- TFOS global ambassadors and international chapter affiliate
India
Namrata Sharma
Namrata Sharma is a Professor in Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Services at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Her areas of interest are diagnosis and management of ocular surface diseases including Dry Eye, Steven Johnson Syndrome, chemical injuries, corneal transplantation, ocular infections, immunologic diseases of cornea and ocular surface, and cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Sharma completed her Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK, under Dr. John Dart. She has 380 publications in international, peer-reviewed journals, authored 119 book chapters and 11 books, and has two patents. Professor Sharma’s international awards are Senior Achievement Award (2013), International Scholar Award (2018), International Ophthalmologist Education Award (2008), Best paper presentation (2009) and Best of Show Awards 6 times by American Academy of Ophthalmology. She was also awarded Distinguished Leader Award and Achievement Award by APAO (2013), Best Video award by ESCRS (2012, 2001), Best video award by Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (2011). Dr. Sharma is currently Honorary Secretary of All India Ophthalmological Society, Secretary, Eye Bank Association of India, Executive Member, Cornea Society of India and Treasurer, and SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology. She is the Principal Investigator in many multicenter clinical trials.