Dr Meena Arun
Insurers I work with
Allianz
Aviva
AXA PPP
Bupa
Bupa International
Cigna
Healix
Vitality
Western Provident Association (WPA)
Age ranges treated
Adults (age 16 and above)
Children (age 0-15)
About Dr Meena Arun
Dr Meena Arun is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in cataract surgery for adults and children, strabismus and double vision. She offers premium lens implant options tailored to patients' lifestyle and visual goals. Selected as a Royal College Surgical Skills Tutor, she teaches cataract surgery to ophthalmic surgeons across the UK. A widely published researcher and invited international speaker, her work has informed Royal College guidance on paediatric cataracts and nationally adopted ophthalmic consent principles. Her work implementing Moorfields' Patient Safety Incident Response Framework reflects her commitment to safer surgery, exceptional outcomes and personalised care for her adult and paediatric patients.
Qualifications / Professional memberships
CertLRS, Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2025
FRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2018
MBChB (Honours), BSc (Honours 1st Class) Pathology,
Examiner and Assessor of Independent Prescribers for the College of Optometry
Examiner and Tutor for Imperial College School of Medicine, intercalated BSc (Global Health)
Member of BIPOSA
Member of ESCRS
General Medical Council – Specialist Register
Current NHS / University post
Consultant Ophthalmologist in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Cataract (in children and adults), Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Strabismus teaching faculty, MSc Clinical Ophthalmology and MSc Orthoptic (pre-reg) programme, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Tutor and Global Health BSc Examiner, School of Medicine, Imperial College London
Medical training
TSC Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Adult Cataract, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 2021
Further Post-CCT high-volume Cataract and Complex Strabismus surgical training, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 2022
Further Post-CCT Paediatric Cataract subspecialisation at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, 2022
Ophthalmology Specialty Training, North Thames Deanery (Moorfields Eye Hospital, Western Eye Hospital, Hillingdon and Central Middlesex Hospitals) 2014 – 2020
Medical Undergraduate training and Intercalated Degree, University of Manchester 2006 - 2012
Academic Foundation Programme specialising in Surgery, Imperial College London 2012 – 2014
Research interest / experience
Paediatric eye conditions relating to Autism & ADHD diagnoses in children
Allergic eye disease in children
Paediatric cataract and paediatric uveitis outcomes, including peri-operative intravitreal steroid treatment
Congenital cataract (in children and adults)
Complex cataract surgery, clinical outcomes and informed consent National Guidelines
Retinopathy of prematurity and artificial-intelligence/deep-learning image analysis
Ocular imaging in Myopic eyes (Short-sightedness in children and adults)
Adult strabismus – managing the full range of condition within adult strabismus
Paediatric ophthalmology, with particular interest in paediatric strabismus and paediatric cataract and paediatric general ophthalmology – all presentations including amblyopia, myopia and refractive error medical and surgical management, paediatric blepharitis and allergic eye disease
Lecturer for MSc Orthoptic (pre-reg) programme, UCL/Institute of Ophthalmology
Previous Lecturer for MSc Ophthalmology, Strabismus Module (incomitant squints), UCL/Institute of Ophthalmology
Languages spoken
English, Tamil
Last updated
11th September 2026