Question 1

What is Dr. Afiya Kachru's education qualification?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Afiya Kachru has the following qualifications - MS - Ophthalmology, MBBS.

Question 2

What does Dr. Afiya Kachru specialises in ?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Afiya Kachru specialises as Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon.

Question 3

How many years of experience does Dr. Afiya Kachru have?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Afiya Kachru has an overall experience of 11 years. View where has Dr. Afiya Kachru practiced in the past.

Question 4

Who is Dr. Afiya Kachru?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Afiya Kachru is a Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon and has an experience of 11 years in this field. She completed MS - Ophthalmology from KLE's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum in 2015 and MBBS from Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka in 2011.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 5

Who is an Ophthalmologist?

Accepted Answer

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 6

Is an Ophthalmologist different from an Optometrist?

Accepted Answer

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 7

Can an Ophthalmologist perform surgery?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

How can an Ophthalmologist help for Cataract?

Accepted Answer

Ophthalmologists initially perform eye exams like slit-lamp exam, retinal exam, and visual acuity test. Once cataract is diagnosed, there are certain steps that the patient should follow. Cataract can be removed only with surgery. During surgery, the eye’s natural cloudy lens is replaced by an artificial lens by the surgeon, thus resolving the issue.

Question 9

Should one visit an Ophthalmologist for contact lenses?

Accepted Answer

An ophthalmologist can indeed prescribe contact lenses. Even optometrists can prescribe contact lenses and hence it is not necessary that one should visit an ophthalmologist only. Both of them can perform eye exams for the same and the patient can visit either of them

Question 10

Why should one visit an Ophthalmologist in case of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes is often accompanied by eye diseases or simply eye disorders. An ophthalmologist can even detect when a person has diabetes by observing changes in the retina. A diabetes patient usually needs to visit an ophthalmologist once a year because eyes are among the organs affected by diabetes.

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