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Dr Sanghamitra Burman, Ophthalmic surgery

Dr Sanghamitra Burman

Ophthalmic surgery
MBBS, MD - Ophthalmology, DNB - Ophthalmology
29 yrs experience Bengaluru
1clinic

About Dr Sanghamitra Burman

Dr. Sanghamitra Burman is a highly qualified and experienced consultant eye surgeon in Bangalore, India. She is a fellowship trained specialist in cornea, cataract, implant and laser refractive surgery. Having specialized in Lasik eye surgery/ laser vision correction, cataract, and corneal surgery for over 15 years, she has performed hundreds of corneal transplants and thousands of cataract and refractive surgical procedures. Her areas of special interest include Lasik/laser vision correction, keratoconus treatment, cataract and ICL/refractive lens surgery, corneal transplantation/ keratoplasty, limbal stem cell transplantation, ocular surface disorders and reconstruction, corneal trauma and infections, keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea) and contact lenses.Dr. Sanghamitra Burman is known to treat her patients not just with exceptional care but with extraordinary expertise, experience and excellence qualities she has imbibed from the extensive work experience at some of the world’s eye institutes including Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London, AIIMS, New Delhi and Aravind Eye Hospital, Sankara Nethralaya, and LV Prasad Eye Institute. Her experience runs the gamut from sight-threatening corneal diseases to sight-restoring surgical procedures of the cornea and anterior segment. With over a decade’s involvement in cornea and anterior segment disease, she has successfully treated hundreds of patients with severe damage to the cornea as well as prevented severe vision loss in numerous others.

Expertise

Specializations
Ophthalmology Services (Eye care medical services)
Services offered
Corneal Surgery (cornea disease treatment surgery) Ocular Surface Reconstruction (eye surface repair surgery) Comprehensive Eye Care Services (complete eye health care) Glaucoma and Retinal Evaluation (eye nerve and retina assessment) LASIK Eye Surgery (laser vision correction procedure) Keratoconus (cone-shaped cornea disorder) Cataract Surgery (lens cloud removal surgery) Laser Refractive and Cataract Surgery (laser vision correction surgery) 2.2 mm Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (micro incision cataract surgery) Astigmatism (blurred vision due to cornea shape) Keratoplasty (cornea transplant surgery) Tonometry (eye pressure check) Ocular Inflammation and Uveitis (treatment for eye inflammation) Corneal Ulcer Treatment (treatment for cornea infection) Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (cornea strengthening treatment) Corneal Transplantation (cornea replacement surgery) Dry Eye Evaluation and Treatment (diagnosis and treatment for dry eyes) Contact Lens Prescription (contact lens power check) Myopia Control Program (program to slow child eye power increase) A-Scan Biometry (eye length measurement test) Diabetic Retinopathy Screening/ Treatment Scleral Contact Lenses (large cornea covering lenses) Mini Scleral Contact Lens (special lens for irregular cornea) Contact Lens for Keratoconus (special lenses for keratoconus vision) Keratoconus Treatment (treatment for cornea thinning disease) Eye Patch Therapy (patch treatment for lazy eye) LASIK Surgery for Glasses Removal (laser vision correction surgery) Eye Surgery (eye operation) General Eye Check-up (Routine eye examination) Diabetic Eye Check-up (Eye screening for diabetes) Retina Examination (back of eye check) Reduced Vision (evaluation for low vision problems) Refractive Surgery (vision correction surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, none
MD - OphthalmologyAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, none
FICOICO, Cambridge, UK, none
DNB - OphthalmologyAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, none
FRCS - OphthalmologyRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), Glasgow, none
Work & experience
Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Cornea, Cataract And Refractive Surgery Service — Vasan Eye Care Hospital, BangaloreThanesar Haryana
2009 – 2015
Specialist Registrar (Fellow) — Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UKThanesar Haryana
2003 – 2006
Research Associate – Ocular Immunology And Stem Cell Lab — LV Prasad Eye InstituteThanesar Haryana
2003 – 2003
Fellow – Cornea, External Eye Disease & Refractive Surgery — Aravind Eye Hospital , MaduraiThanesar Haryana
2000 – 2002
Junior Resident — AIIMS, New DelhiThanesar Haryana
1997 – 2000
Registrations & certifications
Karnataka Medical CouncilKarnataka Medical Council
General Medical Council (GMC), UKGeneral Medical Council (GMC), UK
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
Bangalore Ophthalmic SocietyBangalore Ophthalmic Society
All India Ophthalmological SocietyAll India Ophthalmological Society
Karnataka Ophthalmic SocietyKarnataka Ophthalmic Society
Cornea Society of IndiaCornea Society of India
National Academy of Medical SciencesNational Academy of Medical Sciences
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG)
Awards & recognitions
Instruction Course leader in ESCRS, BarcelonaAward
Instruction Course leader in ESCRS, LondonAward
Best Paper of the Session (Cornea), AIOS, BangaloreAward
Scientific Poster Winner at ASCRS, San Francisco,Award
Best Paper of the Session (Orbit), AIOS AhmedabadAward
G. Venkataswamy Gold Medal in DNB OphthalmologyAward

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