Mr Kamalarajah – Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with Expertise in Oculoplastic Surgery for Dermatologic Conditions
Mr Kamalarajah is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Oculoplastic, Lacrimal, and Orbital disorders, with extensive experience in surgical procedures relevant to dermatology.
He graduated in Medicine from the University of Dundee in 1991 and completed specialist training in ophthalmology at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, between 1994 and 2002. He subsequently undertook a one-year fellowship in Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2002–2003), one of the world’s leading centres for eye and eyelid surgery.
His academic work includes research on post-surgical infections and intraocular device-associated biofilms, for which he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree from Queen’s University Belfast in 2002.
Mr Kamalarajah held a Consultant Ophthalmologist position with a focus on Oculoplastic Surgery in the Western Trust from 2003 to 2011. He is currently a Consultant at the Belfast Trust, Cathedral Eye Clinic and Cathedral Dermatology, where he continues to provide specialist surgical care.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and a member of the British Medical Association (BMA) and British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS).
His oculoplastic procedures of relevance to dermatology include:
- Excision and reconstruction of periocular skin cancers
- Eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision or trauma
- Cosmetic eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
- Brow lift procedures for aesthetic and functional rejuvenation
- Socket reconstruction using grafts for complex periocular defects
- Eyelid ptosis repair
- Use of eyelid gold weights for facial nerve palsy
- Management of watery eyes (e.g. DCR, lacrimal stents) where skin incision or reconstruction is required