Occupation Ophthalmologist Children Dr. Darius Shroff | Parent(s) Dr. Minoo Shroff Name Noshir Shroff | |
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Born 23 August 1951 New Delhi, India Awards Padma BhushanDr. Krishna Sohan Singh TrophyG. K. Panthaki AwardBharat Jyoti AwardNargis Adi Gandhi Memorial Award Website Official web site of Shroff Eye Centre | ||
noshir m shroff
Noshir Minoo Shroff is an Indian ophthalmologist, known as a pioneer of intraocular lens implantation surgery in India and the Medical Director of Shroff Eye Centre, one of the first charitable eye hospitals in the country. The Government of India honoured him in 2010, with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the field of medicine.
Contents
- noshir m shroff
- Biography
- Career highlights and legacy
- Shroff Eye Centre
- Positions
- Medical positions
- Social positions
- Awards and recognitions
- References
Biography
Noshir M. Shroff was born on 23 August 1951, in a family of ophthalmologists, in the Indian capital of New Delhi. His grand father, Dr. S. P. Shroff, an ophthalmologist and Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, was the founder of Shroff Eye Centre, a charitable eye hospital in the city, and his father, Dr. Minoo Shroff, was also an ophthalmologist. After early schooling at Modern School, New Delhi, he followed the footsteps of his peers in the family and did his graduate studies in ophthalmology from the Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, in 1973, which was followed by post graduation from the same college, in 1978. Later, he also secured a master's degree in Minimal Access Surgery (MMAS). In 1978, he joined the family clinic, Shroff Eye Centre, and has been practising there ever since and focuses on photo-coagulations, lasers and vitreous-retinal micro surgeries. It was he who started cataract, Intraocular Lens and Refractive surgery at the centre.
Shroff currently lives in New Delhi, along with his family.
Career highlights and legacy
Noshir Shroff was one of the pioneers of Intraocular Lens implantation surgery in India which he first did in 1982, and has performed over 30,000 surgeries since then. He was also one of the first ophthalmologists in India to launch Phacoemulsification (microincision sutureless cataract surgery), in 1992. He also introduced keratorefractive surgery in India, with over 5000 Photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK and Intralase (Bladeless Lasik surgery) to his credit. He is credited with a number of innovations in cataract surgery such as improved design of instruments, techniques and protocols. A drip controlling device used in Immersion A-scan Biometry is one such device, which helps the surgeon to get more accurate eye measurements for calculating intraocular lens power. He has also contributed in continuing medical education for young ophthalmologists for which he has opened a centre at Shroff Eye Centre which has been recognised by the National Board of Examinations as training centre for post graduate degree in ophthalmology by the Diplomate of National Board.
Under Dr. Shroff's guidance, Shroff Eye Centre has opened centres at various remote areas in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. He is also associated with Project Prakash, an initiative aimed at reaching medical assistance to disabled children and also to understand the learning mechanism and plasticity of brain. The project is conducted in association with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Another area of charitable co-operation is his association with Orbis International. He is also involved with charitable medical centres in Zamrudpur village with the Delhi Commonwealth Women's Association (DCWA) and in Srinivaspuri with Savera India.
Shroff Eye Centre
Shroff Charity Eye Centre was established in 1914 and made into a full-fledged eye hospital in 1926, by Dr. S. P. Shroff, the grandfather of Dr. Noshir Shroff. who was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, with the aim of bringing modern ophthalmological facilities to the residents of Delhi. Over the last 90 years, the centre has developed into a super speciality eye care centre. The tradition was carried forward by his son, Dr. Minoo Shroff and later by Dr. Noshir Shroff and his younger brother, Dr. Cyrus Shroff. Dr. Darius Shroff, Noshir's son and a fourth generation Shroff family doctor, is also presently working there.
Noshir Shroff presently works as its honorary consultant and advisor.
Though Shroff Eye Centre is 100 plus years old medical institute, there is no meaningful process in place for patient care. Shroff Eye Centre anticipates the patients (or attenders of them) to follow up for any sort of appointment (either consultation or operation).
Positions
Shroff had the opportunity to treat any dignitaries such as Dalai Lama and the President of India, in the capacity of the honorary ophthalmologist to the President of India
Medical positions
Social positions
Awards and recognitions
Shroff has also delivered many orations and keynote addresses at conferences and seminars of importance.