Dr Rajini Kantha

Ophthalmic surgery

MBBS, MS - Ophthalmology

48 yrs experience Chennai

1clinic

About Dr Rajini Kantha

The founder of R.K Eye Centre has performed thousands of cataract and intra ocular lens implantation surgeries in the last 35 years. She is a pioneer in phacoemulsification surgery which she mastered under Dr. Dennis Shepard at Santa Maria, USA in 1994. She is highly versatile and can perform glaucoma, squint, lacrimal sac surgeries, retinal cryopexies and all types of LASER procedures. She founded and developed the department of Uveitis at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. She has 21 scientific papers to her credit.

Expertise

Specializations

Ophthalmology Services (Eye care medical services)

Services offered

Eye Surgery (eye operation) Cataract Surgery (lens cloud removal surgery) Canaloplasty (glaucoma drainage surgery) Refractive Surgery (vision correction surgery) Eye Muscle Surgery (Eye alignment correction surgery) Eyelid Surgery (eyelid repair surgery) Anterior Segment Eye Surgery (front eye structure surgery) Teeth Straightening (Braces) (Treatment to align teeth) Retina Surgery and LASIK (eye surgery for retina and vision) LASIK Eye Surgery (laser vision correction procedure) Glaucoma Evaluation and Treatment (glaucoma diagnosis and care) YAG Laser Iridotomy (laser hole in iris) General Eye Check-up (Routine eye examination) Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) (retina imaging scan) Uveitis (Inflammation inside the eye) Corneal Surgery (cornea disease treatment surgery) Diabetic Retinopathy Screening/ Treatment

Procedures

LASIK Surgery (laser vision correction surgery) Strabismus Surgery (Eye muscle alignment surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSLady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, none

MS - OphthalmologyG B Pant Hospital / Moulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, none

Work & experience

Junior Resident — Maulana Azad Medical CollegeThanesar Haryana
1978 – 1980

Senior Resident (Registrar) — Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeThanesar Haryana
1980 – 1982

Vitreo Retinal Fellow (FMRF) — Sankara NethralayaThanesar Haryana
1982 – 1983

Senior Consultant (Head - Uvea Dept) — Sankara NethralayaThanesar Haryana
1983 – 1989

Founder, Medical Director — R.K. Eye CentreThanesar Haryana
1989 – 2015

Registrations & certifications

All India Ophthalmological SocietyAll India Ophthalmological Society

Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India (IIRSI)Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India (IIRSI)

Uveitis Society of IndiaUveitis Society of India

Tamilnadu Medical CouncilTamilnadu Medical Council

Madras City Ophthalmogical AssociationMadras City Ophthalmogical Association

Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic AssociationTamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association

Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Awards & recognitions

Anandam Gold MedalAward

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