R, et al. Acute syphilitic uveitis in gay men. (Ophthalmology In press)

3.	Wickremasinghe S, Pakrou N, Lim L et al. Non necrotising retinal arteriolitis in chronic herpetic anterior uveitis. (Ophthalmology In Press)

4.	Wickremasinghe S, Lim L. Serous retinal detachment associated with APMPPE. (Retina Cases and Brief Reports In Press)

5.	EN Herbert, S Wickremasinghe, P Luthert, et al. Light microscopy of fluid aspirated from macular holes at the time of surgery and the effect of aspiration on persistent outer retinal defects. A pilot study. (Clin Exp Ophthalmol. In Press.)

6.	Wickremasinghe S, Michalova K, Gilhotra J et al. Acute severe intraocular inflammation following intra-vitreous injections of bevacizumab for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. (Ophthalmology In press)

7.	Wickremasinghe S, Michalova K, Guymer RH. Wound leak following intravitreal bevacizumab. (Retina Cases & Brief Reports In press)

8.	Wickremasinghe S, Rogers S, Gillies M et al. Retinal vascular caliber changes after intravitreal treatment for diabetic macular edema. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. In press)

9.	Wickremasinghe S, Dansingani K, Liyanage S, et al. Ocular presentations of breast cancer. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2007;85:133-42.

10.	Andreou P, Wickremasinghe S, Asaria R et al. A Comparison of HRT II and GDx imaging for glaucoma detection in a primary care eye Clinic setting. Eye 2006;25:739-41.

11.	Wickremasinghe S, Smith G, Pullum K, Buckley R. Acute hydrops masquerading as corneal graft rejection. Cornea 2006

12.	Wickremasinghe S, Smith G, Stevens J. Comparison of dynamic digital pupillometry and static measurements of pupil size in determining scotopic pupil size prior to refractive surgery. J Cat Ref Surg. 2005;6:1171-6. 

13.	Lim K, Wickremasinghe S, Khaw P, Cordeiro M. Accuracy of intraocular pressure measurements in New Zealand White rabbits. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005;46(7):2419-23.

14.	Uranchimeg D, Yip J, Lee PS, Patel D, Wickremasinghe S, Wong TY, Foster PJ. Cross-sectional differences in axial length of young adults living in urban and rural communities in Mongolia. Asian J Ophthalmol. 2005; 7(4): 133-139.

15.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Pavesio C. Review of Cystoid macular oedema. Surv Ophthalmol. 2004 Sep-Oct;49(5):470-90.

16.	Wickremasinghe S, Foster P, Devereaux J et al. The relationship between axial length of the globe and refraction in Mongolian people. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.  2004;45(3):776-83.

17.	Vella M, Wickremasinghe S, Gupta N et al. YAG capsulotomy, an unusual complication. Eye 2004;18(2):193.

18.	Wickremasinghe S, Tranos P, Davey C. Valsalva retinopathy in pregnancy, implications for delivery. Acta Ophthal Scand. 2003;81(4):420-2. 

19.	Hildebrand G, Wickremasinghe S, Tranos P, Harris M, Little B. The efficacy of anterior chamber decompression in controlling early post-operative IOP spikes following uncomplicated phacoemulsification. J Cat Ref Surg. 2003;29(6):1087-92.

20.	Wickremasinghe S, Tranos P, Sinclair N, Andreou P, Little B. Visual perception during phacoemulsification cataract surgery under Sub-Tenons anaesthesia. Eye 2003;17(4):501-5.

21.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Sinclair N, Foster P, Harris M, Little B. Visual perception during phacoemulsification cataract surgery under topical and regional anesthesia. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2003;81(2):118-22.

22.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Mearza A, Asaria R, Little B. Same versus first post operative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification. Are we overtreating the day cases? J Cat Ref Surg. 2003;29(3):508-12.

23.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Hundal K, Foster P, Jagger J. Exudative retinal detachment as a feature of HELLP syndrome. Eye 2002; 16: 491-2

24.	Tranos P, Andreou P, Wickremasinghe S, Brazier J. Pseudohyopyon as a feature of multiple myeloma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002; 120: 87-88.  

25.	Wickremasinghe S, Asaria R, Davey C. Blunt trauma causing rupture of radial keratotomy incisions. Eye News, August-September 2001.










ORAL PRESENTATIONS


1.	An unusual case of proptosis. North Thames Regional Study Day, February 2001

2.	Ocular biometry and refraction in Mongolian adults. SERI-ARVO, Singapore, February 2003

3.	Cataract surgery complications. North Thames Regional Study Day, February 2005

4.	Dietary risk factors for Age related macular degeneration. AMD Symposium, October 2007 

5.	Acute intraocular inflammation following intravitreous bevacizumab for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, Oxford Congress, July 2008

6.	New treatments in neovascular AMD. ANZSRS satellite meeting November 2008

7.	Acute intraocular inflammation following intravitreous bevacizumab for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, RANZCO meeting, November 2008


POSTERS


1.	Wickremasinghe S, Smith G, Stevens J. Comparison of dynamic digital pupillometry and static measurements of pupil size in determining scotopic pupil size prior to refractive surgery. (SERI-ARVO, February 2005)

2.	Wickremasinghe S, Lim K, Merriman M et al. The Outcome of the Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Implant with Hoffman modification for Pars Plana Implanatation. (ARVO, May 2004)

3.	Wickremasinghe S, Tranos P, Sinclair N, Little B, Harris M. Visual Perception under Sub-Tenons anaesthesia (Oxford Congress, July 2002)

4.	Hildebrand G, Wickremasinghe S, Tranos P, Harris M, Little B. The efficacy of anterior chamber decompression in controlling early post-operative IOP spikes following uncomplicated phacoemulsification. (ASCRS, June 2002).

5.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Mearza A, Asaria R, Little B. Same versus first post operative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification. Are we overtreating the day cases? (Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress, May 2002)

6.	Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Davey C, Mehta R. Ocular complications of Fabry’s disease. (Cannes, April 2002).

7.	Wickremasinghe S, Sinclair N, Tranos P, Asaria R, Harris M. Visual perception during phacoemulsification cataract surgery under topical and regional anaesthesia. (Oxford Congress, July 2001).

8.	Lim K, Wickremasinghe S, Khaw P, Cordeiro M. Accuracy of intraocular pressure measurements in New Zealand White rabbits. (ARVO, May 2001).

9.	Wickremasinghe S, Swaminathan R. Investigation of glycosylated haemoglobin in young and old red blood cells (Poster presentation, 1994).

10.	Wickremasinghe S, Evans R. Studies of Transferrin in patients with thalassaemia (European Iron Club, 1993).




RESEARCH IN BASIC SCIENCES



United Medical and Dental Schools of					1994
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals (UMDS)
Department of Clinical Biochemistry. Investigation of glycosylated haemoglobin in young red cells as a marker of short term diabetic control. 



United Medical and Dental Schools of					1992 - 1993
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals (UMDS)
Department of Biochemistry.  The evaluation of novel chelators in the treatment of iron overload.