Mr. Nonavinakere Manjunatha (Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon)

About Mr. Nonavinakere Manjunatha

• Role: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
  
• Year of First Medical Qualification: 1998
  
• Location of Medical Training: India and UK
  
• Date Joined University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire: 2013
  
• Membership of Professional / National / Regional Bodies:
  o Fellow of Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
  o Member of American Academy of Ophthalmologists, USA
  o Member of Midland Ophthalmology Society
  
  
• Other Professional Details:
  Mr Nonavinakere Manjunatha is a highly qualified Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust since 2013. He has been a consultant since 2011, worked in Yorkshire. He has worked as Clinical Lead of Ophthalmology at UHCW for 8 years. Currently, he is lead consultant for Diabetic retinopathy Hospital eye services and Retinal vein occlusion procedures. He is the medical staffing lead of Ophthalmology at UHCW. He is also consultant liaison for the imaging in the department. Mr Manjunatha has a wealth of experience in performing cataract surgery and Medical Retina treatments.
  
  He graduated in 1998 and did an MD in Ophthalmology at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India. He then became a member of the prestigious Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He went on to carry out his sub-specialty training in medical retina and general ophthalmology including cataract surgery, as a senior clinical fellowship at Birmingham.
  
  Mr Manjunatha is very passionate about medical education and uses his considerable experience to act as both an educational supervisor and clinical supervisor for many trainees. He takes active part in teaching undergraduate students, with regular rotation of undergraduate students in his clinics. In addition, he provides skilled oversight as lead consultant for eye injection services and laser treatments at UHCW.
  
  Mr Manjunatha is an experienced researcher in the field of retina, with many national and international publications and presentations. He was a finalist for 'Leader of the year - 2019' at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, indicative of his leadership skills. His team were also finalists for the prestigious national 'HSJ awards', demonstrating their dedication to excellence.
  
  • Research profile (including publications):
  
  Principle investigator (PI) in Research Trails: Current: COAST study. I have completed 'COLUMBUS- AMD study' and ROBIN trail.
  Co-investigator for QUASAR, OPTAC (UHCW project), TALON, SEQUOIA, SOUL trails.
  
  Latest publications:
  
  o Restructuring emergency eye services during COVID-19 in a tertiary referral centre. British Journal of Hospital Medicine; 2020 Dec 2:81(12): 1-8. Doi: 10.12968
  o Work based concerns and personal implications of COVID-19. Eye Journal, July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-1071-1
  o Quality Assurance in the Diabetes Retinal Screening Programme: Evaluating the benefit of universal re-grading of normal images. Diabetic Medicine. February 2012; 29 (2): 287–288
  o Goat eye with human nucleus for phacoemulsification training. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2011; 37 (10): 1916 to 1917.
  o Roth’s spot: an ocular cause. British Medical Journal 2010; 341:c5787
  o Isolated trichomegaly causing mechanical Ptosis. Journal of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2008 Dec; Vol 45; 384
  o Abnormal head posture in a patient with normal ocular motility- Sandifer syndrome. Journal of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2008; 45: 57-58
  o Insertion of a bandage contact lens with Minims. Eye & Contact Lens: Science and Clinical Practice Mar 2007; 33(2): 89-90,
  o Large metallic fragment deposition in the angle after phacoemulsification and its removal. Eye 2007; 21: 295-296
  o Pthriasis pubis: Presentation to Ophthalmologist as pthriasis palpebrarum with keratitis. International journal of STD and AIDS. 2006 June; 17(6): 424-426
  o Retinopathy of Prematurity screening by non-retinologists. Indian journal of Paediatrics. 2006 June; 73(6): 515-518
  o Posterior staphyloma: Can it be retinal detachment or tumour? Optometry in Practice. (Journal of the college of Optometrists, UK) 2006; Vol 7, 17-22. Editorial Comments by Dr. RJ. Watkins, Optometry in Practice. 2006; Vol 7, 20.
  o Central retinal artery occlusion in dural carotid cavernous fistula. Retina. 2002 Aug; 22(4): 493-494
  o Author of a chapter in an Ophthalmology test book: Pathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurity. A Practical Approach to Retinopathy of Prematurity: Screening and Management, SSM Enterprises, First edition, 2001, 35-36
  
  
  
• Special Interests:
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  Cataract
  o Medical Retina
  o Diabetic Retinopathy
  o Age-related Macular Degeneration
  o Retinal Vein Occlusions
  
  

Contact Information

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry
CV2 2DX

Secretary: Molly Watson
Direct Line 02476 965649