After finishing his post graduation in Ophthalmology from the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi (Ranked amongst top 5 colleges in India), Dr Vikas Veerwal worked as Senior Resident in Guru Nanak Eye Centre (MAMC). He then pursued his long-term fellowship in Cornea, cataract and refractive surgery from the esteemed LV Prasad Eye Institute at Hyderabad (Ranked No.1 eye institute in India). He also worked as faculty at LV Prasad eye institute, Visakhapatnam.
With over 12 years of experience in Ophthalmology, Dr Vikas excels in advanced cataract surgery techniques (including Femto-Cataract and MICS- Micro-incision cataract surgery). He has performed more than 7500+ cataract surgeries with a near 100% success rate. He has been able to handle challenging complicated cases to provide best possible outcomes to his patients. He has been instrumental in training many young surgeons to achieve their potential as clinicians of the future. His zeal to provide ethical, transparent, and personalized care to every patient is what makes him stand out from the crowd.
He has vast experience in performing all forms of refractive surgeries (including ICL, SMILE, LASIK/Contoura LASIK, PRK, Epicontoura) as well as all types of advanced corneal procedures. He has performed more than 1000 refractive procedures successfully and is a well-known refractive surgeon in Delhi-NCR region.
He has performed more than 500 corneal transplants and has immense experience in all forms of advanced corneal procedures like DALK, DSAEK, DMEK, AMG, Corneal tattooing, Stem cell transplant (SLET), Pterygium surgery, etc.
Keratoconus and corneal ectasia has been his key areas of interest. He has specific expertise in this area and has successfully managed more than 500 patients of keratoconus so far. Keratoconus requires customizable treatment for every patient, and he has been able to provide the needed expert care to all his patients.
Above all, his work has been built on pillars of ETHICS, HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY, EMPATHY AND ‘PATIENT FIRST’. He is humble and approachable, with 24×7 availability to all his patients. He believes in the motto of being always ‘Dedicated to YOU… and YOUR EYES’
Research and Designation:
- Dr Vikas is currently the Director and Head of Services at Shreya Eye Centre, Indirapuram
- He has worked as consultant in Centre for Sight, Delhi (Safderjung Enclave, Green Park) for more than 2 years.
- He has published his research work in multiple national and international journals
- He has more than 10 publications to his name
- He has presented multiple research papers at various national and international forums. He has presented his work at the prestigious American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting twice and has had multiple presentations at All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) annual conference as well as various state level conferences.
- He has been an invited faculty at various national conferences (AIOS, DOS, CCC, etc.) where he has presented his work and has been highly appreciated for his unique approach to providing quality care to his patients.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Winner of Dr V.K. Kalra memorial trophy for quiz winners at the 67th Annual Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS) conference 2016.
- Awarded Best Paper for presentation in 68th annual DOS conference, 2017
- Awarded Best Paper for presentation in 81st AIOS conference 2023
- Awarded ARC innovators award for a novel technique of performing SMILE refractive surgery in 2023
- He has developed a new technique for dissection in SMILE surgery.
