• Private Practitioner in Anand Since 1983
        • First to implant intra ocular lens in ANAND-Kheda District in Sept- 1983.
        • First to do phaco-emulsification surgery in ANAND-Kheda District in 1993.
        • Invited as technical consultant for expert consultation (regarding improvement of optics of ophthalmic operating microscope) by LEICA, Switzerland in 1992.
        • Organizing Secretary of Annual Gujarat Ophthalmic Society Conference at Karamsad- 1992
        • Attended multiple annual conferences of Gujarat, All India Ophthalmic Society, Bombay Ophthalmic Society and Delhi Ophthalmic Society.
        • Member of & attended multiple conferences of American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) & American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
        • First to innovate in the world, vacuum capsulorhexis for phaco-emulsification. And presented this research paper in European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), Nice- France in 1996.
        • First to introduce & manufacture Trypan Blue dye in India to stain capsule of white cataract for improvement of visualization during phaco-emulsification.
        • Joint Secretary of IMA (Anand Branch) in 1986 and three times Executive Committee member of IMA (Anand Branch).
        • Awarded 1st prize in SAARC Ophthalmic society in 2000. First to do, demonstrate & document intra operative intra ocular pressure measurement & fluctuations during phaco-emulsification. Introduced a unique ocular pressure stabilizer device for surge during phaco-emulsification.
        • Awarded 2nd prize in SAARC Ophthalmic society in 2000. (Vacuum Capsulorhexis)
        • Presented multiple papers in ASCRS
        • Invited as guest speaker by multiple state ophthalmic societies of India
        • Invited as guest speaker by Delhi Ophthalmic Society in 1999 & 2000.
        • Recipient of Mathur award form all Gujarat ophthalmic society &  by Gold Medal from Indian Cataract & Refractive Society.
        • Invited as guest speaker by Indian Cataract & Refractive Society in Bangalore- two times (Once live demonstration of phaco-emulsification.)

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