What is Dr. Jignesh Gala's specialisation?

Dr. Jignesh Gala is a vitreoretinal and cataract surgeon with subspecialty training in Medical & Surgical Retina from L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, including dedicated training in Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). His clinical practice spans laser-assisted cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, intravitreal anti-VEGF injections, ROP screening and treatment, glaucoma management, and LASIK refractive surgery.

Where did Dr. Gala train?

Dr. Gala completed his MBBS at Grant Medical College, Mumbai, DOMS at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, and dual fellowships at L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad (Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Medical & Surgical Retina) including ROP training under Dr. Subhadra Jalali. His international qualifications include FRCS Glasgow, MRCS Edinburgh, and FICO London. He served as Resident Physician at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

How many surgeries has Dr. Gala performed?

Dr. Gala has performed over 15,000 ophthalmologic procedures across India and Singapore — including 4,000+ cataract surgeries, 3,000+ laser procedures, and 300+ ROP treatments in premature infants.

Does Dr. Gala treat Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in premature babies?

Yes. Dr. Gala has dedicated ROP training from L V Prasad Eye Institute under Dr. Subhadra Jalali and Dr. Komal Agarwal at the Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre. He has performed 300+ ROP laser and intravitreal injection procedures and assisted Stage 4 and Stage 5 ROP surgeries. We accept direct referrals from neonatologists, paediatricians, and NICUs in Mumbai.

Has Dr. Gala published research?

Yes. Dr. Gala has published peer-reviewed research in BMJ Case Reports (two PubMed-indexed publications) and the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, with co-authorship from senior L V Prasad Eye Institute faculty including Dr. Rohit C. Khanna, Dr. Raja Narayanan, Prof. Ramesh Kekunnaya, and Dr. Padmaja Kumari Rani. He is an active peer reviewer for BMJ Case Reports.

Has Dr. Gala received any awards?

Yes. Dr. Gala's video presentation on managing Coats maculopathy was selected for the prestigious C.S. Reshmi Best Video Session at the All India Ophthalmological Conference (AIOC) 2020, India's premier annual ophthalmology conference.

Is Dr. Gala accepting new patients?

Yes. Dr. Gala accepts new patient consultations at Crystal Clear Eye Clinic, Andheri West. Most consultations are scheduled within 24 to 48 hours. Same-day appointments are available for urgent symptoms. Call or WhatsApp +91 77188 85245 to book.

What languages does Dr. Gala consult in?

Dr. Gala consults in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi.

Does Dr. Gala accept health insurance?

Yes. Crystal Clear Eye Clinic is empanelled with 30+ insurance providers and TPAs for cashless cataract surgery, retinal procedures, and other inpatient eye care — including Star Health, HDFC ERGO, ICICI Lombard, Niva Bupa, Care Health, Bajaj Allianz, and Tata AIG.

Is Dr. Gala available for second opinions?

Yes. Dr. Gala welcomes second-opinion consultations — particularly for complex retinal conditions, surgical timing decisions, IOL selection for cataract surgery, glaucoma progression, ROP diagnosis confirmation, and keratoconus evaluation.

Experienced Retinal Surgeon in Andheri West — Why Surgical Experience Is Measurable (and Why It Matters)

Written & medically reviewed by Dr. Jignesh Gala, Vitreoretinal & Cataract Surgeon (FRCS Glasgow), Founder & Director — Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West) and Topax Eye Hospital (Vile Parle East), Mumbai. Facts verified: 24 July 2026.

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⚡ Quick answer: An experienced retinal surgeon in Andheri West is measurable, not mystical: a super-specialty vitreoretinal fellowship, thousands of vitrectomies across every complexity grade, internationally examined qualifications (FRCS Glasgow, MRCS Edinburgh, FICO), and honest published outcome bands instead of 100% promises. Dr. Jignesh Gala trained at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, served at B.Y.L. Nair Hospital and Woodlands Health Singapore, and now operates in his own theatres at Topax Eye Hospital (Vile Parle East) and Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West). Bands he works to: retinal detachment 90–95%, macular hole 90–95%, diabetic tractional detachment 85–90% single-surgery success. Consultation ₹800–1,500. Call 077188 85245.

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1. Why Experience Is Measurable in Retina Surgery

What does an experienced retinal surgeon actually mean? Experience leaves countable fingerprints — and you have every right to ask for them before someone operates inside your eye.

First: the learning curve. Vitreoretinal surgery — 0.5 mm instruments inside a fluid-filled eye, peeling membranes thinner than cling film off living retina — has one of the steepest learning curves in surgery. The literature (Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2024) shows that timing, technique and intraoperative judgement — not the machine — decide outcomes. The first few hundred vitrectomies build the hands; the next few thousand build the judgement.

Second: the volume–outcome relationship. In retina, volume matters twice — doing the operation well, and choosing which operation to do. The PIVOT randomized trial (Ophthalmology, 2019) compared pneumatic retinopexy with vitrectomy and proved the point: the same detachment can be fixed three ways, and choosing correctly is the experienced surgeon’s real job.

Third: complicated-case exposure. Anyone looks good on easy cases. The test is the scarred redetachment, the dropped lens nucleus, the third-time-bleeding diabetic eye. Surgeons who only do “clean” cases refer these out; deeply trained surgeons receive them.

Experienced retinal surgeon in Andheri West — Dr Jignesh Gala performing microincision vitrectomy in his own operation theatre, Mumbai — Experience you can count: Dr. Jignesh Gala operating in his own vitreoretinal theatre — no outsourcing of your surgery.

So when you search for an experienced retinal surgeon in Andheri West, don’t ask “how many years?” Ask: Where did you train? What is your volume? What are your success bands? Who handles your complicated cases?

2. The Making of a Surgeon: L.V. Prasad → FRCS Glasgow → Nair Hospital → Singapore → Own Hospitals

Vitreoretinal fellowship, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad). One of Asia’s highest-volume retina training grounds — fresh detachments, advanced diabetic tractional detachments, trauma, paediatric retina. Here the surgical hands were built, case by heavy case.
MRCS (Edinburgh) and FRCS (Glasgow). The Royal Colleges examine surgeons the hard way — vivas and clinical scenarios defended before examiners who have heard every bluff. Dr. Gala has written about joining the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, founded in 1505. With FICO: three independent international benchmarks — examined, not self-declared.
Assistant Professor, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Teaching surgery is a higher bar than doing it — every move explained and defended, with responsibility for a trainee’s hands too.
Founding ophthalmology team, Woodlands Health, Singapore. Building a department from zero inside one of the world’s most protocol-driven systems teaches checklists, documentation and outcome auditing — zero tolerance for “approximately right.”
Founder & Director — Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West) and Topax Eye Hospital (Vile Parle East). Owning the whole chain: every outcome, complication and rupee carries his name.

And threaded through it all: six years as a BMJ Case Reports peer reviewer — judging other doctors’ published work keeps a surgeon brutally current.

3. Outcome Philosophy: Honest Numbers, Written Estimates, No 100% Promises

No honest retina surgeon promises 100%. Scar biology, diabetes control and how long the detachment has been sitting all shape the result. What an experienced surgeon can do is quote the published bands and tell you where your eye sits within them — before consent, not after surgery:

Surgery	Single-Surgery Success (published range)	Typical Cost (Mumbai 2026)
Retinal detachment (vitrectomy ± buckle)	90–95% anatomical reattachment; modern microincision series confirm this (2023, 2021)	₹50,000–1,50,000
Macular hole (vitrectomy + peel + gas)	90–95% hole closure	₹45,000–1,20,000
Diabetic tractional detachment	85–90% — timing matters; earlier vitrectomy for diabetic vitreous haemorrhage improves visual results (Am J Ophthalmol, 2025)	₹40,000–1,50,000
SFIOL rescue (scleral-fixated lens)	High anatomical success in trained hands	~₹70,000

Three disciplines back these numbers. One: written estimates — diagnosis, surgery, success band for your eye and total cost, on paper before you decide. Two: measured planning — every plan starts with OCT imaging; read our guide to the OCT eye test in Andheri West before you sign anything. Three: trended follow-up — your post-op vision and OCT are tracked against your own baseline; outcomes are audited, not assumed.

The “100% guarantee” red flag: guarantees are marketing; honest bands are medicine. A surgeon quoting “90–95%, and here is the plan for the unlucky 5–10%” is one who has met that 5% — and learned from them.

4. The Cases Where Experience Shows

PVR (proliferative vitreoretinopathy) detachments. The detached retina grows scar membranes, stiffens and shrinks. Repair means peeling every membrane — the top of the difficulty pyramid, exactly what a high-volume fellowship trains for.
Dropped nucleus / dropped IOL. A cataract surgery elsewhere ends with the lens sinking into the vitreous. The retina surgeon retrieves the fragments and fixes a new lens to the sclera (SFIOL) — calm, unhurried rescue work.
Failed retinal surgery from elsewhere. Redetachments after previous vitrectomy, persistent macular holes, buckles needing revision (scleral buckling review, 2019). A meaningful share of Dr. Gala’s theatre list is second surgeries on eyes operated elsewhere — from Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Bandra and beyond.

The pattern: longer surgery, angrier tissue, zero margin for hesitation — when thousands of “ordinary” cases quietly pay off in hands that do not tremble.

5. Why Patients Choose Dr. Jignesh Gala

Dr Jignesh Gala — experienced retinal surgeon in Andheri West, FRCS Glasgow, at Crystal Clear Eye Clinic — Dr. Jignesh Gala, FRCS (Glasgow) — vitreoretinal surgeon trained at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute

Dr. Jignesh Gala is what “experienced retinal surgeon” looks like written down: FRCS (Glasgow), MRCS (Edinburgh), FICO; vitreoretinal fellowship at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; former Assistant Professor, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital; founding ophthalmology team, Woodlands Health Singapore; six years a BMJ Case Reports peer reviewer. He owns and operates at both centres — Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West) and Topax Eye Hospital (Vile Parle East) — the surgeon you consult is the surgeon who operates.

✅ Examined, not self-declared: FRCS, MRCS, FICO plus a true high-volume retina fellowship — not a weekend observer course.

✅ Own theatre, own accountability: no visiting surgeon in a rented slot.

✅ Honest numbers in writing: published success bands, written estimates, zero 100% promises.

✅ Complicated cases welcome: PVR detachments, dropped nuclei and failed surgeries from other hospitals are routine here.

✅ Fully aware of the latest research — unlike old practitioners who stopped reading journals years ago: BMJ peer review makes evidence a daily habit.

Families often meet Dr. Gala first for glasses removal and return years later for retina care — whether LASIK eye surgery in Andheri, Mumbai, LASIK in Bandra, Juhu, Lokhandwala, Oshiwara, Santacruz, Versova or LASIK surgery in Andheri — while parents comparing lens implants read the multifocal–trifocal IOL guide and the explainer on the most common types of refractive eye surgery. One doctor, one accountable chain — cornea to retina.

6. Locations — Experienced Retinal Surgeon in Andheri West & Vile Parle East

1) Crystal Clear Eye Clinic — Andheri West

📍 Address: Laram Centre CHS, A1-202, Swami Vivekanand Road, above Sunil Jewellers, near NADCO Shopping Centre, Railway Colony, Andheri West, Mumbai 400058 • Open daily, closes 9 pm.
📞 Phone: 077188 85245
💳 Third-party / TPA cashless is done through Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West).

Minutes from Andheri station, Lokhandwala, Versova, Yari Road, Juhu, Oshiwara, DN Nagar, Seven Bungalows, Azad Nagar, Veera Desai Road, Jogeshwari West and Amboli. Patients searching for an experienced retinal surgeon in Andheri West from Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Bandra, Khar and Santacruz reach us in 20–40 minutes.

Topax Eye Hospital team Vile Parle East — experienced retinal surgeon team near Andheri West Mumbai — The Topax Eye Hospital team, Vile Parle East — Dr. Gala’s own hospital, with direct cashless facilities.

2) Topax Eye Hospital — Vile Parle East

📍 Vile Parle East, Mumbai • 📞 077188 85245
💳 Direct cashless is done through Topax Eye Care (Vile Parle East).

Convenient for Santacruz East, Khar, Bandra East, Kalina, Vakola and the airport corridor. Topax handles admission, anaesthesia, vitrectomy and positioning review under Dr. Gala himself. Cashless summary: Direct cashless is done through Topax Eye Care (Vile Parle East); third-party/TPA cashless is done through Crystal Clear Eye Clinic (Andheri West).

7. हिंदी • मराठी • ગુજરાતી — Patient Summaries

🇮🇳 हिंदी सारांश

अनुभवी रेटिनल सर्जन का मतलब सिर्फ़ सालों की गिनती नहीं — यह नापा जा सकता है: रेटिना फ़ेलोशिप, हज़ारों सर्जरी, अंतरराष्ट्रीय परीक्षा (FRCS/MRCS/FICO) और ईमानदार सफलता आँकड़े। अंधेरी वेस्ट में अनुभवी रेटिनल सर्जन डॉ. जिग्नेश गाला ने L.V. प्रसाद आई इंस्टीट्यूट में ट्रेनिंग ली, सिंगापुर में काम किया, और अब अपने ही अस्पताल में ऑपरेट करते हैं — 90–95% प्रकाशित सफलता के साथ। अपॉइंटमेंट: 077188 85245।

🚩 मराठी सारांश

अनुभवी रेटिनल सर्जन ओळखण्याचे ठोस निकष आहेत — रेटिना फेलोशिप, शस्त्रक्रिया-संख्या, आंतरराष्ट्रीय पदविका आणि प्रामाणिक यश-आकडे. अंधेरी वेस्ट येथील अनुभवी रेटिनल सर्जन डॉ. जिग्नेश गाला यांनी L.V. प्रसाद आय इन्स्टिट्यूटमध्ये प्रशिक्षण घेतले, सिंगापूरमध्ये काम केले आणि आता स्वतःच्या केंद्रांत — क्रिस्टल क्लिअर (अंधेरी वेस्ट) व टॉपॅक्स (विलेपार्ले ईस्ट) — स्वतः शस्त्रक्रिया करतात. भेट: 077188 85245.

🟡 ગુજરાતી સારાંશ

અનુભવી રેટિનલ સર્જન એ માપી શકાય એવી વાત છે — ફેલોશિપ તાલીમ, હજારો સર્જરી, આંતરરાષ્ટ્ર્ય પરીક્ષા (FRCS/MRCS/FICO) અને પ્રામાણિક સફળતા આંકડા. અંધેરી વેસ્ટમાં અનુભવી રેટિનલ સર્જન ડૉ. જિગ્નેશ ગાલાએ L.V. પ્રસાદ આય ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટમાં તાલીમ લીધી, સિંગાપુરમાં કામ કર્યું અને હવે પોતાના હોસ્પિટલમાં ઓપરેટ કરે છે — લખેલા એસ્ટિમેટ સાથે, 100% ના ખોટા વાયદા વગર. એપોઈન્ટમેન્ટ: 077188 85245.

Dr Jignesh Gala in surgical scrubs — experienced retinal surgeon Andheri West Mumbai — In scrubs, in his own theatre — where experience stops being a résumé line and becomes a result.

8. ❓ 8 Frequently Asked Questions (English + Hinglish)

1. Experienced retinal surgeon mein kya dekhna chahiye?

Char cheezein: (1) retina super-specialty fellowship (jaise L.V. Prasad), sirf MS/DNB nahi; (2) surgical volume — complicated cases khud karte hain ya refer; (3) examined qualifications — FRCS/MRCS/FICO; (4) honesty — published bands (90–95%) ya 100% guarantee. Guarantee wale se door rahiye.

2. How many retina surgeries has Dr. Gala done?

Across his L.V. Prasad fellowship (one of Asia’s highest-volume retina programmes), B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Woodlands Health Singapore, and now his own two centres, Dr. Gala’s vitreoretinal experience runs into the thousands of procedures across every complexity grade. Ask him directly — he will discuss case mix and outcomes for your diagnosis. 077188 85245.

3. Retina surgery success rate kitna hota hai?

Published bands: retinal detachment 90–95% single-surgery success, macular hole 90–95% closure, diabetic tractional detachment 85–90%. “Success” matlab retina anatomically chipak gayi — vision kitni aati hai wo detachment ki duration aur macula ki halat par depend karti hai. Timing sabse bada factor hai.

4. Kya complicated case second opinion le sakte hain?

Bilkul — aur lena chahiye. PVR detachment, failed first surgery, dropped nucleus, diabetic tractional detachment — reports, OCT aur discharge summaries le kar aaiye. Consultation ₹800–1,500 (verified 24 July 2026) — 077188 85245.

5. What is FRCS and why does it matter for eye surgery?

FRCS = Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Dr. Gala’s is Glasgow; he also holds MRCS Edinburgh — a college founded in 1505). Not a paid membership — an examined fellowship: written papers, clinicals and vivas defending surgical decisions before senior examiners. Independent, international verification of judgement — not a signboard claim.

6. Retinal surgeon ki fees Andheri West mein kitni hai?

Mumbai 2026 (verified 24 July 2026): consultation ₹800–1,500; OCT ₹1,500–3,000/eye. Surgery: vitrectomy ₹40,000–1,50,000; RD repair ₹50,000–1,50,000; macular hole ₹45,000–1,20,000; SFIOL ~₹70,000. Written estimate milta hai pehle — exact pricing on 077188 85245.

7. Experienced retinal surgeon kahan hain Andheri West mein?

Crystal Clear Eye Clinic — Laram Centre CHS, A1-202, S.V. Road, above Sunil Jewellers, near NADCO Shopping Centre, Railway Colony, Andheri West 400058. Surgery hoti hai Topax Eye Hospital, Vile Parle East mein. Ek hi phone: 077188 85245. Open daily, closes 9 pm.

8. Do you operate failed cases from other hospitals?

Yes — redetachment after previous vitrectomy, persistent macular holes, dropped lens fragments and incomplete diabetic cases are a regular part of Dr. Gala’s list. Revision surgery is harder than first-time surgery — exactly why fellowship training and volume matter. Bring prior operative notes and OCT for an honest written assessment.

Every guide below is written by the same surgeon who would operate on you:

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Your retina deserves a specialist. Today, not someday.

Experience is not a claim — it is training, volume and honest numbers. Verify all three, then trust your retina to them.

📍 Andheri West: Laram Centre CHS, A1-202, S.V. Road, above Sunil Jewellers, near NADCO Shopping Centre, Mumbai 400058
📍 Vile Parle East: Topax Eye Hospital • Open daily, closes 9 pm

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Medical disclaimer: This page is educational and does not replace a personal consultation. Prices are indicative, verified on 24 July 2026, and may change. Every eye is different — decisions are made only after examination by Dr. Jignesh Gala.

Research & Evidence Library — 120 Verified References

Every link verified live in July 2026 (official NCBI E-utilities). This is the research Dr. Gala reads — click any title to verify the science yourself.

SX: Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy & Open Globe Repair

When is vitrectomy for endophthalmitis needed? — Acta ophthalmologica, 2023
Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis: Are EVS Guidelines Still Valid? — Ophthalmic research, 2023
Endophthalmitis. — British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005), 2019
Exogenous Endophthalmitis. — Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2023
Endogenous Endophthalmitis. — The New England journal of medicine, 2023
Endophthalmitis Prevention. — Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2018
[Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis]. — Die Ophthalmologie, 2024
Correspondence. — Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2019
[Endophthalmitis]. — Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2018
Early vitrectomy for severe eye injuries. — Eye (London, England), 2021
Complete and early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis. — European journal of ophthalmology, 2021
First endogenous fungal endophthalmitis due to Fusarium dimerum: A severe eye infection contracted during induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia. — Journal de mycologie medicale, 2018
Endophthalmitis: Then and Now. — American journal of ophthalmology, 2018
Reply. — Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2019
Vitreoretinal Surgery in Glaucoma. — Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 2022
Pediatric Pars Planitis: A Review. — Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2023
Complications of vitreoretinal surgery. — Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2020
Ultrasound-Guided Pars Plana Vitrectomy. — Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2023
Endophthalmitis Associated With XEN Stent Implantation. — American journal of ophthalmology, 2023
Postpartum Endogenous Candida Endophthalmitis. — Middle East African journal of ophthalmology, 2019