Ophthalmologists and Trained Anesthetists of Raghudeep Eye Clinic in Ahmedabad India offer Pediatric Services, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma Treatment, Cornea Treatment, Dry Eye, Low Vision Treatment.
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• Prof. Marie Jose Tassignon of Belgium visited Raghudep Eye Clinic • Team Raghudeep bagged the 2nd Prize in the "Innovative Video" category at the Film Festival, Annual Meeting of European Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), Sept 2011 meeting in Vienna, Austria. • Annual Phacoemulsification Workshop - Colloquium 2011, successfully conducted on 3 and 4th September in Ahmedabad. More than 300 delegates from different parts of the country attended the Workshop. • Donations made to Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center are eligible for exemption by 200% under section 35(i)(ii) of the Income Tax Act.• Dr. Abhay R Vasavada recieves the Binkhorst Medal at the ASCRS meeting in San Diego, March 25-29, 2011• Novel Glaucoma Therapy – Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, Now Available At Raghudeep Eye Clinic; The First Time In Gujarat• Dr. Abhay Vasavada was recently awarded the 2010 APACRS LIM Lecture Award at Cairns, Australia.• Dr. Vaishali Vasavada was awarded with the prestigious Sante Vision Award for "Best Paper Cataract Session" by Mr. Mukhopadhaya, Chief Justice Gujarat High Court at 69th All India Ophthalmological Conference held at Ahmedabad from 3-6th Feb 2011• Team Raghudeep makes several scientific paper and poster presentations at the 69th AIOC conference held between 3rd and 6th Feb 2011 at Ahmedabad• Prof. Marie Jose Tassignon of Belgium visited Raghudep Eye Clinic and performed live surgery to demonstrate the "Bag-in-the-lens" IOL, Jan 2011• Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad(IIM-A) selects Raghudeep Eye Clinic as their Management Case Study(2009).• Raghudeep eye clinic is an ISO 9001:2008 certified hospital.• Team Raghudeep bags awards for several paper, poster and video film presentations at the ASCRS Annual Meeting held in March 2011 in San Diego, USA• Raghudeep Eye Clinic services now at Deesa, North Gujarat.
 
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Awards & Achievements
 
Awards :
  • Dr. B.C. Roy National Award :
    Best Talents in Encouraging the Development of Specialties in Different Branches of Medicine By Honorable President Dr. K. R. Narayanan, 1997.
  • Best Researcher Award :
    Ophthalmology Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, 1997.
  • Educator Award :
    For contributing for training and teaching (Educator) by Asia Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS) at Xiamen, China, 2002.
  • Dr. R.N. Mathur oration award :
    By Gujarat Ophthalmological Society, Ahmedabad 2002.
  • Dr. Daljit Singh oration award :
    By Punjab Ophthalmological Society, Amritsar, 2004.
  • Top Fifty Opinion Leaders – 2005 :
    For outstanding contribution and leadership in the field of cataract and refractive surgery, By Cataract and Refractive surgery Today, 2005.
  • Achievement Award :
    Recipient of American Academy of Ophthalmology's Achievement Award, 2005.
  • Dhanvantari Award :
    By Eye Foundation USA 2006.
 
Awarded Papers :
  • Best Paper of Cataract Session :
    Gujarat Ophthalmological society, 2008, Baroda
  • Best Paper of Cataract Session :
    comparative quantification of ingress of trypan blue into anterior chamber after Microcoaxial, Bimanual and coaxial phacoemulsification at American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgey, USA 2008
  • Best Paper of Cataract Session :
 
Clinical Research :
  • Best Paper of Cataract Session :
    1st prize for Best Paper Presentation for the paper entitled " Intraocular fluctuations" at American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgey, USA 2006
  • Co. Rangachari Award :
    For the Best Paper Presentation for the paper entitled "Impact of hydrodissection and Rotation on LECs" at All India Ophthalmological Society, Hyderabad, 2006.
  • Sante Vision Award for the Best Paper of Cataract Session :
    for the paper entitled "Impact of hydrodissection and Rotation on LECs" at All India Ophthalmological Society, Hyderabad, 2006.
  • 1st prize for Best Paper Presentation :
    for paper entitled " Effect of trypan blue on viability of Lens epithelial cells" at Gujarat Ophthalmology Society, Ahmedabad 2006.
  • 3rd prize for Best Paper Presentation :
    for the paper entitled " Contrast sensitivity comparing three different IOLs following cataract surgery" at Gujarat Ophthalmology Society, Ahmedabad 2006
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Completion rate of primary posterior capsulorhexis & vitreous disturbance during congenital cataract surgery (Session Pediatric : IOL implantation). American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, USA, 2006.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Intraocular pressure measurement during phacoemulsification (Session-cataract-phaco-emulsification technology-water, fluidics) American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, USA, 2006.
  • Best paper of the session :
    for the paper entitled "Intraoperative Capsular Block" at American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgey, USA 2004.
  • Best paper of the session :
    Inside-out delineation. Awarded at ASCRS 2004, San Diego, U.S.A.
  • Best paper of the session :
    Intraoperative Capsule Block. awarded at ASCRS 2004, San Diego, U.S.A.>
  • Second prize winner in free paper session :
    For Cataract surgery in relative anterior microphthalmos at 32nd Annual Gujarat Ophthalmological Society conference, 2004, Surat, India.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Rate and axial growth following congenital cataract surgery, 32nd Gujarat Ophthalmological society conference, India, 2004.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Corticapsular Adhesions : A snag in phacoemulsidication. ( BPOS ) awarded at ASCRS 2001, San Diego, U.S.A.
  • Best Research Paper :
    In vitro study on effect of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) on human corneal endothelium - Award JRF Best Paper Year 2001 for publishing in the Indian Journal of Environment & Toxicology in Vol. 11(2), 2001, Pg. 51-53.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Acrysof implantation in congenital cataract surgery - an updateAmerican Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Boston U.S.A, 2000.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Is vitrectomy necessary in children under 5 years age SAARC Conference, 1998.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Phacoemulsification in different grades of cataract, SAARC Conference, 1998.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Is pseudophakic astigmatism a desirable goal after phacoemulsification? SAARC Conference, 1998.
  • 1st runner up :
    Phacoemulsification in different grades of cataract, 25th Gujarat Ophthalmic Society Conference, 1997.
  • 2nd runner up :
    One-minute phacoemulsification for high-risk endothelium 24th Gujarat Ophthalmic Society Conference, 1996.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Phacoemulsification in white mature cataract, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1996.
  • Best Paper of Session :
    Primary posterior capsulorhexis in congenital cataracts: With or without vitrectomy?American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1996.
 
Awarded Video Presentations :
  • Best film award :
    Small pupil phacoemulsification All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS) conference, New Delhi, 1996.
  • Best film award :
    Phacoemulsification in posterior polar cataract All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS) conference, New Delhi, 1998
  • C.S. Reshmi award for best presentation :
    Incisional Burns All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS) conference, New Delhi, 1999.
  • Best Film Award :
    Corticocapsular adhesions – A snag in phaco surgery Cataract / Implant Surgery at Film Festival, ASCRS, Boston, U.S.A, 2000.
  • C. S. Reshmi Award :
    Endless Endeavors for endocapsular phacoemulsification All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS) conference, New Delhi, 2001.
  • Runner Up :
    Camouflaged catastrophe in infantile cataracts Cataract / Implant Surgery. ASCRS, San Diego, U.S.A, 2001.
  • C. S. Reshmi Award :
    Turbulence to tranquility – High aspiration?
    All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS) conference, New Delhi, 2003.
  • Runner Up :
    RAM, Cataract / Implant surgery at the Film Festival, ASCRS, San Diego, U.S.A, 2004.
  • Third Price :
    RAM, ESCRS, Paris, 2004.
Awarded Poster Presentations :
  • Anterior capsular plaque in pediatric cataracts : Best poster award at 32nd Annual Gujarat Ophthalmological Society Conference, 2004, Surat, India.
  • Early results of short size AcrySof in congenital cataract surgery : Award first prize as a poster presentation – 30th Annual Gujarat Ophthalmological Society Conference, December, 2002, Ahmedabad. India.
  • Second Prize for Poster Presentation "Software based assessment of postoperative rotational stability of the AcrySof Toric IOL" at ESCRS' 2008, Berlin.
Basic Research :
List Of Awards & Awarded Presentations :
  • Young Investigator Award to Dr. Kaid Johar at ASIA-ARVO meeting on Research in vision and Ophthalmology, Suntech, Singapore- March 2007.
  • Award for Best poster presentation for the poster entitled “Antioxidative enzyme activities in the lens epithelium of patients with senile cataracts” At 16th Annual Meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, Hyderabad, July-2007.
Glaucoma Section : (Headed By Dr.Mayuri B Khamar)
Awards :
  • Awarded by Amedabad Medical Association for “SERVICES TO HUMINITY & MANKIND” as a Doctor for the year 2004
  • Awarded First prize for the Best paper at XII Ophth.Conf. , 1983
  • Awarded First prize for the Best paper at All Guj. Ophth.Conf. Held at Rajkot, 1989
  • Awarded First prize for Assay competition on "IOL – Evolution & future ", at All Guj. Conf. held at Karamsad, 1992
  • Awarded First prize for the Best paper at All Guj. Ophth.Conf. Held at Bhavnagar, 1993
  • Awarded First prize for the Best paper at All Guj. Ophth.Conf. Held at Vapi, 1994
  • Awarded First prize for the Best paper at All Guj. Ophth.Conf. Held at Rajkot, Sept, 2001
  • B.J. Medical College Ladies Athletic Championship 1976-1977
Honours (Guest Speaker) :
  • Newer drugs in glaucoma - presented a paper in Guj. Ophth. Soc. annual conf. held at, Baroda, 2000
  • Guest Faculty in First International Ophth. Conf. on "GLAUCOMA UPDATE" held at BOMBAY, July, 2001
    • Adds on therapy - Dose it make any difference?- A lecture
    • Interpretation of visual field analysis- Instruction course
    • Interperimetric differences - An analysis - Inst. Course
Honours (Guest Speaker) :
  • Guest lecture on Gonioscopy, for instruction course on slit lamp biomicroscopy at A.I.O.S. conf. held at Calcutta, 2001
  • Guest Faculty in 29th Guj. State Ophth. Soc. Conf. held at Rajkot, Sept., 2001
    • CONVENTIONAL DRUGS IN GLAUCOMA - A DABATE - A lecture
    • Understanding Humphrey perimeter - Instruction course
    • Interperimetric differences - An analysis - Inst. Course
    • A case on NVG following ECCE - Grand rounds
  • Guest speaker & conducted instruction course on Basics of perimetry and Gonioscopy at CME at Jagadia, July,2002
  • “Traumatic glaucoma” - Guest speaker at XIIth Annual conf. Of Glaucoma society of India, at New Delhi, 9-10th Nov., 2002
  • Guest speaker at 17th East India zonal ophthalmic conf. & 40th Bihar ophthalmic Soc. Conf. , Muzaffarpur, 22-24th Nov., 2002
    • Selecting an antiglaucoma drug & adds on therapy
    • Video assisted technique – Trabeculectomy
    • Optic disc evaluation in glaucoma
  • Guest Faculty : “Selecting an antiglaucoma drug” – CME at Ahmedabad, Sept, 2002
  • Guest Faculty : “ Surgery Vs Medical therapy in glaucoma – A Debate” presented in Guj. Ophth. Soc. annual conf. held at, Ahmedabad, 2002
  • Guest Faculty : Delhi Ophth. Soc. Annual conf. – April, 2003
    • Angle recession & glaucoma
    • Topical & systemic CAI
    • Instruction course – Interperimetric differences
  • Guest Faculty : Udaypur Ophthalmological Soc. CME – 2003
    • Evaluation of IOP
    • Basics in perimetry
  • Guest Faculty : Bombay Ophth. Soc. CME – 2003
    • Basics – Just the very essential in single field interpretation
    • Pitfalls in automated perimetry – How to avoid & its management
  • Guest Faculty : “Artifacts in automated perimetry – How to avoid & its management “ Ahmedabad Ophth. Soc. CME- 2003
  • Guest Faculty : “ How to suspect Dry eyes & causes “ – lecture given at CME, Ahmedabad 2003
  • Presentations in Guj. Ophth. Soc. annual conf. held at, Mehsana, 2003
    • Neuroprotection in glaucoma
    • Grand rounds – A uveitis with glaucoma
  • Guest Faculty : “ Diagnosis & management of Glaucoma” : CME on Ant. Segment disorders- Ghaziabad Ophth/ Soc. May, 2004
  • Guest Faculty : “Newer Drugs & Review of medical management of glaucoma”North Guj. Ophth. Soc. Meeting, 1st August, 2004
  • Invited as Guest lecturer at CME on “Secondary Glaucomas” at Nagri eye Hosp., Ahmedabad, Oct., 2004 “Neovacular glaucoma & Management”.
  • Invited as Guest lecturer at All India Ophth. Soc. Conf., Jalna Nov, 2004 “Uveitic Glaucoma”
  • Guest Faculty & Chairman for the symposium on in 32nd Guj. State Ophth. Soc. Conf. held at Surat, Dec. 2004 “Adds on – How far one should go?”
  • Guest speaker : Bombay Symposium :A review of glaucoma diagnostics & therapy “June,2005 Basics – Just the very essential in single field interpretation
  • Guest speaker : “ Disc examination in a patient of glaucoma” at Ahmedabad Ophtha. Soc. Mega Meet “Preferred Practice Pattern – 2005” July, 2005
  • Guest speaker : at Junagadh, Guj. Ophtha. Soc. Annual Conf. Oct, 2005
    • Evaluation of Disc in a patient of glaucoma
    • How Gonioscopy is useful in management of glaucoma”
  • Guest Speaker : “Diagnosis and management of glaucoma” - CME at Jalna by Indian Medical Association Nov, 2005
  • Guest speaker : 15th Annual Conference of glaucoma society of India at Ahmedabad, Dec 2005
    • Medications : An Overview
    • Artifacts & pitfalls in perimetry
  • Guest speaker for Workshop on Current education for Ophth. Assistant – (DBCS) – at Ahmedanad , March 2006
  • Guest speaker & conductor of CME : Under the ageis of Gla. Soc. Of India& Rajasthan Ophth. Soc. Midterm Conference on “coexisting - cataract and glaucoma” , at Alwar, Apr. 2006
    • Mitomycin in combined surgeries: Risks &Benefits
    • Effect of glaucoma surgery on development & progression of cataract
    • Problems of Glaucoma Surgery in a patient of cataract or Pseudophakia
    • Simultaneous: When do I do combined surgeries?
    • Video Assisted Teaching: PACG with cataract
  • Guest speaker & conductor of CME : Under the ageis of Gla. Soc. Of India & Kumao Ophth. Soc. Conference at Nainital, May, 2006
    • Gonioscopy
    • Target Pressure
    • Medications : How do I select?
  • Guest speaker & conductor of CME : Under the ageis of Baroda Ophth. Soc., at Baroda, June 4th, 2006
    • Laser iridotomy
    • Indications & Techniques for trabeculectomy
  • Guest speaker & conductor of instruction course “Automated perimetry & Hands-on GDx ”as well as CME Under the ageis of Rajkot Ophth. Soc. at Rajkot, July 16th, 2006
    • Basics of perimetry
    • Single fileld analysis
    • Tips for maximizing trabeculectomy outcomes & minimizing bleb failure.
    • Live Surgery – Trabeculectomy with mitomycin
  • Guest speaker & conductor of CME – Glaucoma & Grand rounds-: Under the ageis of Ahmedabad Ophth. Soc., at Nagri eye hosp., Ahmedabad, 24th Sept, 2006
  • Guest speaker & conductor of “GLAUCOMA TODAY INTERACTIVE SESSION & Grand rounds” for: Uttara Eyecon 2006 Annual Conf. of Uttaranchal State Ophthalmic Society at Dehradun on, 7th Octo, 2006 (6-8th )
  • Guest speaker & Chairman for session on perimetry, at the All India Ophth. Conf. 2007 at Hyderabad from Feb.1-4, 2007
    • Single field Interpretation
    • What & When – visual field stretegies.
    • Cases
  • Guest speaker for “Decision making in Glaucoma: What’s next step? Case studies in glaucoma management” , Delhi, June 2007
    • Perimetric pitfalls: How to avoid pitfalls in the day to day management of glaucoma patients.”
    • Audience interaction & Analysing Humphrey and Octopus perimetric charts : - A clinician’s perspective
    • Quantifying the damage in glaucoma : Criteria we can use in our day to practice of glaucoma - Impact of various guidelines : SEAGIG & EGS Role of Latanoprost.
    • How I estimate compliance in my setup.
    • Managing a shallow anterior chamber on post op day one.
  • Guest speaker at Annual conf. of Guj. State Ophth. Soc., held at Mehsana, Oct. 2007
  • Improving compliance in medical management of glaucoma
  • Guest speaker “Annual conf. of DOS , Delhi, March 2008
    • Management of shallow anterior chamber after Trabeculectomy
    • Managing overhanging bleb
  • Guest speaker at Bhuj Ophth. Soc. : April, 2008
    • Medical Management of Glaucoma
    • Successful Trabeculectomy.