Personal Profile
Mr Parulekar graduated from University of Mumbai, India, with ophthalmology training in Oxford and Toronto. Mr Parulekar’s area of practice includes adult and childhood squints, and all aspects of children’s eye problems including eyelid problems in childhood. He provides a national service for childhood eye cancers, complex squints, and eyelid problems in children.
Mr Parulekar has published widely in scientific journals and textbooks. He is a trustee of Sightsavers International, a charity dealing with prevention and treatment of blindness.
He contributes actively to several professional bodies including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (paediatric sub-committee, international medical graduates sub-committee), the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress (treasurer) and several European boards.
Mr Parulekar accepts referrals for all aspects of children’s eye problems, as well as adult squints and neuro-ophthalmological problems, and sees UK as well as overseas patients in his practice.