About
Dr. Cyres K. Mehta learned laser cataract and number removal LASIK surgery from the great American surgeon and inventor Prof Howard Fine, President of the American Society of Cataract Surgeons in the USA in the year 2000-2001. He was trained personally by Padmashri Dr. Keiki Mehta the pioneer in India for IOL and Phaco surgery. After a stint in Germany under Prof Rentsch and California under Prof Bylsma, world-renowned experts in eye surgery, he returned to India in 2002 and established his private practice at the International Eye Centre presently situated in a leafy by-lane of the Taj Mahal Hotel over 2500 sq feet.
He is currently the Surgical Chief of Asia’s most advanced eye center, Dr. Cyres K.Mehta’s International Eye Centre which attracts people from more than 25 countries around the world.
He is Past President of the Rotary Club of Bombay Pier and past Assistant Governor of Rotary district 3140.
During his tenure as President, he was chosen by the District Governor as the top “Master Blaster” President with an unparalleled contribution of over 5crores to different social service projects.
| Degrees | M.B.B.S, M.S (OPHTH), MCH (OPHTH), F.A.S.C.R.S. (USA), F.S.V.H (GERMANY), F.S.E.C(USA) |
| Age | 47 |
Specialities
- Robotic Microincision Laser Cataract Surgery
- Trifocoland Extended Depth Of Focus Lens Implantation
- Canaloplasty Glaucoma Surgery
- Relex Smile Robotic Refractive (Number Correction) Surgery
Dr Cyres is the Recipient of
- The Outstanding Achievement Gold Medal Award of the Intraocular Implant Refractive Society, India in 2003
- The Gold Medal of the International Council of Glaucoma Surgeons, Switzerland 2003
- The Outstanding Young Indian for 2005, presented by Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri R. R. Patil and Padmavibhushan Dr. B. K. Goyal
- Outstanding Young Indian Award 2006 at the hands of Shri Shripad Nayak, Union Minister for Transport
- Rotary International Vocational Award for Excellence in Cataract Surgery and Lasik, presented by District Rotary Governor Dr. Bharat Pandya 2006
- Darabshaw Award for Excellence in Cataract Surgery 2010 /2011 for completing 25,000 surgeries by the age of 40
- Awarded Eurotimes Award by H. E. The Governor of Maharashtra Shri S. C. Jamir, 2009
- The first-ever recipient of the prestigious “Parsi Ratna Award” awarded by The Consul General of Iran Shri Masood Khaleghi -2012
- Joint winner of Best Video Award of the Asia Pacific Association of Eye Surgeons – Seoul, South Korea
- Winner of The Aarogyadeep Award for research in the field of medical science awarded by the Brahman Sabha 2012
- Winner of Brands Academy Award for Healthcare 2014 as Best Eye Clinic in Mumbai awarded by Padmavibhushan Shri Vishwanathan Anand
- Awarded for the second time as “Parsi Ratna” at the hands of consul general from Iran to India, Shri Masood Kahelghi 2013
- Awarded “Pioneer of Robotic Cataract Surgery Award” by BJP MLA Shri Raj Purohit
- Recognized by Times of India as “Best Eye Clinic in Mumbai 2016”
- Awarded by Intraocular Implant Society of India as Gold Medal Winner 2016
- Awarded as “International Hero of Indian Ophthalmology” at the hands of Prof G N Rao by the All India Ophthalmological Society 2017
- Awarded by the “Societa Oftalmologica Italiana” (Italian National Society of Eye Surgeons) as International Medal Lecture Awardee 2018 and Felicitated in Rome, Italy for the same
- Awarded once again by All India Ophthalmological Society as “India Shining-International Hero of Indian Ophthalmology” by Prof Bruce Spivey, Founder Chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Awarded the “British Ophthalmic Excellence Award “By Smt Renu Pall, Indian Ambassador to Austria and Montenegro
- Awarded the “Daud Khan Endowment Award “by the Association of Community Ophthalmologists of India
- Awarded by the Swiss Eye Research Foundation as “Best Researcher” by Prof Bojan Pajic Head of the Society
- Winner of Multiple OPL and Topgun sessions all over India for the best scientific content
- Consultant to Maharashtra Police since 2003
- For the last 7 years, every year Dr. Cyres and Dr. Keiki operated more than 70 police personnel for Cataract and Glaucoma surgery absolutely free at their hospital
- This camp has been inaugurated by successive Police Commissioners of Mumbai from Shri Datta Padsalgikar, Shri Hassan Gafoor, Shri Subodh Jaiswal among others
- Dr. Cyres Mehta is invited to conduct Instruction Courses for the delegates at the Annual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons every year in a different city in Europe
He has been Felicitated by
- Police Commissioners of Mumbai Shri Hasan Gafoor, Shri M N Singh, Joint CP Shri Vivek Phansalkar and Hemant Nagrale and Shri Datta Padsalgikar and Shri Subodh Jaiswal for conducting surgical cataract camps for Mumbai police operating up to 50 police personnel as part of our social initiative, in a single day
- World Zoroastrian Association, Enterprise Dubai Committee
- President of Russian Federation of Eye Surgeons, Dr. Boris Malyugin in Russia
- By successive governors of Maharashtra he Shri S M Krishna and he Shri S C Jamir and others
- Dr. Cyres is the first Indian to be appointed editor of the magazine of the European society of cataract and refractive surgeons called Eurotimes, released by the foreign minister of India he Shri S M Krishna, this is the most widely read Eye Magazine in the World
- Pioneer of Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery in India 2001
- Pioneer of Canaloplasty Glaucoma Surgery in India 2010
- One of the Pioneers of Trifocal Lens Implant Surgery, EDOF lens implant surgery and robotic laser cataract surgery in India 2014
- Has been invited to lecture at American Society of Cataract Surgeons-17 times and to European Society of Cataract Surgeons-19 times
- World Ophthalmology Congress, Egyptian Society, PAN Arab Society of Eye Surgeons
- Invited by Russian Ministry of Health to lecture at the Russian Federation of Eye Surgeons -2005
- Has lectured in Paris, London, Lisbon, Vienna, Rome, Milan, Boston Sandiego, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Moscow, Crete, Barcelona, Berlin, totally more than 1000 lectures Worldwide
Fellowships
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery fellowship in Cataract Surgery from Dr. I Howard Fine, President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery -2001(only Indian Student of ASCRS fellowship program)
- Fellowship from St Vincentius Hospital, Karlsruhe under Prof F. Rentsch in Germany 2000
- Fellowship in Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery from Shepard Eye Centre, the USA under Prof Steve Bylsma the FDA Investigator for the technique
- World Health Organisation (W.H.O) Fellowship from Aravind Eye Institute, Madurai under Padma Bhushan Prof Namperumalsamy for Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Laser treatment of the Retina
- Editor, Author, and Contributor to over 90 International Textbooks and Journals on Lasik, Ocular Surface Disease, Cataract, Advances in Glaucoma Surgery and others
He is the Editor of
- Indian Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery -3 terms running since 2003 till present 2015
- Indian edition-magazine of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons “Eurotimes”-since 2005 till present
- Journal of the Indian Contact Lens Society-2002 to 2017
Book Chapters
- 118 citations as Author/co-author/editor/co-editor
- OCULAR SURGERY NEWS
More than 10 articles over 17 years.
Also, on the editorial board for OCULAR SURGERY NEWS Asia pacific - EUROTIMES
Multiple articles over 14 years/editor/written editorial for international EUROTIMES on non-penetrating glaucoma surgery.
Also, on the editorial board of Eurotimes,
Also Head of Eurotimes India - CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE (CRST EUROPE)
Many articles as well as cover articles on IOL power calculation post LASIK, FEMTOSECOND LASER CATARACT SURGERY. Review of Chopping Techniques etc - Dr. Cyres has been written about in more than 100 newspaper and magazine articles and interviews over the past decade in publications like Times of India, Mumbai Samachar, Evo India, Business Standard Motoring, Indian Express, Afternoon, Midday and others.
- He has appeared on television many times and is the only Eye Surgeon to be a 3-time graduate of the California Superbike School of Racing
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