Dr. Shetal Mahendrasinh Raj
M.S., D.O., F.R.E.C. · (Eye Surgeon) Consultant — formerly Raghudeep Eye Hospital (REH)
Founder of My Vision Eye Care and an eye surgeon who specialises in a wide spectrum of vision-enhancing anterior segment surgeries.
She is committed to performing surgery using stringent surgical protocols to enhance safety and improve sight.
Her patience and comprehension of each patient’s visual needs have helped patients achieve a customised vision outcome after surgery.
Her academic interest has been rewarded and recognised by multiple international and national institutes — including an award conferred by the then President of India, the honourable scientist Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Trained by the best
- 01 1993
M.B.B.S. from B. J. Medical College, University of Gujarat.
- 02 1997
M.S. Ophthalmology from M & J Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Ahmedabad.
- 03 1998
Fellowship in Phacoemulsification & IOL implantation under Dr. Abhay R. Vasavada, MS, FRCS (England), at Raghudeep Eye Hospital / Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Center, Ahmedabad.
Two decades at the operating table
Has performed thousands of cataract surgeries, exclusively using the phacoemulsification technique with premium IOL implantation, since 1998.
Senior Eye Surgeon and Consultant at Raghudeep Eye Hospital (REH) from 2001 to 2017.
Area of expertise
The clinical strengths behind every consultation and surgery.
Diagnosis of anterior segment diseases of the eye.
Surgical management of senile, difficult and complicated cataracts.
Cataract surgery in adverse ocular environments.
Customised use of premium IOLs.
To help individuals restore sight, by these principles
- 01 To test thoroughly
- 02 To listen patiently
- 03 To guide appropriately
- 04 To operate safely
- 05 To provide the highest quality of individualised eye care
Awards & honours
- 2012
1st place, Education category, Video Film Competition at the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), Milan — “Many Faces of the Anterior Vitreous – Season 2”.
- 2008
Best Paper at the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) symposium — comparative quantification of Trypan blue ingress following micro-coaxial, bimanual and coaxial phacoemulsification.
- 2006
Col. Rangachari Award (overall best paper of all sessions) and the Le Sante Vision Award (best paper, Cataract session) at the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) — presented by the then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
- 2003
Best Paper, Gujarat Ophthalmic Society; Best Paper at ASCRS (“Inside Out delineation”); and the C. S. Reshmi Award for best video film at AIOS.
- 1993
Three gold-medal / first-place awards at the final M.B.B.S. examination of Gujarat University, including for Medicine.
A lifelong teacher and researcher
Beyond her surgical practice, Dr. Raj has a deep academic interest — with around 30 articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals, and a long record of live surgery demonstrations, invited lectures and conference presentations at forums such as ASCRS, AIOS and APACRS.
This academic rigour is not separate from her surgery — it is what keeps every protocol current, evidence-based and safe for the patients in her care.
