About Dr. Burjor P. Banaji Expertise I perform Cataract and corneal surgery, but my field of superspecialisation is LASIK. I would welcome any and all questions pertaining to LASIK .
Experience I am a third generation Ophthalmologist practising in Bombay India. I was the first surgeon to perform LASIK in my country and have done several thousand LASIKs to date. Our clinic is a LASIK referral hub for not only India but surrounding South Asian and some European countries.I have taught LASIK to surgeons around the world including the United States, UK, Australia, Singapore and the Pacific rim countries. Several surgical instruments for LASIk have been designed by me and are in use by surgeons internationally.
Organizations I am at present Medical Director of the Banaji Eye Clinic and the Laser Eyecare Group ( India). The Banaji Eye clinic was founded by my grandfather in 1908 and continues to provide the highest quality eyecare.
Publications Ocular Surgery News
Journal Of Cataract and Refractive Surgical Techniques
The American Journal Of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology
Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology
Journal of the Bombay Ophthalmologists Society
Education/Credentials Master of Surgery ( University of Bombay)
Member of the Royal College Of Ophthalmologists of The United Kingdom.
Diploma in Ophthalmology ( Royal College Of Surgeons England)
Diploma in Ophthalmology ( Royal College Of Surgeons Glasgow)
Diploma in Ophthalmology ( Royal College Of Surgeons in Dublin)
Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery ( College of Physicians and Surgeons Bombay)
Awards and Honors Invited Guest Lecturer - Cornea Conference- LASIK - Massachustees Eye & Ear Infirmary. Harvard University.
Invited Guest lecturer . Moorfields Eye Hospital London. LASIK.
The Retina Foundation Oration. India.
The Chitnis Oration. India
Invited Guest Lecturer LASIK . The Eye Foundation Hospital Birmingham Alabama.
Invited Lecturer LASIK . The Midlands Ophthalmic Society. United Kingdom.
Laser Eye Surgery - Regarding LASIK surgery - flap with microkeratome or laser?
Expert: Dr. Burjor P. Banaji - 2/10/2008
Question I am a medical student doing residency in pediatrics. One of my fellow residents recommended your name for LASIK. I had a few concerns about the same:
1. Should I get the regular one with flap being raised by a microkeratome or the one with laser -epilasik?
2. Where all in India is epilasik available?
3. What is the complication rate after LASIK?
4. Are there any studies documenting long term effects of LASIK?
5. Asians generally have thinner corneas. Is that fact taken under consideration during surgery and are there any cases with corneal rupture secondary to LASIK?
6.My power is -4.5 and -4.75 and 0.5 cylindrical in both eyes. I am using glasses since last 16 years and I am 29 years old. Am I a good candidate for LASIK or LASEK?
Thanking you in anticipation.
Regards
Madhulika
Answer TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS -
1)GET IT DONE BY A SURGEON WHO IS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH WHATEVER PROCEDURE HE IS USING . AT PRESENT NO ONE IN INDIA HAS MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS EXPERIENCE WITH A FEMTOSECOND LASER
2) SEVERAL SURGEONS OFFER THIS - THOUGH THE ADVANTAGE OVER PRK IS QUESTIONABLE
3)the american academy of ophthalmology has some information on this - but there has been no really long term study on lasik because most patients have been lost to follow up
4) Asians DO NOT have thinner corneas. This is a fallacy
5) Impossible to say till your eyes have been examined.
