Keiki R. Mehta
Keiki R. Mehta, an Indian ophthalmologist, medical researcher and writer, is considered by many as the father of
Phacoemulsification in India. He is the Chief Surgical and Medical Director at Mehta International Eye Institute, a Mumbai-based specialty eye hospital founded by him. 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, and the ''Keiki Mehta BP Valve Glaucoma Shunt'', a medical implant used in the treatment of neovascular‚ congenital and uveitic
glaucoma. 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.
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