Mr Bhaskar Gupta

I am a Consultant Ophthalmologist based at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust since 2017, with an interest in the vitreoretinal disorders (posterior segment) of the eye and cataract surgery. I qualified in medicine in 2001 from B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, in India and went on to complete a master’s degree in ophthalmology from the same institute gaining a Gold Medal and went on to gain a higher research degree (DM) from Cranfield University, UK. I studied ethnic variation in diabetic retinopathy in London. In 2015 I completed my specialist ophthalmology training in the U.L. with a South West Peninsular Deanery. Subsequently, I went on to undertake two years of sub-specialty training in vitreoretinal disorder at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and University Hospital Southampton. I specialise in treating patients with vitreoretinal disorders, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. I have sub-specialised in treatments of retinal conditions like retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, and vitreous floaters. To date I have performed more than 21000 cataract surgeries including complex cataract , trauma and more than 3000 vitrectomies. I am involved in charitable work. I support two charity organisations Khmer Sight, Cambodia and BKL Walawalkar Charitable Trust, India, where I teach and perform cataract surgery. I am trying to set up diabetic screening services at these sites. I am actively involved in research. I have higher research degree and more than 60 peer review publications. I am actively involved in research and currently PI for numerous clinical and genetic trials looking at newer treatments for wet macular degeneration and retinal detachment(TIGER, VELODROME, ACCENT, GREEN, COMBAT)

Surgical Retina (Vitreo Retina). Management of macular holes, epiretinal membrane, floaters, cataract, age related maculopathy, vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment