Dr. Ritika Dalal, is a currently practicing, well known Customized Refractive Surgeon, Dry Eye and Keratoconus Specialist. She is one of the first trained practitioners with a dedicated clinic for Dry Eye in Mumbai.
Her training has included a Fellowship in Refractive Surgery, Optics and Research from Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore – a world leader in research and innovation in the field of Refractive Surgery and Dry Eye.
Prior to that she has completed a yearlong International Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA in Cornea – another leading institution that is known the world over.
She completed her Diplomate in National Board in Ophthalmology from Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Center, Mumbai.
During her training days itself, Dr. Ritika had the privilege of performing hundreds of surgeries and helping patients be spectacle free. She has performed different refractive surgeries including LASIK, SMILE, PRK and ICLs.
She was also part of numerous charity camps and helped with screening thousands of patients for various eye diseases.
She has presented multiple papers at various well renowned national and international conferences and had the privilege of being awarded and recognized multiple times for her work in the field. Being well recognized for her work she has been an invited speaker at various conferences.
Scientific Presentations at National and International Fora
Education
Refractive Surgery Fellowship
Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India. 2017-2018
Research Fellowship in Cornea,
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Northwestern University, Chicago, USA. 2014-2015
Training in Phacoemulsification
Lotus Eye Hospital, Mumbai, India. 2014
Residency in Ophthalmology
Diplomate of National Board, D.N.B.
Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Thesis – Comparison of Flap Thickness in LASIK-Predicted vs Actual. 2009-2012
Medical College
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, M.B.B.S.
Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India. 2003-2008
Professional Memberships
All India Opthalmological Society
Life Member since 2012
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Member since 2014
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member since 2014
Awards and Achievements
Best Paper Award- Refractive Surgery
Presenting Author
Next Generation LASIK Surgery
Based on Bowman’s Topography
All India Ophthalmic Congress
Indore, India- February 2019
International Heroes Award
All India Ophthalmic Congress
Indore, India – February 2019
International Heroes Award
Women Ophthalmologists Society
Hyderabad, India – December 2018
Best Video Award-Innovative Category
Presenting Author
Sailing Through Post Photorefractive
Keratectomy Pain European Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Vienna- September 2018
Best Video Award
Presenting Author
Mathematics and Eye: The Real Future
Indian Society of Cornea
& Keratorefractive Surgeons
New Delhi, India, August 2018
Best Paper Award
Presenting Author
Role of Tear Molecular Nociceptive
Factors in EvaporativeDry Eye Patients
Asia Pacific Association of Cataract
and Refractive Surgeons
Chiang Mai, Thialand- July 2018
International Heroes Award
All India Ophthalmic Congress
Coimbatore, India – February 2018
Best Paper Award
Presenting Author
Altered Tear Dopamine
A Novel Biomarker For Pediatric Myopia
Asia Pacific Ophthalmology Congress
Hong Kong – February 2018
Best Paper Award
Presenting Author
Customized Laser Epithelial Removal
with Collagen Cross Linking after
Intracorneal Ring Segments:
A CLEAR upgrade to ICRS
Asia Pacific Ophthalmology Congress
Hong Kong – February 2018
Best Paper of Session
Co-Author Comparison of Preoperative Anterior Segment
Measurements Using Scheimpflug Imaging With
Intraoperative Measurements using Anterior
Segment Optical Coherence Tomography During
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
– USA – November 2015
“Next Generation LASIK Surgery Based on Bowman’s Topography”
Presenting Author, , American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), May 2019
“Next Generation LASIK Surgery Based on Bowman’s Topography”
Presenting Author, All India Ophthalmological Congress, Indore, India, February 2019
“Mathematical Modelling and its implications in Refractive Surgery”
Presenting author, All India Ophthalmological Congress, Indore, India, February 2019
“Sailing through Post photorefractive keratectomy Pain”
Presenting author, Video, General Category Finals, Indore India, February 2019
“New Approach to Dry Eye Disease”
Training Course, Bologna, Italy, January 2019
“Dry Eye Due to Vitamin D Deficiency”
Invited case presentation, OSD Meet, Mumbai, November 2018
“Update on Refractive Surgery and Collagen Cross Linking”
Invited Talk, Northwestern University Department of Ophthalmology, Chicago, November 2018
“How relevant is Eye Rubbing in Keratoconus”
Invited Talk, Instruction Course, American Academy of Ophthalmology, October 2018
“Pain Management following PRK: A novel Technique”
Presenting author, Paper, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago October 2018
“Sailing through Post photorefractive keratectomy Pain”
Presenting author, Video, At the movies, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago October 2018
“Unique Tear Biomarker Profile in Patients with Progressive Keratoconus”
Presenting Author, Poster, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago October 2018
“Combatting PRK Pain”
Invited Talk, Schwind Users Meet, Bangalore, October 2018
“Dry Eye Management”
Invited booth talk, Gujrat Ophthalmological Society, Ahemdabad, October 2018
“Sailing through Post Photorefractive Keratectomy Pain”
Presenting author, Best Video, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, September 2018
“Novel Expression Markers and their Epigenetic Regulation as a Translational Therapeutic Application in Corneal Scar”
Presenting Author, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, September 2018
“Newer Advances in Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome”
Invited Talk, Bombay Ophthalmological Society- Focus 2018, August 2018
“Devil in Details- Dry Eye”
Invited talk, Building Dry eye clinics in India- CME, Mumbai, August 2018
“Mathematics and Eye: The Real Future”
Presenting Author, Best Video, Indian Society of Cornea & Keratorefractive Surgeons, August 2018
“Mathematical Modelling to study the influence of flap/cap in SMILE vs LASIK” Invited Talk, Indian Society of Cornea & Keratorefractive Surgeons, August 2018
“PRK Pain Management”
Alcon Users Refractive Conclave, Bangalore, August 2018
“Sample collection and storage in Biorepository”
Instructor, Women In Research Training Session, Women Ophthalmological Society, July 2018
“Understanding cellular mechanisms driving Eye Rubbing in Keratoconus”
Presenting Author, Best Paper, Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, July 2018
“Role of Molecular Nociceptive Factors in Evaporative Dry Eye Patients”
Presenting Author, Best Paper, Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, July 2018
“Recent Advances in Dry Eye”
Invited Talk, CME, Mumbai, July 2018
“Many Moods of Ectasia”
Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Understanding cellular mechanisms driving Eye Rubbing in Keratoconus” Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Mathematical Modelling to study the influence of flap/cap in SMILE vs LASIK” Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Conquering Post PRK Pain”
Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Bridging the gaps in our practice- Can research help?” Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Topoguided Epithelial Removal- A Truly Customized Crosslinking” Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Five Point Nomogram for Keratoconus”
Invited Talk, Eye Advance, Mumbai, June 2018
“Topography and Pachymetry Guided Excimer Laser Ablation of Epithelium in Thin Cornea CXL: Save Protocol.”
Presenting Author, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), April 2018
“Innovative approach to Control Pain in Patients after Photorefractive Keratectomy.” Presenting Author, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), April 2018
“Cellular Biomarkers of Eye Rubbing and its Impact on Keratoconus Management.” Presenting Author, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), April 2018
“Sailing Through Post Photorefractive Keratectomy Pain.”
Presenting Author of Video, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), April 2018
“Storage and Collection of Samples.”
Invited round table discussion. Women in Research (WiNR) arm of Women Ophthalmological Society(WOS), April 2018
“What drives eye rubbing in Keratoconus? A molecular Biomarker study” Presenting author, All India Ophthalmology Conference, February 2018
“Customized Laser Epithelial Removal with Collagen Cross Linking after Intracorneal Ring Segments: A CLEAR upgrade to ICRS”
Presenting author, Best Paper, Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology Congress, February 2018
“Altered tear dopamine- A novel Biomarker for pediatric myopia”
Presenting author, Best Paper, Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology Congress, Hong Kong, February 2018
“Unusual Cases of Keratoconus”
Invited Talk, Indian Society of Cornea & Keratorefractive Surgeons (ISCKRS), Khandala, January 2018
“Corneal Biomechanics: How Important is it?”
Invited Talk, Indian Society of Cornea & Keratorefractive Surgeons (ISCKRS), Khandala, January 2018
“Fearing the Flap”
Film festival, Optha-Fusion 2017, Jaipur, December 2017
“An Artificial Intelligence Based Customize Cosslinking – a New Dimension in Keratoconus Management” Presenting author of poster, CXL Experts Meet, Zurich, November 2017
“Impact of the Learning Curve on Intraoperative Surgical Time in Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract surgery”
Journal of Refractive surgery (JRS), May 2016, Vol 32, Issue 5: 311-317
“Epithelial Ingrowth Following Endothelial Keratoplasty” Cornea, Vol 35, No.4, April 2016
“Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Intra Ocular Lens Centration with Scanned Capsule Versus Limbus-Based Capsulotomy for Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery”
Co-Author of paper, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), September 2016
“Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Intra Ocular Lens Centration with Scanned Capsule Versus Limbus-Based Capsulotomy for Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery”
Co-Author of paper, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), May 2016
“Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Intra Ocular Lens Centration with Scanned Capsule Versus Limbus-Based Capsulotomy for Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery”
Co-Author of poster, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophtalmology (ARVO), May 2016
“Comparison of Preoperative Anterior Segment Measurements Using Scheimpflug Imaging With Intraoperative Measurements using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography During Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery”
Co-Author of Best Paper of Session, American Academy of Ophthlamology (AAO), November 2015
“Epithelial Ingrowth Following Endothelial Keratoplasty”
Co-Author of presentation, UIC Cornea Symposium, September 2015
“Analysis of Operating Room Times While transitioning to Femtosecond Laser Cataract surgery and Comparison with Phacoeulsification”
Presenting Author, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), April 2015
“Epithelial Ingrowth in Endothelial Keratoplasty” Presenting Author of Poster, World Cornea Congress (WCC), April 2015
“Epithelial Ingwoth in Endothelial Keratoplasty – Preliminary Results” Presenting Author of Study, Chicago Cornea Association Meeting, November 2014
“Use of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in localizing vertical recti muscle insertions in patients with strabismus”
Co-Author of Paper, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS), 2013
“Use of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in localizing horizontal recti muscle insertions in patients with strabismus”
Co-Author of Paper, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society (MOSCON), 2012
“Lateral rectus fixation on the orbital wall periosteum: A reversible procedure for exotropic Duane and third nerve palsy”
Co-Author of Video, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society (MOSCON), 2012
“Effect of clear lens extraction in high myopia”
Presenting Author of Paper, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society (MOSCON), 2011
“Effective surgical approach for pterygium”
Presenting Author of Video, Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society (MOSCON), 2011