Keiki R. Mehta
Keiki R. Mehta | |
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Born | Radial Keratotomy |
Awards | Padma Shri Grand Honors Award Triple Ribbon Award Legion d' Honor - Instituto Barraquer Lim International Award |
Website | Website |
Keiki R. Mehta, an Indian ophthalmologist, medical researcher and writer, is considered by many as the father of Phacoemulsification in India.[1] He is the Chief Surgical and Medical Director at Mehta International Eye Institute, a Mumbai-based specialty eye hospital founded by him.[2] He is known to be the first surgeon to perform a Radial keratotomy in India and is credited with the development of the first soft eye implant in the world,[3][4] and the Keiki Mehta BP Valve Glaucoma Shunt, a medical implant used in the treatment of neovascular‚ congenital and uveitic glaucoma.[5][6] He is a recipient of several honours including the Grand Honors Award of the National Eye Research Foundation, Chicago and the Triple Ribbon Award of the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to Medicine.[7]
Biography
Born in a
Later, Mehta's focus shifted to
Positions and honours
Keiki Mehta, a consultant and head of the department of ophthalmology at
Mehta has delivered several award orations; Siva Reddy Gold Medal and Oration of the Hyderabad Ophthalmic Society, Mayurilal Gold Medal and Oration of the Madras Ophthalmic Society, Gold Medal and Oration of the Intraocular Implant Society, Dr. Vinod Arora Oration Award of the Uttarakhand State Ophthalmological Society and Prof B. S. Pendse Memorial Lecture and Oration of
Mehta was the first Indian to receive the Grand Honors Award of the National Eye Research Foundation, Chicago.[1] Asia Pacific Intraocular Implant Association awarded him the Lim International Award in 1997 and American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery, USA honoured him with the Triple Ribbon Award in 1998. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2008 and Inter-Novation Inc. listed him among the Top Docs in the field of ophthalmology in 2011. He is also a recipient of the Outstanding Recognition Award of the International Council of Cataract Surgeons (2001) and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Medical Integration Council and the West German Chemtec Foundation.[13]
Bibliography
- Keiki R. Mehta (1990). Radial Keratotomy Principle & Practice. JayPee Publishers. ISBN 9788171791347.
- Alpar John J, Mehta Keiki R (2001). The Art of Phacoemulsification. JayPee Medical Publishers. p. 553. ISBN 9788171797905.
See also
- Radial Keratotomy
- Phacoemulsification
- List of Parsis
- Newton K. Wesley
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dr Keiki R Mehta - IHO profile" (PDF). Indian Health Organization. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Dr. Keiki R Mehta on Practo". Practo. 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "'Father of Indian phaco' continues to build on legacy of innovation". Healio. June 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Keiki R Mehta Awarded the Padma Shri". Parsi Khabar. 30 January 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Keiki Mehta BP Valve Glaucoma Shunt". Surgiwear. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ V. Velayutham (December 2010). "Aqueous Drainage Devices" (PDF). Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology. XXII (4): 308–310. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Keiki R Mehta on Credihealth". Credihealth. 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ISBN 9788171791347.
- ^ "Best Eye Hospital Award for Mehta Intl Eye Institute". Afternoon. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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- ^ "On International Council of Ophthalmology". International Council of Ophthalmology. 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Prof. Dr. Keiki R. Mehta - India's foremost Ophthalmic surgeon". Afternoon. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
External links
- Howard Larkin (July 2014). "Restoring Functional Vision is not Premium Surgery, It is Necessary". Journal Report. Euro Times. Retrieved January 31, 2016.[permanent dead link]