Cornea, Ocular Surface, Cataract & Refractive Surgeon
- MS Ophthalmology — PGI Chandigarh
- Cornea & Ocular Surface Fellowship — LVPEI Hyderabad
Dr. Swapnil Bhalekar is a fellowship-trained cornea and ocular surface surgeon with 20 years of experience in ophthalmology, specialising in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation and complex ocular surface reconstruction. Trained at PGI Chandigarh and LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, his work spans advanced cataract and refractive surgery as well as some of the most challenging disorders of the cornea and ocular surface.
With 50,000+ cataract surgeries and 1,000+ corneal transplants, he has extensive experience in managing keratoconus, chemical eye injuries, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, limbal stem cell deficiency and severely compromised ocular surfaces.
His highly specialised work includes Type II Keratoprosthesis, Minor Salivary Gland Transplantation and complex ocular surface & stem cell reconstruction — rare procedures performed at only a limited number of specialised centres worldwide. He is among the very few surgeons with expertise in these procedures and has pioneered this spectrum of advanced ocular surface surgery in Maharashtra.
His approach to EYON is built around a simple belief — advanced eye care should combine expertise and technology with ethics, empathy and attention to every individual.