Dr Freny Kalapesi
Dr. Kalapesi has been consulting at Horsley Eye Clinic since 2012. She is a Staff Specialist at Westmead Public Hospital.
Dr. Kalapesi achieved a PhD in basic laboratory ophthalmic research in 2007 at UNSW. Dr. Kalapesi trained as an Ophthalmology Registrar between 2005-2010, based mainly at Prince Of Wales Hospital, Randwick with other rotational work in and around Sydney.
She then undertook two years of further fellowship experience in the United Kingdom. Her first fellowship was at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, in General Ophthalmology with experience in Cataract, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Strabismus, Paediatrics but with a special interest in Oculoplastics.
After this, Dr. Kalapesi took on her second fellowship at the Bristol Eye Hospital, as the Oculoplastics and Orbital fellow. During this year, she gained vast surgical experience in lid, lacrimal and orbital conditions. She was an investigator for the CIRTED Trial investigating the role of immunosuppression and radiotherapy in Thyroid Eye Disease. She also hosted weekly multidisciplinary orbital meetings.
Dr. Kalapesi also offers aviation assessments for pilots, student pilots and air-traffic controllers for CASA.