Mr Avi Kulkarni

Professional statement

Mr Avi Kulkarni is a leading consultant ophthalmic surgeon, with over 25 years of experience based in Tunbridge Wells. He is a member of the team at Tunbridge Wells Eye Centre, focusing principally on glaucoma, trabeculectomy, aqueous shunts/implants, minimally invasive surgery (MIGS)- iStent and OMNI canaloplasty/ trabeculotomy.
 
Mr Kulkarni undertook his medical studies at the University of London, graduating in 1995. After training in ophthalmology in London, he specialised in managing glaucoma and complex, glaucoma-related cataract surgeries during clinical fellowships at King’s College & St Thomas’s Hospitals, and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
 
He heads the glaucoma service at King’s College Hospital, a prestigious London University teaching hospital and a founding member of King’s Health Partners, a pioneering UK Academic Health Science Centre.
 
Alongside his practice, Mr Kulkarni educates and trains medical and optometry students, as well as optometrists, orthoptists, and junior ophthalmologists. He has delivered lectures both nationally and internationally and offers clinical mentorship and educational supervision to junior ophthalmologists.