Question 1

Where does Dr. Kalpana practice?

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Dr. Kalpana practices at The Advanced Eye Care - Ashok Nagar.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Kalpana?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Kalpana for Eye Checkup - General, Glaucoma Evaluation / Treatment, Fundus Fluorescein Angiography. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What do patients say about Dr. Kalpana?

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Dr. Kalpana has been recommended by 6 patients and has recieved story from 1 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 4

What is Dr. Kalpana's education qualification?

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Dr. Kalpana has the following qualifications - MBBS, DO.

Question 5

What does Dr. Kalpana specialises in ?

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Dr. Kalpana specialises as Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon.

Question 6

How many years of experience does Dr. Kalpana have?

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Dr. Kalpana has an overall experience of 26 years. View where has Dr. Kalpana practiced in the past.

Question 7

Who is Dr. Kalpana?

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Dr. Kalpana is a Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon in Ashok Nagar, Chennai and has an experience of 26 years in this field. Dr. Kalpana practices at The Advanced Eye Care in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. She completed MBBS from Annamalai Universtiy in 1998 and DO from Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai in 2002. She is a member of All India Ophthalmological Society. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Eye Checkup - General,Glaucoma Evaluation / Treatment,Fundus Fluorescein Angiography,Visual Field Test and Anterior Segment Surgery etc.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 8

Who is an Ophthalmologist?

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An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor specialised in vision and eye care. Unlike other specialisations in eye care, ophthalmologists attend to almost all kinds of eye disorders and related issues. Since they are doctors, they can refer patients to other specialists even if the disease is not eye related.

Question 9

Is an Ophthalmologist different from an Optometrist?

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Yes. Both of them are very much different. Although ophthalmologists and optometrists both provide vision and eye care, an optometrist attends to common eye disorders and certain chronic diseases like glaucoma, while an ophthalmologist, along with the common disorders, can take up more complex eye disorders that even require surgery.

Question 10

Can an Ophthalmologist perform surgery?

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Yes, ophthalmologists can perform surgery as they tend to have years of training and experience. Many ophthalmologists obtain subspecialty training in areas like eyelid surgery, retinal surgery or pediatric surgery. Others perform surgery based on requirements of the local hospitals or surgical centres.

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