Dr. Mahipal Sachdev is an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon with more than 36 years of expertise.
He is skilled in SMILE Eye Surgery, LASIK & Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Cornea Services, Ocular Surface & Dry Eyes Disorders, Keratoconus Treatment, Computer Vision Syndrome, and many more.
He received his medical training at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
He was granted the Best Resident Award and ranked first in his postgraduate examination in 1984 while studying ophthalmology at AIIMS’ Rajendra Prasad Centre (1982-1984).
After completing his senior residency (1985-1987), he returned to his old mater for the next decade, first as an assistant professor (1988-91) and then as an associate professor (1991-96).
Dr. Mahipal is a worldwide authority on cataract and refractive surgery, with over 94 articles in reputable journals and authorship of more than ten well-received books and manuals, including A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification, one of the first books on the issue released in 1996.
He has given more than 495 scholarly articles at state, national, and worldwide conferences.
Dr. Mahipal Sachdev is fluent in English, and Hindi.
Editor, Delhi Ophthalmological Society – Visiscan 2003-2005
Member, Asian Refractive Council, 2002
Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, 1997
Organizing Secretary 10th ICMRK
Organizing Secretary –LOC 55th All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, Feb 1997
Chairman, Scientific Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society (1996-1999)
Secretary, Delhi Ophthalmological Society, 1993 to 1995
Awards & Recognition of Prof. Dr Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
Awarded Padamshri in January 2007
Awarded Honorary FAICO by AIOS in 2020
Centre for Sight has been recently awarded as “The Best Single Specialty HospitalOphthalmology” at the Times HealthCare Achievers Awards.
Pioneered Small Incision Lenticule extraction (SMILE) in India, and a high volume SMILE surgeon
Pioneered blade free Femto Cataract technology in India
Performed the first iLASIK (Bladeless LASIK) in India
First to install Zyoptix (Bladeless LASIK) in India
First to introduce Phakic IOLs in India
He is widely credited to be the pioneer & propagate the technique of Phacoemulsification for Cataract surgery
Principal Investigator in multiple Clinical research studies
Led team of ophthalmologists into Guiness Book of World Records for maximum number of Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings in a day
Inducted in Wall of Fame at Modern School, Barakhamba Road
Recognised as best resident and stood first in M.D. Ophthalmology (AIIMS)
He has been recognized globally with fellowships and scholarships from the “Fifth International Symposium on Immunopathology”- Japan, “International Society of Eye Research”, “Research to Prevent Blindness”, New York, “Fisons award by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists”, USA amongst others.
Won the “A C Agrawal Memorial Trophy”, “Col. Rangachari Certificate”, “Krishna Sohan Singh Trophy”, “Dr Ishwar Chand Silver Jubilee Award” to name a
Received “LifeTime Achievement Award- Ophthalmology” at Times Healthcare Achievers program held in Delhi.
Honored as one of the “Prominent Sikhs of India” on the occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji
Awarded “International leading Ophthalmologist 2016” in the conference Eye Advance by Swiss Eye research Foundation Switzerland
Launched the Village adoption programme to prevent and treat avoidable blindness
Member of Global Advisory Board Johnson & Johnson Surgical vision
115+ Articles published in Indexed Ophthalmological Journals
Authored the First book on Phacoemulsification in India
175+ Papers & Courses presented at National & International Conferences
400+ National & International Conferences attended
150+ Articles published in MagazinesNewspaper
Qualification of Prof. Dr Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
MBBS, MS OPHTHALMOLOGY, DNB, MNAMS, FRCS 1, FICO 2(UK)
M.B.B.S. (AIIMS)
M.D. (AIIMS)
Fellowship in Cornea (Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA)
FAICO
Honorary Professor at T.S. Mishra Medical College, Lucknow
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