Abhaykumar R. Vasavada is the honorary doctor of the University of Pécs since 20 November 2015.
Present Position
Director :
Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre,
Director :
Raghudeep Eye Hospital,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Education
M.S. Ophthalmology from M.S. University, Baroda (1975)
F.R.C.S. Ophthalmology The Royal College of Surgeons, England (1980)
Dr. Abhay R. Vasavada is a world renowned cataract surgeon, and his expertise is in the management of challenging cataract cases in children and adults.
He established Raghudeep Eye Hospital in 1984.
Pediatric and Adult Cataract management has been his passion since 1984. Because of his vast experience, Raghudeep Eye Hospital is now a tertiary referral centre for the management of pediatric as well as adult cataracts. A dedicated team of skilled ophthalmologists, anesthetists, orthoptists and pediatric coordinators and counselors work together to provide the best care to these patients. Most of his pediatric cataract work is done on a charitable basis, as majority of children requiring treatment are from an underprivileged section of the society. Apart from the main center Raghudeep Eye Hospital has developed two outreach centers taking care of rural and poor population of Gujarat, India.
Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre was established by him in 1991. This center with basic and clinical research facilities is focused on translation as well as basic research. One of the objectives is to solve some of the problems related to cataractogenesis and its management in children and young adults. Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre is recognized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. A lot of focus in his research is directed at vision threatening eye diseases. As a result he has more than 160 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Various research projects have been carried out in collaboration with Indian agencies ( like the Department of Science and Technology)- Govt. of India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, as well as International Agencies ( like Creighton University, Omaha, USA, University of East Anglia, UK, Uleval University Hospital, Norway, ASCRS foundation, USA). ST. Thomas’s hospital, London, England. He has been conducting trainee fellowship programmes for young ophthalmologists since 1990 to train them in cataract management. He has trained more than 140 national & international ophthalmologists from all over the world under this programme. He has travelled extensively across all the continents, teaching, lecturing, & performing live surgical demonstrations. He has been involved as an important educator and scientific planner in all the major International Conferences across the globe for 25 years.
Date of inauguration: 20. November 2015
