First of its kind surgical mission was conducted at the Shankar Netrika Eye Hospital, Mumbai which actively collaborates with Anjali Eye Center in its Phaco Training Prigram. On 25th September, 2011, 4 patients were were ope rated for cataract. They were brought from Wada, Thane district on 24th. Their travel, stay, meals and surgeries were… Read More »
Capsulotomy This is a critical step which is required both in SICS and phaco. Mastering this one single step will greatly facilitate the progress to phaco. Here I am uploading the power point which will discuss in great detail the different types of capsulotomies used in cataract surgeries. Please click on the link which says… Read More »
Dr. Mohammad Rashid who is originally from Jordan but has now made Russia his homeland holds a very high position in the department of ophthalmology. He works in a hospital in the city of Ufa which is the capital city of Bashkortostan . This republic lies between the Volga river and the great mountains of… Read More »
Dr. Miruna Nitu from the beautiful country of Romania underwent her phaco training program from 12 Jan 2011 through 12 Feb, 2011. These are some of the glimpses from her training period with us. It is interesting to observe a peri-bulbar block being given to a patient in sitting position Dr. Miruna Nitu keenly observes… Read More »
It was very brave and commendable of Dr. Ioannis Segos from Athens, Greece to take his time out from his busy schedule and undertake phaco training program at our institute. I flew in all the way from Bombay to meet Dr. Ioannis on Sunday December 5, 2010. Dr. Ioannis Segos operating independently; He completed nearly… Read More »
We were very fortunate to have Dr. Najjar from Syria to join our phaco training program. He joined us just as Dr. Ioannis Segos was departing. Dr. Najjar is a highly experinced surgeon and he started operating independently very early in this training program.
We are proud to state that we are expanding our network of trainees. Recently we had a surgeon student from Egypt who returned back immensely pleased after the enriching surgical experience at our center.
Every new surgeon who starts her new practice is faced with this question. Let us discuss this question from the Indian perspective. India is a low-income country with a low per capita GDP. Most patients pay for their health-care from their own pocket in cash. Most people do not have the coverage of medical insurance.… Read More »
Query A complaint of foreign body sensation after a perfect clear corneal phaco, persisting up to 4-6 month after stopping all the medications is irritation both for the surgeon his patients. Aggravation of dry eye is said to be culprit. It was not with ECCE with IOL except initial 1-2 days, surely not for 4-6… Read More »
With Dr. Kenney, my mentor Dr. Kenney has been a mentor and a source of great motivation for my entire two years at UCI. Working with her is a source of great pleasure. My working with her has led to the publication of three papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Three more are in the pipeline.… Read More »