Keiki R. Mehta

Keiki R. Mehta
Born
Maharashtra, India
OccupationOphthalmologist
Known forPhacoemulsification
Radial Keratotomy
AwardsPadma Shri
Grand Honors Award
Triple Ribbon Award
Legion d' Honor - Instituto Barraquer
Lim International Award
WebsiteWebsite

Keiki R. Mehta, an Indian ophthalmologist, medical researcher and writer, is considered by many as the father of Phacoemulsification in India.[1] He is the Chief Surgical and Medical Director at Mehta International Eye Institute, a Mumbai-based specialty eye hospital founded by him.[2] 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,[3][4] and the Keiki Mehta BP Valve Glaucoma Shunt, a medical implant used in the treatment of neovascular‚ congenital and uveitic glaucoma.[5][6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ "Dr Keiki R Mehta - IHO profile" (PDF). Indian Health Organization. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dr. Keiki R Mehta on Practo". Practo. 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Father of Indian phaco' continues to build on legacy of innovation". Healio. June 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr. Keiki R Mehta Awarded the Padma Shri". Parsi Khabar. 30 January 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "Keiki Mehta BP Valve Glaucoma Shunt". Surgiwear. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ V. Velayutham (December 2010). "Aqueous Drainage Devices" (PDF). Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology. XXII (4): 308–310. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  7. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.