Best Doctors for Cataract in India

• Currently associated as Director – Ophthalmology with Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
• First to popularize the technique of SICS for mass application in New Delhi.
• First to introduce a modified Topical Anesthesia to perform SICS.
• Awarded Delhi University Gold Medal by the Former President of India Shri K R Narayanan, for being the best candidate in MS (Ophthalmology) for the year 1995.

• Dr. Sourabh Maheshwari is a leading Ophthalmologist with +12 years of experience in conducting surgeries and treating ophthalmic conditions.
• He holds professional memberships of the All India Ophthalmological Society, the Delhi Ophthalmological Society and the Madhya Pradesh State Ophthalmic Socciety.
• In 2005, he completed MBBS from Kasturba Gandhi Medical College and then did his MS in 2009 from the MGM Institute of Health Science, Bombay. He then underwent fellowship and training for refractive surgery at New Vision Laser Centre and at Santram Eye Hospital, Nadiad (Gujarat). 
• Dr. Maheshwari is an expert eye surgeon with specialised skills to perform SMILE Eye/LASIK & refractive and cataract surgeries and also treating glaucoma treatment.
• He has performed a record +30,000 successful cataract surgeries, a majority of which were done under topical anesthesia with micro phaco technique. He is also known for performing many complicated surgeries. He holds the record for performing +5,000 refractive (LASIK, Blade free LASIK, SMILE & PRK) with good outcomes.
• Dr. Maheshawari has delivered several health talks on general eye awareness, cataract and other ailments. He has also participated in community health activites and camps.
• He has also made a few  paper presentations.

Dr. Aditi Agarwal is an experienced eye surgeon specializing in all kinds of Corneal Transplantation like PK, DALK, DSEK, Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) Glaucoma and Refractive surgeries like LASIK, ICL etc.

She has super-specialized in Cornea and Anterior segment from the prestigious L V Prasad Eye Institute. She holds the "Sir Ratan Tata fellowship" in Advanced Cataract Surgery from Sankara Nethralaya and has undergone training in Glaucoma at the Aravind Eye Hospital. She has also been awarded fellowship by the International Council of Ophthalmology having cleared both level I and II examinations.

• Member, All India Ophthalmic Society
• Member, Cornea Society of India
• Member, Delhi Ophthalmic Society She has delivered faculty lectures and presented papers at several prestigious eye conferences.
• Corneal transplant surgeries, Collagen crosslinking, Stem cell transplant
• Advanced cataract surgeries and Refractive surgeries like LASIK, IC

• Dr. Chitralekha De is a leading and experienced Ophthalmologist with +14 years of practice in the field.
• She is a professional member of the Assam Medical Council.
• Dr. De completed MBBS in 2004 from University of Gauhati and then did MS in 2009 from the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Gauhati. She has also done a fellowship from the Medical Research Foundation in 2012.
• She is an expert in retina & uvea services and is particularly interested in the management of diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. She also performs surgeries and offers ophthalmic therapies.
• Dr. De is an active academician too. She has been a part of a few trials and has been a co-investigator too. 
• She has been felicitated for contributing the best paper and for the best fellow.
• Dr. De has made a few paper presentations.

• Dr. Uma Mallaiah is a renowned opthalmologist with an experience of more than 20 years.
• She has done 3500 cataract surgeries and 500 glaucoma surgeries successfully.
• She was awarded for best research presentation in the Northern Region, United Kingdom.
• She was offered distinction in the 4th year of medical college.
• She specializes in Lasik surgery, Phacoemulsification Surgery (MICS), Refractive Surgery and Evisceration with Orbital Implant. She also performs Trabeculectomy with SICS and Traumatic Lid Repair. Apart from this, she is also expert in Glaucoma, Entropion, Ectropion, DCR and DCT.
• She is actively involved in corporate and international marketing and organized camps at the American embassy, Hero Honda and Indian Oil Corporation
• She played a key role to set up the Eye Department at Dubai as a joint venture of Apollo Hospitals.
• She did her MBBS from Bangalore University in 1994, DNB in Ophthalmology from Cristan Medical College in 1997. She further did FRCS(UK) and was a fellow of Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh).

• Dr. Azad Gaurav Bansal is an Ophthalmologist, based in Lucknow with 18+ years of experience. 
• His expertise lies in Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgeries, Premium & Phakic Intra Ocular Lenses (IOLs), Corneal Transplants, Keratoplasties (Corneal Surgeries), Strabismus, Squint, LASIK, etc.
• Dr. Gaurav is an alumnus of LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, and of Regional Institute, Kolkata. It is a member of Delhi Medical Council, All India Ophthalmological Society, Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS), Medical Council of India (MCI), National Academy of Medical Science.
• Under his credit, there are both national and international publications. He is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's and worldwide conferences to talk about LASIK.

• Dr. Paresh Vaidya is a renowned and a leading Ophthalmologist with a vast experience of +25 years of conducting surgeries and treating ophthalmic conditions.
• He holds an MBBS degree from the Govt. Medical College, Surat and then did his MS in 1994. He also pursued DOMS.
• Dr. Vaidya is a specialist at cataract and LASIK & refractive eye surgeries. He has treated various grades and stages of cataract. He also treats keratoconus, computer vision syndrome, squint and uveitis.
• He has treated over 2,00,000 patients during his career thus far.

• Dr. Rekha Chandra is an Ophthalmologist of great reputation with an experience of 19 years.
• She has done specialization in Cataract Surgery.
• She received Certificate of Merit in her MBBS examination.
• She did her MBBS from Government Medical College Jabalpur and MS Opthalmology from the same College. She received training for higher skills at AIIMS, New Delhi, Disha Eye Foundation, Barrackpore and Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre, Kolkata.

• Dr. Rajiv Mohan is an ophthalmologist with 28+ years of experience.
• He has received many awards including Award of Excellence by Delhi Ophthalmological Society, IIRSI Gold Medal and National Sena Award by Jain Santan Dharam, India.
• He is one of the pioneers to introduce the technique of Phacoemulsification in Cataract Surgery in India.
• He is Executive President of National Society of Prevention of Blindness (NSPB) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• He has completed his MBBS from University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and MS (Ophthalmology) from Karnataka University.
• He has done his advanced medical training in the field of vitreo-retina from England and got FRCS (Glasgow).

• Dr. (Wg Cdr) Sapna Raina Retd. possesses +13 years of experience as an Ophthalmologist in the field of ophthalmology treating various opthalmic conditions.
• After her MBBS, Dr. Raina completed her MS from the Air Force Command Hospital, Bangalore. She was also awarded a fellowship by the All India Collegium of Ophthalmologist (FAICO) in glaucoma.
• Dr. Raina is an expert ophthalomologist with considerable experience in SMILE Eye surgery, LASIK & refractive surgery, cataract surgery besides treating medical retina, glaucoma and keratoconous treatments. She is a specialised medical professional in stitchless cataract surgery including premium lenses (Toric, Multifocal, Trifocal lenses), SMILE/LASIK and other refractive surgery, Femto laser assisted robotic cataract surgery. She is a specialised medical professional in retina diganostics, medical retina including, including intravitreal injections and retinal laser, proficient in all glaucoma diagnostics, therapeutics and surgeries.
• She was an Associate Professor at the Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and the UG Examiner for Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
• Her main area of expertise is aviation opthalmology, and was the HoD at the Air Force Central Medical Establishment (AFCME), New Delhi. She has been conducting ophthalmological examination & evaluation for Defence and Civil Aviation Pilots in India. She has been key specialist responsible for constantly reviewing and updating the ophthalmic standards for the conduct of medical examination for Defence and Civil Aviation Pilots by constantly researching and submitting papers in various national/international aviation medical seminars.
• Dr. Raina has been felicitated with by the Director General of Medical Services (Air) and won various awards and appreciation. 

• Dr. Shagun Sood is a leading Ophthalmologist with +12 years of experience in the field of ophthalmology.
• She is a professional member of medical societies such as, the Delhi Ophthalmological Society, the All India Ophthalmological Society, the Asia Pacific Association of Opthalmology and the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology.
• Dr. Sood is an MBBS pass-out of Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi in 2007 and did her MS from G B Pant Hospital / Moulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 2012. She then did her DNB and a fellowship too from the International Council of Ophthalmology.
• She is an expert in SMILE Eye surgery, LASIK & refractive surgeries, cataract surgeries, besides treating paediatric ophthalmology and squint in adults too. Her expertise also includes, offering therapies, exercises and pediatric glaucoma management.
• Dr. Sood has co-authored a few research papers on various ophthalmic cases. 

• Currently associated as an Ophthalmologist at Shroff Eye Hopsital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• First in India and one of only few in the World to use the ‘Concerto 500 Hz laser’, one of the Safest and Fastest Lasers in the World.
• Pioneer of wavefront guided and topography-guided LASIK in India.
• One of the first ophthalmologists to use advanced accommodative and multifocal lens implant technology and methods.
• The only surgeon from India to be invited to the European Refractive Laser Symposium held in Istanbul, Turkey, June 2014 on smile ReLEx and other laser procedures.
• Expertise in Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery.
• Specializes in ReLEx SMILE, LASIK, Bladeless EpiLASIK, C3R and Glaucoma, to name a few.
• Previously worked as consulting surgeon at Bombay Hospital.
• Member of prestigious organisations like The All India Ophthalmologic Society, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and The Indian Medical Association, amongst many others.