Dr Sheetal Mahuvakar

Currently : Specialty: Cataract, Cornea & Refractive surgeries.

Highly motivated professional eye specialist with good academic background, skilled and experienced in comprehensive Ophthalmology with keen interest in Phacoemulsification, Refractive Surgeries and Cornea.
Worked as consultant in anterior segment for 3 years in Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Centre, Mumbai and was involved in training of a number of students and fellows in phacoemulsification.
Working as Anterior chamber consultant in cornea and cataract department of Retina foundation and Aso Palov Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad from November 2013 till date.

Diplomate National Board (Ophthalmology)
Fellowship in Cornea and anterior segment at L V Prasad Eye Institute & Research Centre, Hyderabad (ST)
Bespoke Refractive surgery training at Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore.
Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology & Phacoemulsification at Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre, Mumbi
Fellowship in Glaucoma at Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre, Mumbai (ST)
M.B.B.S. (University of Mumbai)

Phacoemulsification surgeries including hard cataracts, complicated cataracts and cataract operations in one eyed patients. Done more than 5000 cataract surgeries.
Also experienced in newer procedures such as subluxated cataracts with CTR & newer CTRs like Cionni ring implantations, Ahmed segment implantations, sclera fixated IOL, posterior iris fixated IOL, newer IOL like Toric IOLs and multifocal IOL, Limbal Relaxing incisions.
Competent and experienced in: Pterygium excision with autografts,
Amniotic membrane transplantations,
Penetrating Keratoplasties
Lamellar keratoplasties like DALK, DSEK
Pupilloplasties
Also has keen interest in ocular surface work.
Performed newer ocular surface surgeries like amniotic membrane transplantation, stem cell transplantation like SLET, Lid mucous membrane grafting in cases of SJS syndromes
Keratoprosthesis
Lasik & PRK
Trabeculectomies,Dacryocystorhniostomies
Dacryocystorhniostomies

Sound experience in handling of all routine and complicated Out Patient Department cases.
Topographies and Aberrometry
Specular Microscope
Keratometry
A scan biometry and IOL master
B scan
OCT
Perimetry
GdX
HRT
Gonioscopy
Corneal scraping
YAG laser iridotomies and capsulotomies

Actively involved in training Phacoemulsification to national & international trainees at Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre, Mumbai
Also involved in teaching postgraduate DNB students at Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre, Mumbai

Winner of Intercollege quiz in ophthalmology in 2008, Mumbai
Winner of an ophthalmic quiz at Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society conference in 2009
Winner of “Ms Ophthalmology” title in an academic quiz at Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society conference in 2009
Winner of best scientific poster at ocular surface workshop, SankarNetralaya at Chennai 2015
Winner of grand video award at IIRSI (Indian intraocular & Refractive surgery society) 2017 meet for an academic video titled “Let there be light”
Won video award ( When the going gets white) in cataract complicated cases section at IIRSI 2017 meet
Won runner up awards for two academic photos titled “sands of sahara” and “Treasure hunt” at IIRSI 2017 meet.
Winner at baroda film festival 2017 for an academic video
Runner up award in photo competition for the academic photo “ strings of guitar – subluxated cataract” in keracon 2017 conference.
Winner of Bursary grant at ESCRS 2018 for high scoring paper.

Presented a paper on “Correlation of Corneal Thickness with IOP” at Maharashtra ophthalmic society in 2005
2.Paper presentation titled “Distribution Of Spherical Aberration In Western Indian Population” at APACRS 2014.
Video presentation “To Do The Undo – Iatrogenic Iridodialysis Repair” at APACRS 2014.
Presented on “How To Read Topography - 5 pearls” at Ahmedabad ophthalmic society conference in 2015 as a faculty
Scientific Poster presentation on “Thermal Injury case” at Ocular Surface CME OSKON 2015 at SankarNetralaya , Chennai.
Scientific Poster presentation on “Boston Keratoprosthesis in GDLK- Long Term Follow Up” at Ocular Surface CME at SankarNetralaya (OSKON), Chennai in 2015 – It was awarded as a best scientific poster.
Presented on “Anterior Segment OCT in Corneal Pathologies” at Gujarat ophthalmic society conference in Oct 2015 as a faculty.
8.Presented on “LID mucous membrane grafting in SJS” at Gujarat ophthalmic society conference in Oct 2016 as a faculty.
9.Presented on “Simple limbal epithelial transplant” at Ahmedabad ophthalmic society conference in 2016 as a faculty.
10.Published article on “ chamdelier assisted combined phacovitrectomy” in Retina Today journal may 2018