Profile

qualifications: MBBS, DO, DNB

position: Faculty

Dr.Mukesh Taneja is an Ophthalmologist specializing in Cornea and Anterior Segment diseases and holds the position of faculty in the department of Cornea and Anterior Segment Services at the world renowned LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India since May, 2008.He did his graduation, post-graduation and senior residency from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, followed by a fellowship in cornea & anterior segment at L V Prasad Eye Institute. He spent one year at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami in USA as Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof.Jean-Marie Parel at Ophthalmic Biophysics Center and Dr Sonia Yoo in 2013-14. His areas of specialization are corneal diseases, corneal transplantation and collagen cross linking, in addition to Refractive surgery and phacoemulsification with a special interest in Tele-opthalmology, whereby he is involved in developing a Tele-ophthalmic Slit Lamp Biomicroscope, the goal of which is to connect all the centers of LVPEI network through tele-ophthalmology, so as to make eye care accessible to the remote rural population.