About
Dr. Neha Pathak is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specialising in cornea, refractive and anterior-segment surgery, with over 11 years of clinical and surgical experience.
She completed her MBBS in 2011 from Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, and her MS in Ophthalmology in 2015 from Government Medical College, Kota. She then undertook advanced fellowship training in Cornea and General Ophthalmology at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, the Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship in phacoemulsification at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, and DMEK training under the mentorship of Dr. Rajesh Fogla at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
Her expertise covers corneal transplantation, complex corneal diseases, ocular-surface disorders, cataract surgery and advanced refractive procedures including LASIK, PRK, SMILE and ICL. She has performed more than 8,000 surgeries and also manages medically challenging and complex cases.
Dr. Neha Pathak has five publications in peer-reviewed and indexed journals, and has presented her research and surgical experience at national and international ophthalmology conferences. Her awards include the Best Video Award at AIOC, Jaipur 2026 and the Dr. Shurveer Singh Gargi Devi Gold Medal for Best Paper at the 38th Annual Conference of the Rajasthan Ophthalmological Society.
Areas of Clinical Focus
Cornea & Ocular Surface
Complex corneal disease • Corneal infections • Ocular-surface disorders
Corneal Transplantation
DMEK and other corneal transplant procedures, trained under specialist mentorship
Refractive Surgery
LASIK • PRK • SMILE • ICL, planned after complete corneal assessment
Cataract Surgery
Advanced phacoemulsification • Intraocular lens planning
Complex Anterior Segment Surgery
Surgical management of challenging anterior-segment conditions
Qualifications
- MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology) — Fellowship in Cornea & General Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai
Key areas of expertise
- Corneal transplantation, including DMEK
- Complex corneal diseases
- Ocular-surface disorders
- Cataract surgery and advanced phacoemulsification
- Laser vision correction: LASIK, PRK, SMILE and ICL
- Complex anterior-segment surgery
Procedures performed
- Corneal transplantation, including DMEK
- Medical and surgical management of complex corneal disease
- Ocular-surface evaluation and treatment
- Cataract surgery and advanced phacoemulsification
- LASIK, PRK, SMILE and ICL vision correction
- Complex anterior-segment surgical procedures
Awards and recognition
- Best Video Award for the surgical video “When Lasik Gets Lumpy” — AIOC, Jaipur 2026
- Dr. Shurveer Singh Gargi Devi Gold Medal for Best Paper on “One Year Cross Sectional Study of Fundal Changes in Patients with Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension” — 38th Annual Conference of the Rajasthan Ophthalmological Society
Publications and presentations
- Clinical and demographic study of non-tuberculous mycobacterial ocular infections in South India. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2021.
- Recycled femtosecond patient interface device and nasal aspirator for eye fixation in wet-lab training. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, May 2021.
- Comparative study on costs incurred for treatment of patients with bacterial and fungal keratitis — a retrospective analysis. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, March 2022.
- Isolated internal ophthalmoplegia following herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, January–March 2025.
- Donor rim culture guided management of post-penetrating keratoplasty Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis. South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology Journal, July–September 2026.
- Research and surgical experience presented at national and international ophthalmology conferences.
“Surgical excellence, patient safety, evidence-based decision-making and personalised care — with an emphasis on choosing the right treatment for every individual patient.”
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