KanishkaTJayasunderaMDMD
Ophthalmology • Ann Arbor, MIRetinal Disease, Uveitis
Associate Professor, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
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Office
1000 Wall Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48105Phone+1 734-764-4190- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Thiran Jayasundera is a retina specialist who sees patients at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor. His clinical specialties include diseases of the retina and vitreous including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular diseases, macular diseases, age-related macular degeneration, and anti-angiogenic therapy and photodynamic therapy.
Dr. Jayasundera also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited retinal degenerative diseases, including Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa variants, cone dystrophies, and unusual retinal dystrophies requiring electrophysiological testing, as well as the management of inflammatory diseases (uveitis) affecting the posterior segment: vitritis, pars planitis, retinitis, and choroiditis.
His research focuses on genotype-phenotype correlations of inherited retinal diseases, predictors of disease progression, and outcome measures for therapeutic clinical trials.
To make an appointment, please call the Retina and Uveitis Clinic at Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor at 734-763-5874. To refer a patient, please visit www.kellogg.umich.edu/refer.
Education & Training
University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Ocular Immunology/Uveitis, 2008 - 2009
University of Auckland Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 2008 - 2024- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
- Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of OphthalmologistsOphthalmology
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of CanadaOphthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- eSight Eyewear Quality of Life and Efficacy Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Functional Vision in Patients With Biallelic USH2A Variants.Elise Heon, Michele Melia, Laura E Bocchino, Lassana Samarakoon, Jacque L Duncan, Allison R Ayala, Isabelle Audo, Chris Bradley, Janet K Cheetham, Gislin Dagnelie, Tod...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
- Iris nodules secondary to retained PFO in the anterior chamber following macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair.Jessica J Waninger, Bernadete Ayres, Kanishka Jayasundera, Hakan Demirci> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2023 Oct 3
- 3 citationsUSH2A Gene Mutations in Rabbits Lead to Progressive Retinal Degeneration and Hearing Loss.Van Phuc Nguyen, Jun Song, Diane Prieskorn, Junhuang Zou, Yanxiu Li, David Dolan, Jie Xu, Jifeng Zhang, K Thiran Jayasundera, Jun Yang, Yehoash Raphael, Naheed Khan, M...> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2023 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, Michigan- Forest Health Medical CenterYpsilanti, Michigan
University of Michigan Medical CenterAnn Arbor, Michigan
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