Manoj Parulekar

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Mr. Manoj Parulekar is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Birmingham Childrens Hospital and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Parulekar is involved in clinical and basic science research, collaborating with biomedical scientists and other academics in UK and abroad to develop and evaluate new treatments and diagnostic tests for a variety of eye conditions. He is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

Mr Parulekar has a major interest in international ophthalmology, contributing to and learning from ophthalmic services in developing countries. He is a trustee of Sightsavers International, a charity dealing with prevention and treatment of blindness. He is involved with the Vision 2020 links programme and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, developing ophthalmology services in Africa (Tanzania).

Mr Parulekar contributes actively to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is program secretary, scientific committee and paediatric sub-committee member, and on the microsurgical training faculty. He is treasurer of the

Oxford Ophthalmological Congress.