Mrs Sunila Jain
Job title: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Department: Ophthalmology
Telephone number: 01772 523217
Primary medical qualification: MBBS, 1987
Other qualifications: MS, FRCOphth
Year of registration: 1987
GMC number: 4144566
Career history: Following basic surgical training in Glasgow, she undertook registrar training in Manchester and Oxford. Further she undertook senior registrar training and Fellowship from University Hospitals, Leicester. Consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals since 2002.
Specialist areas: She is trained in all aspects of General Ophthalmology.
Special interests: Cataract Surgery
Squints ( simple and complex including horizontal and vertical, redo and adjustable sutures)
Paediatric ophthalmology ( children with amblyopia, squints, lid disorders etc.)
Neuro-ophthalmology (including optic neuritis, pituitary tumours, BIH etc.)
Botox for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for squints, blepharospasm and lid disorders.
Research interests: Strabismus and Nystagmus
Clinics: Mon am, Tues pm, All day Friday
Languages spoken: English, Hindi
Awards and prizes: Many papers in International Peer Reviewed Journals