Overview
Dr. Rashmi Mittal is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon in our institute and is trained from L.V. Prasad eye institute, Hyderabad and Cleveland clinic, Ohio, USA. She did her masters in ophthalmology from Christian Medical College, Vellore where she was awarded with the gold medal and “Best outgoing student” prize. She has completed all steps of FICO, UK and also received her Diplomate in nation board (DNB) in ophthalmology. Dr. Rashmi has presented several papers, posters and videos at various national and international forums. She has several publications to her credit in various international peer reviewed journals and has a keen interest in research in the field of cornea and ocular surface reconstruction. Her main areas of clinical interest include corneal transplants, infectious keratitis and keratoconus in addition to phacoemulsification and LASIK. She is extensively trained in ocular surface reconstruction procedures like amniotic membrane transplantation, surgeries involving the stem cells in the eye (SLET), mucous membrane grafts (MMG) and artificial corneal transplantation (keratoprosthesis) for complex ocular surface diseases such as ocular chemical burns, Steven Johnson syndrome and ocular surface squamous neoplasia. She aspires to reduce the incidence and morbidity related to corneal blindness and to provide outstanding and affordable care to all the patients.
Area of Expertise
- Cataract Surgery
- Cornea Surgery
- Ocular surface Surgery
- Refractive Surgery
Qualification
MS Ophthalmology
CMC, Vellore
Fellowship in cornea and anterior segment
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Languages Known
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<li>Hindi</li>
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Awards and Recognition
- Undergraduate, Indian Council for Medical Research Short-term studentship 2004 - Primary Investigator on a project titled “Phenomenon of Emperipolesis”.
- Procured Distinction in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, and Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University Examinations.
- Finalist at the Allergan academic achievers award “ERUDIO 2013”
- Gold medal and “Best outgoing student” award in MS ophthalmology, CMC, Vellore, 2013
- Best poster award at the ARVO – India organized by the Indian eye research group in 2014 at Hyderabad, India.
- 2nd prize in i-quest held at ARVO – India organized by the Indian eye research group in 2015 at Hyderabad, India.
- Invited as faculty at bug busters – 2017 held at LVPEI, Hyderabad, India in 2017
- Invited as faculty at Delhi ophthalmic society (DOS) annual meet in 2018 at New Delhi, India
- Best paper presentation award at Delhi ophthalmic society (DOS) annual meet in 2018 at New Delhi, India
Overview
Dr. Rashmi Mittal is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon in our institute and is trained from L.V. Prasad eye institute, Hyderabad and Cleveland clinic, Ohio, USA. She did her masters in ophthalmology from Christian Medical College, Vellore where she was awarded with the gold medal and “Best outgoing student” prize. She has completed all steps of FICO, UK and also received her Diplomate in nation board (DNB) in ophthalmology. Dr. Rashmi has presented several papers, posters and videos at various national and international forums. She has several publications to her credit in various international peer reviewed journals and has a keen interest in research in the field of cornea and ocular surface reconstruction. Her main areas of clinical interest include corneal transplants, infectious keratitis and keratoconus in addition to phacoemulsification and LASIK. She is extensively trained in ocular surface reconstruction procedures like amniotic membrane transplantation, surgeries involving the stem cells in the eye (SLET), mucous membrane grafts (MMG) and artificial corneal transplantation (keratoprosthesis) for complex ocular surface diseases such as ocular chemical burns, Steven Johnson syndrome and ocular surface squamous neoplasia. She aspires to reduce the incidence and morbidity related to corneal blindness and to provide outstanding and affordable care to all the patients.
Area of Expertise
- Cataract Surgery
- Cornea Surgery
- Ocular surface Surgery
- Refractive Surgery
Qualification
MS Ophthalmology
CMC, Vellore
Fellowship in cornea and anterior segment
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Languages Known
<div style="column-count: 2;">
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>Hindi</li>
</ul>
</div>
Awards and Recognition
- Undergraduate, Indian Council for Medical Research Short-term studentship 2004 - Primary Investigator on a project titled “Phenomenon of Emperipolesis”.
- Procured Distinction in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, and Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University Examinations.
- Finalist at the Allergan academic achievers award “ERUDIO 2013”
- Gold medal and “Best outgoing student” award in MS ophthalmology, CMC, Vellore, 2013
- Best poster award at the ARVO – India organized by the Indian eye research group in 2014 at Hyderabad, India.
- 2nd prize in i-quest held at ARVO – India organized by the Indian eye research group in 2015 at Hyderabad, India.
- Invited as faculty at bug busters – 2017 held at LVPEI, Hyderabad, India in 2017
- Invited as faculty at Delhi ophthalmic society (DOS) annual meet in 2018 at New Delhi, India
- Best paper presentation award at Delhi ophthalmic society (DOS) annual meet in 2018 at New Delhi, India