Mr Kotagiri completed his training in Opthalmology from Worthing and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He further completed a fellowship in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Sunderland Eye Infirmary. He has been a Consultant in Medical Retina at Sunderland Eye Infirmary since 2014.
Vitreous floater surgery usually takes 45-90 minutes and can be done with the patient fully awake (local anaesthetic), or sedated, as a daycase procedure. Most patients opt for local anaesthetic, which involves a numbing injection around the eye so that no pain is felt during the operation; this is sometimes supplemented with medication to reduce anxiety (sedation).
