Dr. Rajat Kapoor — Senior Consultant in Delhi NCR

Dr. Rajat Kapoor is a Senior Consultant at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital in Delhi NCR, with more than 12 years of experience. He is listed in ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology, and his qualifications are MBBS, DO, DNB, FICO, FRCS and FLVPEI.

The paediatric half of that listing shapes the whole procedure list. Pediatric cataract surgery, pediatric squint surgery, congenital eye disorder treatment and retinopathy of prematurity are conditions of the first months and years of life, and ROP in particular has to be caught on a schedule rather than on symptoms. Alongside them he performs adult cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, corneal transplantation, implantable collamer lens work, eyelid reconstruction, squint surgery, dacryocystorhinostomy for blocked tear ducts and diabetic retinopathy treatment.

He read MBBS at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in Maharashtra, took his diploma in ophthalmology at Joseph Eye Hospital in Trichy as gold medalist, and his DNB at Sankara Eye Hospital in Coimbatore. His subspecialty training is FLVPEI, a fellowship in pediatric and neuro-ophthalmology and strabismus at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad. He is also a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology in London and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow, and he formerly worked at LVPEI in Visakhapatnam and at Pushpagiri Eye Institute in Hyderabad.

He has published book chapters and more than 15 research papers in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals and reviews for such journals himself. He is an invited speaker at national and international conferences and has run skill-transfer workshops and cataract surgical training programs across India.