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= Dr. Sumith Perera = Dr. Sumith Perera is a renowned Consultant Cataract and Refractive Surgeon based in the United Kingdom. He is one of the most experienced cataract and refractive surgeons in the country having performed more than 30,000 cataract and refractive procedures. He is highly skilled in using refractive lasers and is a UK pioneer in femtosecond lasers for cataract and refractive surgery.

Early Life and Education
After qualifying from the University of Colombo he won a prestigious World Health Organisation scholarship to study Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology London. Following completion of his training in the South Thames region and Moorfields Eye Hospital he joined the NHS in 1996. He has been a substantive consultant ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in cataract surgery and emergency eye care at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading and Prince Charles Eye Unit Windsor. He trained in LASIK surgery in Chicago USA in 2001, and was one of the earliest surgeons to perform LASIK surgery in England. He is an accredited laser refractive surgeon having obtained the Certificate in Laser refractive Surgery from the Royal College of Ophthalmologist. He is in the Ophthalmology specialist register of the General Medical Council. He was awarded a distinction on completion of the University of Ulster Refractive Surgery Course.

Career
Dr. Perera began has been a consultant position at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading and Prince Charles Eye Unit Windsor. He is also associated with Focus Clinic Wimpole Street London, Berkshire Independent Hospital Reading, and New Hall Hospital Salisbury. His name is listed on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council in Ophthalmology.

Dr. Perera is passionate about teaching and has trained many surgeons in refractive and cataract surgery. He has regularly presented his work at international conferences and has been an invited speaker at many national and international meetings.