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'''Dr Abhay R. Vasavada''' started Raghudeep Eye Clinic (REH) – as a [[cataract]] speciality centre in 1984 [[Ahmedabad]], India. He is the first Indian and only the second Asian to be awarded the '''Binkhorst Medal''' Lecture by the '''American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons''' (ASCRS) in 2011 . This medal is one of the highest honours conferred for an outstanding contribution in the field of Ophthalmology.<br />
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Dr. Abhay Vasavada completed his master's degree in [[ophthalmology]] (M.S.) from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] in 1975. He was awarded the coveted degree of a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England ]] (F.R.C.S.) in 1980. He completed higher surgical training, a necessity for the promotion to a consultant position in U.K. He went on to specialize in cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation, a domain that he has subsequently made his own.<br />
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He has been invited to perform live surgical demonstrations across the globe, including the US, (Annual meeting of American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery), Germany, Italy, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, other countries of the Middle East, the entire Asia-Pacific region including China and Australia. He is a distinguished member of different local and international Ophthalmic societies all over the world.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
1) He has been a recipient of best researcher award and [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]] by Honourable President Dr. K.R. Narayanan in 1997.<br />
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2) In 2002 he was the recipient of 1st '''Asia Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons''' (APACRS) Award for '''Best Educator in Asia Pacific Region'''.<br />
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3) He has been a recipient of '''American Academy of Ophthalmology's Achievement Award''', 2005.<br />
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4) He was selected as one of the ''''Top Fifty Opinion Leaders'''' in 2005 for his Outstanding Contribution and Leadership in the field of cataract surgery, a survey taken by a ''''Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today'.'''<br />
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5) He has also been awarded the '''Arthur Lim Oration''' by the '''Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons''' (APACRS) for the year 2010.<br />
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6) To his credit, he has contributed 140 publications in peer reviewed national & international journals.<br />
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For last few years he is also heading & supervising research related to cataract development & management in children as well as adults. His ultimate goal is to keep providing highest quality of cataract management and solve some of the problems facing children and young adults.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.raghudeepeyehospital.com/dr-abhay-r-vasavada/ Raghudeep Eye Hospital Website ]<br />
* [http://www.eyeworld.org/ewsupplementarticle.php?id=367 Eye World]<br />
* [http://apaophth.org/eJournal/bio.php?fn=Abhay&ln=Vasavada apaophth.org]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225073643/http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/news/cataract-meeting-outgrows-sarasota-moves-naples-2016?page=0,1 ophthalmology times modern medicine]<br />
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