Dr Mehul Damani is an ophthalmic surgeon with extensive specialist training in refractive surgery and is considered a leader in his field by his patients and peers. He is a specialist in LASIK and LASEK laser eye surgery, having performed over 1,9000 procedures. Dr Damani has mentored many Ophthalmic surgeons during their refractive surgery training.
He graduated from the University of Mumbai, where he won the Pfizer Medical award and medallion for first place in the final MBBS examination.
He then became a Registrar at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals in Mumbai, subsequently completing three years of specialist ophthalmology training which had an emphasis on cataract and glaucoma surgery.
Dr Damani widened his experience as a speciality doctor for Colchester General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Southend University NHS Hospital.
Dr Damani has gained experience through additional specialist training in refractive surgery and was awarded Certificate in Refractive Surgery (CertLRS) from The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He has also conducted observations in Moorfields in oculoplasty.
Dr Damani has presented many peer reviewed medical papers and posters for American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).