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Dr. Lekshmy Sankar - Cataract, Ophthalmology (Eye), Orbit & Oculoplasty

Dr. Lekshmy Sankar

Cataract, Ophthalmology (Eye), Orbit & Oculoplasty


Profile


 

  • Consultant Orbit & Oculoplasty at The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 
     

Professional Experience: 
 

  • Consultant General ophthalmologist (July 2019 to January 2020) at SK Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala.
  • Senior Resident (January 2020 to June 2021) at PSG Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
  • Senior Resident (July 2021 to Dec 2021) at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
  • Rural Posting: Managing a secondary care eye centre, part of LVPEI training (2023 to 2024) at Kothur NATCO- LVPEI, Mudhol-LVPEI & Adilabad -LVPEI. 
  • International work experience (Jan 2024 to March 2024) at LEC centre, LIBERIA-LVPEI.
  • Worked at LVPEI, Vijaywada and LVPEI, Vishakapatnam
  • Clinical Fellow in Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology (April 2024-2025), under the mentorship of Dr Milind Naik, Dr Swathi Kaliki, Dr Tarjani Dave, Dr Javed Ali, Dr Swati Singh, Dr Nandini Bothra & Dr Vijitha Vempuluru 
  • Clinical Adjunct (March 2025)

 

Research & Dissertation:
 

  • PALS, NALS, BALS COURSE CERTIFIED

 

Publications: 
 

  • Eyelid changes in Thyroid Eye Disease, OPRS 2023.

 

Surgical Experience: 
 

  • SICS
  • Phacoemulsification
  • External DCR
  • Endo DCR
  • Lid procedures
  • Orbitotomies, Fracture, Thyroid Decompression.

 

Academic:
 

  • MBBS (2006 to 2012) at Sree Mookamibika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
  • DNB Ophthalmology (2016 to 2019) at Lotus Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.   
  • Fellow Phaco+Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology (2022 to 2025) at LVPEI, Hyderabad.

 

Conferences attended:
 

  • TNOA (Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association 2018).
  • OPAI (Oculoplasty Association, India 2023).
  • LVPEI conferences: Dacryology, Oncology, Aesthetics.