Postgraduation (Ophthalmology) in 1998 from BJ Medical college, Ahmedabad.

Current Position: Chief consultant and Director at Narang Eye Care & Laser Centre, Ahmedabad (Private practice).

INNOVATIONS:

  • No-Assistant Technique for Glued IOL
  • Single Pass 4-throw pupilloplasty
  • Handshake Riveting Technique for Secondary IOL fixation
  • Trocar assisted iridodialysis repair
  • Reverse 4-throw pupilloplasty

AWARDS:

  • Awarded Gold Medal By Bombay Ophthalmic Association for exemplary work in Ophthalmology on 1st December 2024.
  • Annual Global video contest winner (Second place) by American Academy of Ophthalmology 2023.
  • International Ophthalmologist Education Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2019.
  • International Scholar Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2021.
  • Surgical Skill Award by Women Ophthalmological Society, India.
  • My paper “Glue assisted intrascleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lens” has won the ‘Gold award’ for best paper in 2013 by Indian Journal of ophthalmology.
  • On 8th September 2013, I was awarded a ‘Gold medal’ for my contribution to the field of ophthalmology by Indian Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society in Delhi.
  • Vikram Dhaliwal Gold medal Award for Surgical Excellence in 2019.
  • Young Achiever’s award by Indian Society of Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgeons (ISCKRS) in 2022.

Scientific contribution:

  • Around 70 publications listed on PubMed with peer papers published in international and national peer reviewed journals.
  • Around 600 non-peer articles published in Healio (OSN), CRST and other eye magazines.
  • Pioneer of ‘No-assistant Technique’ for Glued IOL (Journal of cataract & Refractive surgery 2013)
  • Served as a Consultant for “Focal Nodal points” teaching programme module at American Academy of Ophthalmology.
  • My videos have been chosen to be a part of “Global Video Contest” by American Academy of Ophthalmology consecutively for last six years and are featured on ONE Network of American Academy of Ophthalmology.
  • Blog on Ocular Surgery News (OSN) site where complex and challenging cataract cases are highlighted with postage of short video of the surgical scenario.
  • Reviewer to International peer reviewed journals: Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Journal of Cataract & Refractive surgery (JCRS), Journal of Refractive surgery (JRS), EYE journal, American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO).

Summary of Presentation(s)

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All timings are according to India Time (UTC+5:30)
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Convention Hall 2, MMCEC
15:04 - 15:12hrs
(S3) INNOVATIONS AND INSIGHTS IN CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY (14:00 – 15:30hrs)
Glued IOL in Challenging Situations
Convention Hall 2, MMCEC
16:00 - 16:07hrs
(S4) POTPOURRI (16:00 – 17:30hrs)
Traumatic Iris Repair