Vipin Buckshey

Vipin Buckshey is an Indian optometrist[1] and the official optometrist to the President of India.[2] Born on 3 June 1955 in Gwalior, in the Indian state of madhya Pradesh, he did his schooling at the Frank Anthony Public School after which secured a degree in optometry from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[2] He started his career at Lawrence and Mayo,[3] Delhi and a ophthalmic executive where he is reported to have established a contact lens division.[2] Buckshey, who is known to have served five former Presidents of India and the Dalai Lama,[4] is a former president of the Indian Contact Lens Society and the Indian Optometric Association[2] and is credited with performing over 15,000 surgeries. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award Padma Shri.[5]

Vipin Buckshey
Born3 June 1955
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
OccupationOptometrist
Known forOptometry
AwardsPadma Shri

See also

References
  1. "Practo". Practo. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Visual Aids Centre". Visual Aids Centre. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Lawrence and Mayo". Lawrence and Mayo. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Expat India". Expat India. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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