Miss Varajini Joganathan is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at University Hospital Southampton and Lymington New Forest Hospital, specialising in eyelid, lacrimal (tear duct), orbital (eye socket) surgery, in children and adults. She offers private consultation and surgery in Hampshire and Dorset.

Miss Joganathan undertook her ophthalmic specialty training in Cambridge Deanery followed by higher fellowship training at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, The Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK, before commencing her consultant position with the Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust in 2019.

Miss Joganathan has published in major international, peer-reviewed journals and has presented internationally and nationally on areas of her subspecialty interest.

She regularly reviews academic and research articles for the leading journals in oculoplastic surgery and has been an invited speaker at international and national conferences.

Miss Joganathan is also involved in supervision of ophthalmology specialist trainees and postgraduate fellows, both locally and nationally, and has facilitated in the running of national courses for doctors and allied healthcare professionals. She continues to contribute her clinical skills to healthcare non-governmental organisations in developing nations.

Miss Joganathan is known for her diligent, clear communication and her commitment to patient-centred care. She prioritises delivering exceptional outcomes with a caring, respectful, and approachable manner.

Miss Joganathan's approach is to provide a thorough, honest and personalised service to deliver bespoke, good quality care.

Miss Joganathan will offer a clear individualised management plan, so that patients know exactly what to expect from the outset.

Miss Joganathan is renowned for a holistic and conservative approach and will only advise surgery if there is a clear indication.

Miss Joganathan is registered with all private medical insurers and sees both self-funded and insured patients.

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Miss Varajini Joganathan's specialist interests include the medical and surgical management of eyelid, eyebrow, and eyelash concerns, including eyelid lift, removal of excess skin and in-turning eyelashes. 

She also sees patients with facial and eyelid lumps and bumps, eyelid and facial cancer removal and reconstruction, and scar revision. 

She also provides facial aesthetics consultation and performs non-surgical facial and eye rejuvenation, including blepharoplasty, eyelid and brow lifts.

In addition to her subspecialties, she provides care for a wide range of general ophthalmological conditions, including dry eye management, blepharitis, watery eyes, facial spasms, facial nerve palsy, botulinum toxin treatment, and thyroid eye disease.

Conditions & Treatments:

• Droopy lids (ptosis) correction
• Overhanging eyelid skin (dermatochalasis)
• Offers upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty
• Eyelid lumps removal
• Growths (skin cancer removal from the face)
• Eyelid cysts (chalazion and stye removal)
• In growing eyelashes
• In turning eyelids (Entropion) correction
• Out-turning eyelid (Ectropion) correction
• Facial palsy
• Dry eye management
• Blepharitis
• Facial spasms (blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)
• Skin cancer removal
• Watery eye
• Droopy brow (brow ptosis) lift

 

• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Member of the European Dry Eye Society
• Member of the British Oculoplastic Surgical Society
• European Oculoplastic Society
• International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye Society