Miss Poorna Abeysiri MRCS(Ed), M Med Ed, FRCOphth was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
Reviews
Explained all aspects of treatment, and instructions clear and precise.
The dr operated on my cataract and my vision has improved significantly. I saw Dr Abeysiri in outpatients and I was very satisfied with her professionalism.
I have been seeing Dr Abeysiri for about 6 months for my Glaucoma condition. She explained the situation in detailed to me and provided all possible options to manage the situation. I have found her very knowledgeable in her field especially her expertise in glaucoma. She is very helpful, explain the situation in details and always responded to my queries with satisfaction.
Dr Abeysiri was very thorough explained everything very well.
I have seen Dr Abeysiri and her team a few times, in both an emergency situation and for longer term care. I have been so very grateful for the wonderful care that I have received. As a Senior Nursing Sister in a previous life, I have been very impressed with the staff and running of the queens eye unit and understand how busy it must be. the medical and nursing quality of care has been excellent and also have found receptionists, medical secretaries and administrators all extremely polite and very helpful. A special mention to Dr Charlotte B who was amazing during my emergency and i am so very grateful to her and Dr Abeysiri . Well done to all the team. You are doing such a fantastic job!
Specialises in
- Ophthalmology
Profile
Miss Abeysiri is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust where she provides a general NHS ophthalmology service and specialist services in cataract and glaucoma. She has held posts with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists as College Tutor, Regional Advisor and Fellowship Examiner and is the Clinical Lead for Glaucoma.
She has over 10 years of service as an NHS consultant and extensive experience in cataract and glaucoma surgery, including high-volume, phacoemulsification cataract surgery and complex cataract surgery using extra-capsular and intra-capsular techniques with very good results.She has completed fellowship training in glaucoma and cornea and cataract and has experience from Moorfields Eye Hospital and The Western Eye Hospital, UK and Dunedin University Hospital, New Zealand.
She undertakes all forms of cataract surgery including complex, high-risk cataract surgery and refractive cataract surgery for reduction of spectacle dependence and all forms of glaucoma surgery including trabeculectomy filtration surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.
She treats all common conditions such as dry eyes and blepharitis and undertakes minor operations of the eyelids such as surgery on lid cysts.