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Dr Umashankar Ramachandran is a Specialist Ophthalmologist at Clemenceau Medical Center with vast experience in the field of ophthalmology. He has performed over over 14000 during his 25 years of practice. He is a highly skilled surgeon, having graduated with his medical degree in 1997 and postgraduate training in 2003 from Madras Medical College - one of India's most reputable medical institutions. In addition, he has been the Medical Director at Bhagwan Mahaveer Eye Hospital in Chennai, India, and Vasan EyeCare Dubai.

He has extensive experience in anterior segment, oculoplastics and paediatric ophthalmology from his Fellowship training at Sankara Nethralaya, one of India's largest tertiary eye care centres. He also trained in UK hospitals including Leicester Royal Infirmary and Burnley General Hospital.

Dr Ramachandran specialises phacoemulsification with monofocal, multifocal and toric intraocular implants, laser eye surgery (LASIK), refractive lens exchange, keratoconus management using collagen cross-linking, oculoplastics, eye trauma surgery, trabeculectomy for glaucoma and pterygium surgery.

Dr Ramachandran holds the Diplomate of the National Board of Examination (DNB) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).