Suburban Life - Bucks/Princeton - Issue #4 (April 2019)

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SL_PROFILE_Bucks Eye Specialists_0419 . qxp_Layout 1 4 / 10 / 19 10 : 40 AM Page 1 D PROFILE Looking Ahead Now celebrating 10 years as owner of Bucks Eye Specialists in Yardley , Dr . Sanjay Kamat builds on his commitment to , and preserving , protecting improving patients ’ vision . by BILL DONAHUE photography by JODY ROBINSON gla hyperopia ( farsightedness ) , astigmatism , and ucoma , nce we hit adulthood , most of and macular degeneration ; dry presbyopia ( the inability to see things up us feel as though the days eye ; ptosis ( drooping of the upper eyelid , close , due speed by at a blinding pace . t O which can compromise vision ) ; blepharitis o the aging process ) . He also Ten years can pass by almost in a blink . ( chronic inflammation of the eyelids ) ; and specializes in “ combined procedures , ” Sanjay Kamat , D.O . , knows the feeling . diabetic retinopathy ( damage to retinal blood whereby he removes a patient’s cataracts This year , Dr . Kamat is celebrating the vessels caused by diabetes ) . while also treating a patient’s glaucoma or 10 - year anniversary of owning and adding implantable contact lenses , all in one “ If it involves the eye , I’ve seen it and operating Bucks Eye Specialists , h trip to the operating room . treated it , ” says Dr . Kamat , who received his is “ It’s amazing to consider some of the board certification in ophthalmology through Yardley - based ophthalmology practice . things I the American Osteopathic Colleges of Oph - “ I can’t believe it’s been 10 years , ” says can do now , ” he says . “ A decent thalmology and Otolaryngology - Head and Dr . Kamat . “ This milestone has given me cataract surgeon will be able to add on ancillary Neck Surgery ( AOCOO - HNS ) . an opportunity to look back and contemplate surgery to help people’s vision , and that’s a these past 10 years , fit to patient care because you’re able real bene as well as the Particular areas of specialty include t path forward . We’ve worked surgery to correct refractive o save someone a second trip to the OR . ” very hard to establish ourselves er or , such as myopia r here , to hel ( nearsightedness ) , Close to Home p people of all ages The 10 - year mark in Yardley is of special see the world around them more clearly , and it’s very significance to Dr . Kamat . After humbling to see the way that all , few people can say they we have been embraced by operate a prosperous the commun enterprise that ity . ” At Bucks Eye Specialists , adds value to Dr . Kamat treats just about a commu - every condition , disease , or dis - nity so close order associated with the eye : cataracts , to where SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM APRIL 2019 18 |

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SL_PROFILE_Bucks Eye Specialists_0419 . qxp_Layout 1 4 / 10 / 19 10 : 42 AM Page 2 they came of age . was the sole American among some of the in need of emergency care , but when they Dr . Kamat grew up in Bucks County and world’s most prominent research scientists , do , you want to be able to help , ” Dr . Kamat graduated at the top of his class from Penns - practitioners , and educators , to focus on says . “ It ended up working out beautifully for bury High School . He left the Great “ exploring the latest advancements in vision the patient ; Dr . Chhedi and other members er Philadel - science and ophthalmology . ” of the team deserve a lot of credit . ” phia Area to attend medical school at Kansas Besides his work as summit co - chairman , Once Dr . Kamat returned home , he City University of Medicine and Bioscience , he made a formal presentation about one jumped right back into the swing of things , lmology and then “ came home ” for his ophtha patient who was born with treating patients in his Yardley office and in e residency at Philadelphia College of Osteo - xtreme near - ORs throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area . pathic Medicine . He also worked at Albert sightedness and astigmatism . In it , he offered “ We’ve been doing very well with pre - ere Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia , wh data about this patient’s case , which required mium lenses invol ng the placement he gained experience in cataract surgery and “ a staged procedure , ” includi ving cataract surgery , ” he of oculoplastic trauma . multifocal corrective lenses , to correct the says . “ In fact , a lot of these people we’re In 2009 , Dr . Kamat took over Bucks Eye patient’s condition . treating are coming out of the surgery with Specialists , a practice estab “ I’m honored that they reached out to 20 / 20 vision . The technology we’re using can lished by his child - me and wanted change someone’s life in significant ways , me to be part of the summit , ” hood ophthalmologist , Barry Kutner , M.D . e adds . “ I had never been to Amsterdam and that technology is only going to continue h Over the years , Dr . Kamat has taken deliberate steps to grow and fully nize the practice : moder converting to electronic medical records ; inve - sting in pioneering technology such as Intense Pulsed Light , which is used to treat dry eye ; and becoming certified in new , cut - ting - edge technologies to treat patients with impaired vision . Dr . Kamat devotes almo 90 percent of st his time to direct patient care . In addition , he is a clinical instructor at the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia , as well as the ophthalmologist for the Cancer Treat - ment Centers of America’s Northeast Since taking over Bucks Eye Regional Center in Specialists in 2009 , Dr . Kamat has taken deliberate steps to Philadelphia . He also grow and fully modernize devotes his time to the practice . being on staff at numerous facilities in before this trip , so I was glad to take some to get better and better . the tri - state area , as well as to providing vital ” extra time to see a part of the world that has care to patients at inner - city clinics . Whether it’s adding new products and ther words , Dr . Kamat he has earned so much culture and history . ” In procedures , new technologies , or new staff , o his reputation as one of the top ophthalmol - Overall , from the interactions with fellow Dr . Kamat is laser focused on providing treat - ogists in the Greater Philadelphia Area . In practitioners to touring the historic cobble - ment capable of having a dramatic effect on 2017 , for example , he was invited to join the stone streets of Bruges , Belgium , he was his patients ’ eyesight . He’d also like to host medical advisory board of Wills Eye Surgery “ thrilled ” with the experience . In fact , hopes an open house , if he can find the time to plan Center in Warminster . Also , last March the to be invited to next year’s summit , slated it , in celebration of the 10 - year milestone . AOCOO - HNS award for Rome , Italy . “ The first 10 years have come with their ed Dr . Kamat with the He considers such trips to necessary share of ups and downs , but I have really Governors Achievement Certificate . The asides , however brief . Even though he and enjoyed my time h AOCOO - HNS Board of Governors bestowed ere in Yardley , ” he says . his colleague , Dana Cianni , O.D . , were b the honor upon him for distinguishing himself oth “ With everything that’s been happening in through a high degree of accomplishment away at the same time — she was in Iceland the past year or so , I feel like we’re starting ? and meritorious service performed on behalf with her husband — the practice kept on hum - the next 10 years on the right foot . ” of the college and its board of examiners . ming . When a patient came to Bucks Eye The honors keep coming . Last month Dr . Specialists in need of emergency treatment BUCKS EYE SPECIALISTS Kamat crossed the Atlantic Ocean to take a for a retinal issue , Cindy Chhedi , O.D . , an D 301 Oxford Valley Road , Suite 801 - A grander , even more visible stage . He served optometrist from a sister office in Mount as co - chairman Laurel , N.J . , was a of a two - day event held in ble to step in and quickly Yardley , Pa . | ( 215 ) 493 - 7330 Amsterdam , Netherlands , called the 2019 connect the patient with a retina specialist . BucksEyeSpecialists.com Global Ophthalmology Summit . There , he “ You obviously don’t want people to be SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM APRIL 2019 | 19

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