Devakani Suresh

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

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Biography

Kani is a Clinical Optometrist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, with over two decades of experience in clinical and academic optometry. Her clinical interests include specialty contact lenses, low vision rehabilitation, and vision care for People of Determination across all age groups. 

She develops individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s specific needs, with a special focus on those who are severely visually impaired, ultimately enhancing their functional vision and overall quality of life.

She is an active speaker at national and international conferences and has specialized training in assessing students with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI). Passionate about community eye care, she leads vision screening initiatives, facilitates free spectacles, and coordinates referrals for subsidized eye surgeries for underprivileged patients, while also teaching and training ophthalmology residents. 

She is currently pursuing a PhD and Fellowship in Vision Therapy (ASCO, UK) and is an active member of the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology, World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, World Council of Optometry, and SPECS 2030. She also serves as Secretary of the United Optometrist Forum, UAE.

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