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Dr. Meena Kumari, MBBS., D.O., ICO., | Mahathma Eye Hospital Private Limited - Trichy
Personal Details
- Doctor NameDr. Meena Kumari, MBBS., D.O., ICO.,
- Primary SpecialityDirector- Department of Cataract and Biometry
Medical Director, Mahathma Eye Hospital Private Limited, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
- Practice AreasHighly experienced Cataract Surgeon, performed more Than 2 lakhs Cataract Surgery
Medical Director
Mahathma Eye Hospital (P) Limited
Specialization
Highly experienced Cataract Surgeon, performed more than 2 lakhs Cataract Surgery
Professional Summary
Dr. R. Meenakumari is a dedicated and industrious ophthalmologist serving as the Medical Director and operating surgeon at Mahathma Eye Hospital. She is deeply committed to serving the poor and underprivileged and is passionate about contributing to the eradication of avoidable blindness. A high-volume cataract surgeon with extensive expertise in phacoemulsification using advanced phaco dynamic parameters-often considered challenging by many surgeons-she provides high-quality care in a highly affordable manner to the public.
In medical ophthalmology, she is proficient in the management of uveitis and other intraocular inflammatory conditions. She is also a contact lens specialist and one of the early retina specialists involved in the management of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) since 1997.
Skills
- Topical MICS surgeon using Active Fluidics technology and advanced intraocular lens (IOL) implantation techniques.
- Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) – capable of performing 50 to 75 surgeries per day.
- Medical retina management and laser procedures..
- Uveitis and intraocular inflammation management.
- ROP screening and management.
- Contact lens specialist.
- Successfully managing a 50-bedded eye hospital with 15 specialist ophthalmologists and 63 paramedical ophthalmic technicians, providing comprehensive eye care services to 80,000 to 100,000 patients annually for the past 22 years.
- Currently recognized as a renowned cataract surgeon using Active Fluidics technology and frequently invited as guest faculty at national and international conferences
Academic Credentials
Diploma in Ophthalmology
Aravind Eye Hospitals and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 1995 – 1997
MBBS
PSG Institute of Medical Science and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 1985 – 1990
Fellowship in Laser Retina
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Dec 2000
International Council of Ophthalmology
Basic Science Assessment in Ophthalmology, 1996
Memberships & Affiliations
- Tamil Nadu Medical Council – Registration No. 51071
- Life Member – Indian Medical Association, Tiruchirappalli Branch (TN/3640/45/107/56783/1996-97/CL)
- Life Member – Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (M 870)
- Life Member – All India Ophthalmological Society (M 7412)
- Life Member – Delhi Ophthalmological Society (M-1705)
- Member – American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) (130942)
- Annual Member – European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) (607902)
- Annual Member – American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) (000001748608)
International Conferences
Participated as Faculty or Delegate at numerous international conferences, including:
- Foresight 2019, Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong, 22-23 June 2019, Delegate
- CCC (Comprehensive Cataract Conference) 2017 – 2nd World Conference on MSICS (Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 1st to 3rd December 2017, Faculty
- AAPOS – An Intercontinental Perspective of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Jaipur, India, 2nd – 4th December 2016, Delegate
- XXXIV Congress ESCRS 2016 Denmark, 10th to 14th September 2016, Delegate
- Joint Conference of AAPOS & SPOSI Jaipur, 2nd & 4th December 2016, Delegate
- XXXIII Congress ESCRS 2015Barcelona – Spain, 5th to 9th September 2015, Delegate
- 27th APACRS Annual Meeting – Jewels of Jaipur Jaipur, India,13th to 16th November 2014, Delegate
- XXXII Congress ESCRS 2014 London, 13th to 17th September 2014, Delegate
- ASCRS – ASOA Annual Meeting 2013 San Francisco , USA, 19th to 23rd April 2013
- ASCRS – ASOA Annual Meeting 2012 Chicago, USA, 20th to 24th April 2012
- ASCRS – ASOA Annual Meeting 2011 San Diego, USA, 25th to 29th May 2011
- International Symposium on Intraocular Inflammation, Retina Institute of Karnataka, Bangalore, India, 1st & 2nd March 2003, Delegate
- VI Asia Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society Congress held in conjunction with the XX Annual Conference of the Vitreo Retinal Society – India, Hyderabad, India, 1st to 3rd December 2011, Delegate
- International Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy, TIFAC-CORE, DR. Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 3rd & 4th September 2005, Delegate
- International Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy, TIFAC-CORE, DR. Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 17th & 18th April 2004, Delegate
National Conferences
Actively participated as Speaker, Moderator, Faculty, and Delegate in major national ophthalmic conferences including:
- AIOS 2021 – All India Ophthalmological Society, 79th Annual Conference, Webinar, 24th – 27th June 2021, Speaker
- Safety Protocols of High Value IOLs in Clinical Practice-Outlined by Successful Woman, Biotech, 8th June 2021, Moderator
- WebEx Event: Centurion Vision System, Webinar, Alcon, 11th September 2020, Speaker
- PDTV Astigmatism Management Program, Phaco Development Program, Webinar, Alcon, 27 – 28th June 2020, Speaker
- Educational Webinar Series – 3, Biotech, 30th May 2020, Moderator
- Educational Webinar Series – 2, Biotech, 27th May 2020, Moderator
- Educational Webinar Series – 1, Biotech, 20th May 2020, Moderator
- Refresher during Lockdown: Focusing Women Empowerment, Webinar, Biotech, 1st May 2020, Moderator
- Stay in touch. Stay safe, Alcon, Webinar, 29th April 2020, Speaker
- AIOS 2020 – All India Ophthalmological Society, 78th Annual Conference, Gurugram, Haryana, India, 13th to 16th February 2020, Faculty
- IIRSI 2020, Winter Conference, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 10th to 12th January 2020, Faculty
- Phaco Development – Reload Meeting, Hotel Fairfield Marriott, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, 14th September 2019, Faculty
- IIRSI 2019, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 6-7th July 2019, Faculty
- AIOS 2019, 77th Annual Conference, Indore, Madyapradesh, India, 14th to 17th February 2019, Faculty
- COMTRUST, Phaco.com 2019, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, 10th February 2019, Faculty
- IIRSI 2019 Winter Conference, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 20th to 23rd January 2019, Faculty
- Phaco and IOL Update, Kozhikode Ophthalmic Society, Calicut, Kerala, India, 2nd December 2018, Faculty
- AIOS 2018 – 76th Annual Conference AIOS, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 22nd to 25th February 2018, Faculty
- National Phaco Development Video Symposium, Delhi, India, 07th July 2018, Faculty
- Application of Active Fluidics in Different Types of Cataract Scenarios – Video based discussions, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, 17th June 2018, Faculty
- Active Fluidics (Centurion) Experience, Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital, Kolkata, India, 6th May 2018, Faculty
- Pearls for Patient Counselling, Precisely Performing Cataract Surgeries in Multifocal IOLs, Kolkata, India, 14th April 2018, Faculty
- DOSCON 2016 – 67th Annual DOS Conference New Delhi, India, 15th to 17th April 2016, Faculty
- National Phaco Development Video Symposium, Astigmatism Correction – My Experience with Toric IOL and Active Fluidics, Course Director – Dr. Abhay Vasavada, FRCS, India Chennai, India, 08th June 2015, Faculty
- IOL CLINIX – Art & Science of IOLs in 3D Bangalore, India, 19th and 20th of April 2014, Delegate
- COLLOQUIUM – Phaco Emulsification Workshop, Course Director – Dr. Abhay Vasavada, FRCS, Illadevi Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad, India, 7th & 8th December 2013, Delegate
- Technological Understanding on Centurion Phaco System – Phaco updating, Chandra Prabha Eye Hospital, Assam, India, September 2013
- 13th Annual Conference of the Oculoplastics Association of India, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 7th & 8th December 2002, Delegate
- AIOS – 58th Annual Conference of AIOS, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 2000, Delegate
- Indian Contact Lens Education Programme (ICLEP), L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 14th to 18th September 1997, Delegate
- AIOS – 55th Annual Conference, New Delhi, India, 20th to 23rd February 1997, Delegate
State Conferences
- 68th Annual Conference of TNOA, MADRAS ICON 2021, 10th to 12th September 2021, Speaker
- TNOA ARC SYMPOSIUM, Webinar, 10th January 2021, Speaker
- Phaco Refractive Conclave – 2019, Bejan Singh Eye Hospital, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India, 13th October 2019, Faculty
- 67th Annual Conference of TNOA, SALEM EYECON 2019, Salem, Tamilnadu, India, 09th to 11th August 2019, Faculty
- The Eye Foundation, Phaco Refractive Decoded 2019, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 8th & 9th June 2019, Faculty
- Pondicherry Ophthalmologists Association, Pondicherry, India, 28th April 2019, Faculty
- 6th Margazhi Ophtha Fest, Inventions & Innovations in Ophthalmology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 9th December 2018, Faculty
- PAN OPHTHAL – Madras City Ophthalmic Association, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 28th October 2018, Faculty
- 66th Annual Conference of TNOA – PUDHUVUE – 2018, Pondicherry, India, 10, 11 & 12th August 2018, Faculty
- Oculofest 2017 – Annual Meeting, KAPV Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India, 27th October 2017, Faculty
- TOSCON – 3rd Annual Meeting of the Tambaram Ophthalmic Society, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 17th September 2017, Faculty
- Phaco Refractive Decoded 2017, Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 9th – 10th September 2017, Faculty
- 65th Annual Conference TNOA EROVISION – 2017, Erode, Tamilnadu, India, 4, 5, & 6th August 2017, Faculty
- 5th Marghazhi Ophtha Fest, Challenge and Conquer – The Complication, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 18th December 2016, Faculty
- 64th Annual Conference TNOA “Vel Eye 2016”, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India, 5th & 7th August 2016, Delegate
- Ponvizhi 2016 – Pondicherry Ophthalmologists’ Association, Pondicherry, India, 30th & 31st January 2016, Faculty
- 63rd Annual Conference TNOA “Vaigeye 2015”, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 24th & 26th July, 2015, Delegate
- 4th Marghazhi Ophtha Fest (3D Phaco – Live Surgery), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 13th December 2014, Faculty, Co-Convener
- Alcon – Cataract with Astigmatism Management, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 22nd – 23rd November 2014, Delegate
- Astigmatism Management Programme and Toric Update, Hotel Hilton, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 01st November 2014, Delegate
- OCULOFEST’14, An Intercollegiate Opthalmic Fest, KAPV Government Medical College, Trichy, 9th October 2014, Faculty
- 62nd Annual Conference TNOA “DARSHAN 2014”, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 8th & 10th August 2014, Delegate
- Intraocular Implant & Refractive Surgery Convention, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 5th & 6th July 2014, Delegate
- National Ophthalmic Association, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India, 27th and 28th February 2014, Faculty
- 3rd Marghazhi Ophtha Fest, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 22nd December 2013, Delegate
- 61st Annual Conference TNOA “THE GRAND EYE QUEST CHENNAI 2013”, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 9th & 11th August 2013, Delegate
- 60th Annual Conference of TNOA 2012, “60 on the Rocks”, Instruction course on OCT, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India, 10th to 12th August 2012, Faculty
- Symposium on Eye Health and Eye Disorders of Children, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1st & 2nd December 2007, Delegate
- 53rd Annual Conference of TNOA 2005 – Sight @ Height, Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu, India, 12 to 15th August 2005, Faculty
- CME on Cornea & Refractive Surgeries, Aravind Eye Care System, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 12th & 13th June 2004, Delegate
- 51st Annual Conference & SROC – CHENN EYE 2003, TNOA, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, August 2003, Delegate
- Golden Eye 2002, Golden Jubilee Conference of TNOA, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, 2nd to 4th August 2002, Delegate
- 48th Annual Conference, TNOA, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 11 to 13th 2000, Delegate
- Symposium on Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, 6th & 7th March 1999, Faculty
Achievements & Community Service
Mahathma Eye Hospital conducted numerous outreach programs and camps from 1997 to 2013 with a holistic approach to delivering quality eye care to all sections of society. Since 2013, these initiatives have continued in association with the Mahathma Eye Vision and Research Institute (MEVRI) Trust, established on 25th February 2013 as a public charitable trust dedicated to treatment, education, training, and research in ophthalmology.
Even prior to the establishment of the Trust, extensive social service activities were actively carried out from 1997 onwards.
