optometrist

ASAD AKHTAR

Contact: +965-******** E-Mail: ****.**********@*****.***

SALMIYA, KUWAIT

PROFILE SUMMARY

A competent Optometrist with over 9 years of experience in:

-Optometry -Patient Care -Medical Advice

-Prescriptions -Counselling Patients -Liaison & Coordination

Gained hands-on experience in examining the eyes & other parts of the visual system, diagnosing & treating visual problems and managing diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes

Well versed with signs and symptoms of general health conditions (e.g. diabetes), fitting spectacles or contact lenses and providing advice & reassurance about vision-related matters

Skilled in understanding the needs of valued customers & fulfilling their requirements by delivering best services & knowledge of the ocular conditions, contact lenses, spectacle lenses etc.

Proficient in testing the patient’s sight, giving advice on visual problems and prescribing & fitting spectacles or contact lenses when needed

Expertise in enabling the patients of their conditions and referring them to ophthalmologists if disorders or diseases are detected

An effective communicator with proven abilities in leading teams towards the achievement of organizational goals and industry best practices

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Speaking to patients to get detailed case histories from them

Examining patients' eyes to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects

Fitting spectacles or contact lenses and providing advice & reassurance about vision-related matters

Offering help and advice to patients when choosing frames and lenses

Writing referral letters to doctors and liaising with other medical practitioners & sometimes sharing the care of patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions

Performing vision tests, analysing results and diagnosing sight problems such as near-sightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases, such as glaucoma

Prescribing eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids

Assisting in minor surgical procedures to correct or treat visual or eye health issues

Providing treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation and pre & postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery for example, examining a patient's eyes the day after surgery

Evaluating patients for the presence of other diseases and conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, and referring patients to other healthcare providers as needed

Promoting eye and general health by counselling patients

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Senior Optometrist ( Store manager)

Waleed Optical,

Salmiya, Kuwait Since Apr’2016

Eye Examiner Officer

Samudayik Swasthya Kendra (Government Hospital), Ghorawal india Dec’12-Nov’15

Key Result Areas:

Examined signs & symptoms of Ocular Health Conditions and communicated with patients to get detailed case histories

Entrusted with the responsibility of examining the eyes of patients of all ages, issuing prescriptions for glasses and offering advice and reassurance about vision-related matters

Worked for retinal examination and FFA

Maintained post operated follow up and vision evaluation

Handled the retinoscopy and wrote referral notices to doctors

Optometrist

Titan Eye Plus, Indore Apr’12-Dec’12

Key Result Areas:

Handled the comprehensive eye test, contact lens and optical lens counselling

Responsible for lens suggestions & after care and troubleshooting

Monitored school screening, corporate eye camps, etc.

Assisted Manager in handling the store

Spearheaded the administration, organization and planning of the development of the practice

Looked after the retail aspects of glasses, contact lenses and other vision care products

Optometrist

Carl Zeiss (GKB), Bangalore May’11-Dec’11

Key Result Areas:

Examined the eyes of patients of all ages, issued prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses

Provided suggestions & reassurance about vision-related matters

Wrote referral notices to doctors

CLINICAL INTERNSHIP

Sankar Netralaya, Chennai

Responsibilities:

Checked signs and symptoms of ocular health conditions & general health conditions

Interacted with the patients to get detailed case histories & clinical refraction

Involved in contact lens practice, retinoscopy and eye camp, school screening programmed, etc.

Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital, Allahabad

Responsibilities:

Accountable for correcting vision defects of patients by prescribing prescription glasses and contact lenses

Checked the vision of patients and diagnosed to accurately give appropriate glasses and contact lenses to improve their vision

Enabled patients of their conditions and referred them to ophthalmologists if disorders or diseases are detected

Prescribed drugs for treatment of the conditions experienced by the patients.

Suggested the patients on the prescription glasses & how to use and about necessary information to help improve their visual standards

Achievement:

Received excellent certificate by Chief Medical Officer (Ghorawal Subhadra)

OCI MEMBERSHIP NOB 122*******, TILL DEC 2023

MOH KUWAIT – NP149171MOH3

CERTIFICATE CYBERSIGHT AWARDED 2021

ACADEMIC DETAILS

. Master in optometry from Himalaya University,

Itanagar,Arunachala Pradesh, India in 2017

Bachelor in Optometry from Vinayaka Mission University, Selam Tamil Nadu, India in 2012

Diploma in Optometry from Tamanna Institute of Allied Health Science, Allahabad in 2010 ( Topper)

HSC (Science) from UP Board, Mirzapur in 2007

SSC from UP Board, Ghorawal in 2005(Topper)

Others:

Successfully completed the Bharat Scout and Guide all level of trainings

Well versed with MS Office & Data Management Modules like MS Access & SQL

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 5th Sept 1990

Languages Known: English, Arabic,Hindi,, Urdu

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Indian

Passport No.: K5327983 & Expiry- 10/12/2022

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