{"id":8750,"date":"2026-03-17T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/?p=8750"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:24:02","slug":"vim-kumaratunga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/vim-kumaratunga\/","title":{"rendered":"Vim Kumaratunga"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8750\" class=\"elementor elementor-8750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-241c47c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"241c47c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c417d68\" data-id=\"7c417d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a307b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a307b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/vim-kumaratunga.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/vim-kumaratunga.png 724w, https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/vim-kumaratunga-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/vim-kumaratunga-600x286.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d68b2a7\" data-id=\"6d68b2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3e1a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a3e1a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vim Kumaratunga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0910ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0910ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BVSc MVetMed CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS, EBVS\u00ae European &amp; RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology. Head of Ophthalmology, London Vet Specialists\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142fbd21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"142fbd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24daa580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24daa580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">Vim graduated from the University of Bristol in 2005 and always knew he wanted to specialise in ophthalmology. He spent seven years in first opinion small animal, mixed and exotics species practice in Bristol and the South West, gaining his Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2012 and RCVS Advanced Practitioner status in 2015.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">He worked as an ophthalmologist at large private referral hospitals in Bristol and Swindon (2012-2019) before commencing a European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ECVO) residency programme, at Langford Vets, University of Bristol in August 2019. Vim completed his final year of residency training and Master of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of London in August 2022. He became an ECVO diplomate in April 2024, having successfully passed the board certifying examinations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">Between 2022 and 2025, Vim split his clinical work between North Downs Specialist Referrals (NDSR) and London Vet Specialists (LVS), before transitioning to working full time at LVS, heading the Ophthalmology Service there.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">Vim is interested in all areas of ophthalmology, across all species. He has particular interest in feline ophthalmology, infectious keratitis, ocular manifestations of systemic disease and wildlife\/exotics species ophthalmology. He is an experienced oculoplastic and corneal surgeon. 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