Chief Eye Surgeon & Medical Director
Pioneer of phaco-emulsification in Anand-Kheda District. International speaker, innovator, and trusted eye surgeon for over four decades.
Passed Master Of Surgery (M. S. Ophthalmology) in 1981 from N.H.L. Medical College, Ahmedabad. Private Practitioner in Anand since 1983.
Special interest in Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Phaco-emulsification specialist at Jethwa Eye Hospital — performs ~1,600 anterior segment surgeries per year, including 150 multifocal IOLs.
Refractive Surgery using Zeiss MEL 80 setup — Ultimate Vision Laser Centre.
First to implant an intraocular lens in Anand-Kheda District in Sept 1983. First to perform phaco-emulsification surgery in Anand-Kheda District in 1993.
Started Ultimate Vision Centre — a LASIK Centre operational for over a year.
Invited as technical consultant by LEICA, Switzerland in 1992 on ophthalmic microscope optics.
Organizing Secretary, Annual Gujarat Ophthalmic Society Conference at Karamsad – 1992.
Attended almost all major annual conferences: Gujarat, AIOS, Bombay Ophthalmic Society, and Delhi Ophthalmic Society.
Member of and attended conferences of ASCRS, ESCRS, and AAO.
First to innovate "Vacuum Capsulorhexis" for phaco-emulsification — presented at ESCRS, Nice, France in 1996.
First to introduce Trypan Blue dye in India for capsule staining during phaco-emulsification.
Joint Secretary of IMA (Anand Branch) in 1986, and three-time Executive Committee Member.
Awarded 1st Prize – SAARC Ophthalmic Society (2000) for intraocular pressure stabilizer device innovation.
Awarded 2nd Prize – SAARC Ophthalmic Society (2000) for Vacuum Capsulorhexis.
Invited by MP Ophthalmic Society (1997) for a 2-day course on phaco-emulsification with live surgery under topical anaesthesia.
Dr. Jethwa has been invited as a guest speaker and live surgery demonstrator by ophthalmological societies across India and internationally.
Benefit from 42+ years of pioneering eye surgery expertise.
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