Dr Rupal Morjaria
Ophthalmology
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Dr Rupal Morjaria

Ophthalmologist in Birmingham

MBChB FRCOphth PhD

GMC: 6122403

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Dr Rupal Morjaria is a leading consultant ophthalmologist. She is experienced in all aspects of ophthalmology with a specific interest in medical retina diseases, including macular degeneration, diabetes, uveitis and retinal genetics. To date, she has performed over 2,000 cataract surgeries. Dr Morjaria has also carried out over 2,000 retinal and YAG laser procedures and over 5,000 injections into and around the eye.

Dr Morjaria often uses steroids and VEGF treatments such as Eylea, Lucentis, and Avastin for retinal conditions. She is the retinal genetics lead in her department, and she oversees and triages patients with all eye conditions from the second biggest eye casualty department in the UK.

After her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Birmingham University, Dr Morjaria carried out ophthalmology training at the West Midlands Deanery. She completed a 3-year specialist fellowship and PhD at the Oxford Deanery based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. She studied the impact of eye disease on sleep/awake patterns for her PhD which was awarded to her by the University College London and Oxford University in 2018. Dr Morjaria was previously a locum medical retina and uveitis consultant at Queen Elizabeth, University Hospitals Birmingham.

She has completed all the core medical and surgical training required by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and has obtained the level of competency required in each subspecialty. She is a clinical supervisor to ophthalmology trainees and nurses. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed research articles, has lectured nationally and internationally and taught extensively in her field.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6122403

Professional experience

• More than 15 years of experience
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Spire Little Aston Hospital (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Edgbaston Eye Consultants (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, The Westbourne Centre (present)

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Sub-specialties

• Cataract surgery
• YAG laser capsulotomy
• Retinal laser
• Intravitreal injection
• Diabetic eye disease
• Macular degeneration
• Retinal vein occlusion
• Macular oedema
• Blepharitis
• Dry eye

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Positions in public associations

• Medical Retina & Genetics Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
• UK Eye Genetics Group
• Midland Ophthalmology Society

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Education

• CCT, West Midlands Deanery (2018)
• PhD, University College London (2018)
• FRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2013)
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Birmingham (2005)

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Publications and conferences

• Morjaria R, Kidess A, Denniston AK. Eponymous syndromes. Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology. 4th Edition.
• Holly Bridge, Gaelle S. L. Coullon, Rupal Morjaria, Rebecca Trossman, Catherine E Warnaby, Brian Leatherbarrow, Russell G. Foster & Susan M. Downes. The Effect of Congenital and Acquired Bilateral Anophthalmia on Brain Structure. Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2020 Nov.
• Morjaria R, Alexander I, Purbrick R, Safa R, Chong NV, Wulff K, Foster RG, Downes SM. Impact of Diabetic Retinopathy on Sleep and Mood. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 Aug; 60(10):3421.
• Fusi-Rubiano W, Mukherjee C, Lane M, Tsaloumas MD, Glover N, Kidess A, Denniston AK, Palmer HE, Manna A, Morjaria R. Treating diabetic macular oedema (DMO): real world UK clinical outcomes for the 0.19mg Fluocinolone Acetonide intravitreal implant (Iluvien™) at 2 years. BMC Ophthalmology. 2018 Feb;(18):63
• Morjaria R. Does Peppa Pig Encourages Inappropriate Use of Primary Care Resources? BMJ Letter. 2017 Dec 13.
• Morjaria R, Mahendiran T, Kidess A, Kolli S. A Dropped Lens. BMJ Minerva. 2017 Dec.
• Sachdev A, Edington M, Morjaria R, Chong NV. Comparing Micro-perimetric and Structural Findings in Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetic Macular Edema. Retina. 2017 Nov;39(3):446-451.
• Morjaria R, Crombie R, Patel A. Retained Contact Lenses. BMJ 2017.
• Edington M, Sachdev A, Morjaria R, Chong NV. Structural-functional correlation in patients with diabetic macular edema. Retina 2017 May;37(5):881-885.
• Sachdev A, Edington M, Morjaria R, Chong V. Comparing macular thickness measurements in patients with diabetic macular edema with the Optos Spectral OCT/SLO and Heidelberg Spectralis HRA + OCT. Vision. 2017 Mar;1(1):2.
• Alexander I, Morjaria R, Watkins K, Leatherbarrow B, Black G, Bridge H, Foster R, Downes S, Wulff K. The impact of ocular deficits on sleep and mood: A case series study. Journal of Sleep Research. 2016 (25):199. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Kiire C, Morjaria R, Chong V. MIDME; Intravitreal pegaptanib for the treatment of ischemic diabetic macular edema. Clinical Ophthalmology. Dec 2015: 11 (9); 2305-11.
• Morjaria R, Tsaloumas M, Shah P. An atypical presentation of patent foramen ovale. JRSMOpen. 2015 Aug;19(6).
• Morjaria R, Sood V, Denniston A, Kavi M, Palmer H. Lowering the Limit: reducing the CD4 T cell threshold for ophthalmic screening in patients with HIV in an ethnically-diverse UK Population. Clin Ophthalmol. Oct 2014:8;2029-34.
• Alexander I, Morjaria R, Kousha O, Purbrick R, Watkins K, Leatherbarrow B, Black G, Bridge H, Foster R, Downes S, Wulff K. The impact of ocular deficits on sleep and mood: A case series study. Journal of Sleep Research. 2014 (23):126. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Morjaria R, Chong NV. PK evaluation of pegatanib octasodium for the treatment of diabetic macula oedema. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2014 Aug;10(8):1185-92.
• Morjaria R, Barge T, Mordant D, Elston J. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis as a complication of acute myeloid leukaemia. BMJ Case reports. 2014 Oct.
• Morjaria R, Arijit M, McDonnell P. Bilateral microbial keratitis in a case of severe xerophthalmia following small bowel resection. Journal of Royal Society of Medicine.2011; 104: 124-126

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Prizes and awards

• Ophthalmology Honours Award Honouree (2019)
• West Midlands Trainee Award Nominee (2017)
• Midland Ophthalmology Society Travel Award (2016)
• Midland Ophthalmology Society Travel Award (2016)
• Roper Hall Prize “Runner up”; Oral Presentation (2016)

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Professional membership

• EuRetina
• UK Eye Genetics Group
• Midland Ophthalmology Society

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Languages spoken

English
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu