Dr. Umashankar Ramachandran (ID*)

Dr. Umashankar is a consultant ophthalmologist with 19 years of eye care experience across India, the UK, and the Middle East. He trained at Madras Medical College and completed fellowship training in anterior segment surgery, oculoplasty, and paediatric eye care at Sankara Nethralaya, one of India's largest eye hospitals. He holds the Diplomate of the National Board of Examination (India) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow, UK).

Dr. Umashankar has performed around 10,000 procedures throughout his career. He is skilled in modern cataract surgery using phacoemulsification (including multifocal and toric lens implants for astigmatism), laser vision correction (LASIK), phakic intraocular lenses, keratoconus management with collagen cross-linking, oculoplastic procedures, eyelid and tear-duct surgery, glaucoma surgery, and pterygium removal. He has served as Medical Director at two eye care centres—Bhagwan Mahaveer Eye Hospital in Chennai and Vasan Eye Care Dubai—where he led clinical teams and hospital operations.

He is a good fit for patients seeking expert cataract and refractive surgery, complex eyelid or orbital problems, or specialist paediatric eye care.