Dr. Rajul S Parikh has done his Masters in Ophthalmology from Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore under guidance of Prof. Dr. Ravi Thomas where he spent 5 years as a resident and as a senior resident. He was awarded Thomas Koshy gold medal in M.S. Ophthalmology for best resident in Ophthalmology. Subsequently he joined Department of Ophthalmology, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden for his advanced glaucoma fellowship. After coming back from Sweden in 2003, he joined renowned L. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad as a consultant where he worked as a senior consultant for nearly 4 years. Subsequently he was invited to join Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre as Consultant & Head in glaucoma department. Here he contributed immensely by starting a full fledged research department. Currently, he is working as medical director, Shreeji Eye Clinic & Palak’s Glaucoma Care Centre located in the heart of Mumbai, Andheri. He is also providing his service at Lotus Eye Hospital as Consultant & Head, Department of Glaucoma & Department of clinical Research, and at Dr. L. Hiranandani Hospital, Powai as a Visiting Glaucoma and anterior segment Specialist. His main areas of interest are Cataract, Glaucoma, Neuro-ophthalmology and uveitis. He is Invited member of associate advisory board of World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and also member of WGA Committee in Glaucoma Society Organization. He is currently elected as section editor for glaucoma for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and also is in editorial board of “Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society” and “Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice”. He has been Principle investigator / co-investigator for various clinical trials. Some of this research has changed the current clinical practice for better glaucoma management. For his contribution in glaucoma research & management, he has been awarded prestigious FDC Award for Ocular Pharmacotherapy by Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society. He has written chapters in 13 highly reputed text books including international publication like World Glaucoma Association (WGA) consensus book on Screening for Glaucoma”; 2008, World Glaucoma Association (WGA) consensus book on Medical Management of glaucoma”; 2010, Glaucoma 1st Edition & 2nd Edition; Editors Shaarawy, Sherwood, Hitchings and Crowston; 2009. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. He has nearly 57 publications in peer reviewed journals and 17 in non peer-reviewed journals. He has been invited to deliver lectures at various national and international conferences that includes World Glaucoma Congress, South East Glaucoma Interest Group meeting, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Ophthalmology Association conference, International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery, annual conferences of All India Ophthalmic Association & , Glaucoma society of India. He is also regularly invited for teaching & hands on training of medical faculty & students at various medical colleges across India as well as abroad.So far, he has delivered more than 100 invited lectures in last 5 years
He has vast surgical experience. He has performed more than 8000 glaucoma surgeries like trabeculetomy, phaco-trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy with small incision cataract surgery. In India, he is one of the leading Glaucoma surgeon due to his unique expertise in advanced glaucoma surgeries like Glaucoma Valve Implant surgeries, Choroidal Drainage procedures, Scleral Patch graft for bleb leaks, surgeries for cyclodialysis cleft repair, anterior segment reconstruction. He is among very few Glaucoma surgeons who have successfully performed more than 200 congenital glaucoma operations including surgeries in patients with Axenfield - Rieger syndrome, Aniridia, Sturge- weber syndrome in paediatric patients. He has performed numerous laser procedures like laser iridotomy, laser irioplasty, Selective laser trabeculoplasty, and laser suturolysis. He also has expertise in advanced cataract surgeries like phacoemulsification, small incision cataract surgery. To generate awareness about disease in public, he has organized various public meetings, walkathons on world Glaucoma week days, radio talk shows etc. Dr. Shefali R Parikh has been silver medalist throughout her M.B.B.S. After finishing her Masters in Ophthalmology she pursued her career by doing super-specialization in glaucoma and anterior segment (cataract) from renowned L. Prasad Eye institute under able guidance of Dr. Ravi Thomas and Dr. G Chandrasekhar. Subsequently, she was invited to Department of Ophthalmology, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden for her advanced glaucoma & Clinical research fellowship. After coming back from Sweden in 2003, she joined L. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad as a consultant. In 2008, she was invited to Lotus Eye Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai to start Glaucoma Department as Consultant & Head. Immediately after starting Glaucoma dept., she organized base hospital Glaucoma detection camp on the eve of 1st world Glaucoma week. Her main areas of interest are Glaucoma and anterior segment. Currently she is working as chairperson & medical director, Shreeji Eye Clinic & Palak’s Glaucoma Care Centre located in the heart of Mumbai, Andheri. Academically also she is a very strong and has nearly 20 publications in peer reviewed and 15 in non-peer-reviewed journals to her credit. She has been invited to deliver lectures at various national conferences that includes annual conferences of All India Ophthalmic Association, Glaucoma society of India, Bombay Ophthalmic association etc. She is also regularly invited for teaching & hands on training of medical faculty & students at various medical colleges across India. She has vast surgical experience. She has performed more than 4000 glaucoma surgeries like trabeculetomy, phaco-trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy with small incision cataract surgery, advanced glaucoma surgeries like Glaucoma Valve Implant surgeries, anterior segment reconstruction. She has also performed congenital glaucoma surgeries including surgeries in patients with Axenfield - Rieger syndrome, Aniridia. She has performed numerous laser procedures like laser iridotomy, laser irioplasty, and laser suturolysis. She also has expertise in advanced cataract surgeries like phacoemulsification, small incision cataract surgery. She has performed more than 5,000 phacoemulsifications. She was phacoemulsification trainer in LV Prasad Eye Hospital. She has been Principle investigator / co-investigator for various clinical trials. To generate awareness about disease in public, she has organized various public meetings, walkathons on world Glaucoma week days, radio talk shows and eye camps.
