Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) is an innovative approach to vision enhancement, diverging from the conventional path of corneal surgeries like LASIK or PRK. Unlike these corneal procedures, RLE is a lens replacement surgery that bears resemblance to cataract surgery. The essence of RLE lies in the replacement ...
In 1999, I joined the Prasad Project as the youngest eye surgeon in a group that intended to do 300 cataract surgeries a day for four days. The advanced team had cleaned out a rural Indian factory floor to make it safe for eye surgery. The doors ...
Dry eye, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is a common condition where the eyes feel dry, scratchy, or irritated. It affects a lot of people, especially those who spend long hours on screens, wear contact lenses, or are older. Despite its common occurrence, many people don't recognize ...
I founded and was the Medical Director of a Corneal Transplant Eye Bank in Santa Rosa.The Medical Director of Seva Foundation Chundak Tenzing asked me to help complete the training cycle for this yet-to-be-launched corneal transplant program in Western Nepal.In the two-thirds of the country west of Kathmandu, ...
At age 20, I went to India for a Williams College-sponsored semester of Indian Art and Religion. During the five months, I witnessed so much blindness that I redirected my studies to medicine. For 40 years, I have dedicated myself to working in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Having ...
