Eye Specialist in Mumbai

Dr. Sonia Maheshwari Kothari - Eye Specialist in Mumbai

Dr. Sonia Maheshwari Kothari

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

MBBS, MS Ophthalmology (Mumbai) (Gold Medalist)
Fellowship in Cataract, Refractive Surgery and Translational Research
(Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore)

Dr Sonia Maheshwari Kothari is a confident and disciplined Ophthalmic Surgeon & one of the Best Eye Specialist in Mumbai who has done her Masters in Ophthalmology from Topiwala Nair Medical college, Mumbai , considered to be one of the topmost hospitals in the country. While there, she received the award for the most outstanding student of the year for her academic and clinical excellence. After receiving a Gold medal from Maharashtra University in her masters, Dr Sonia further pursued her fellowship in Refractive surgery at the prestigious Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore where she also was a part of multiple national and international research projects.

She has been practicing as a medical officer in a specialty eye hospital located in South Mumbai where she has been a part of a huge amount of charitable work done for the weaker sections of the society.

She is a hard working, soft spoken and intellectual woman equipped with well trained hands for complex cataract surgeries and all kinds of laser procedures for getting rid of spectacles. Her special areas of interest besides surgical finesse includes treatment of dry eyes and anterior segment conditions.She has vast experience in performing cataract surgeries with premium lenses to ensure perfect results.

She has keen interest in academics and has been part of multiple research projects. She has multiple publications in National and International journals in the field of refractive surgery to her credit.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • Gold medal for standing first in M.S. Ophthalmology examinations in the state of Maharashtra
  • Indian Heroes award AIOC 2020 for winning an award in the field of Ophthalmology internationally.
  • Winner of International Travel Grant for free paper in World Ophthalmological Congress, Capetown 2020.
  • Dr. Anjali Nicolson award for most outstanding student in the year of 2018.
  • Winner of best free paper in refractive surgery in Indian Society of cornea and keratorefractive surgery- 2019.
  • Winner of best video in newer surgical techniques at IIRSI winter 2019.
  • Merit list rank holder (16th) in the state of Maharashtra and first in school in SSC examinations
  • PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES :
    1. AIOS guidelines for Refractive surgery during COVID times.
    2. Sanitizer aerosol –driven ocular surface disease (SADOSD) A Covid-19 repercussion ? Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;68(6):981-983. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1308_20.PMID: 32461409
    3. All India Ophthalmological Society - Preferred practice in refractive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Ophthalmology.
    4. Early corneal and epithelial remodeling differences identified by OCT imaging and artificial intelligence between two Trans-PRK platforms. Journal of Refractive surgery. July-2020.
    5. “Phacoemulsification in Posterior Polar Cataract” published by Dr. Twinkle Parmar, Dr. Sonia Maheshwari, DOS times, 2017
    6. Free paper presentation – World Ophthalmology Conference 2020, Capetown on PSOCT- a novel technique to study the birefringence properties of LASIK flap and SMILE cap.
    7. Free paper presentation – Polarizing sensitive OCT – IIRSI Amritsar 2020.
    8. Free paper presentation – Thermal pulsation therapy and Intense pulse light therapy for dry eyes – MOSCON 2019.
    9. Poster presentation on repeatability and acceptability of scheimpflug and placido devices in MOSCON 2019.

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