Dr. Smitha K S

About Doctor

Dr. Smitha K S, MBBS, MS, FICO, PHD, is a highly experienced ophthalmologist with 17 years of practice. Fluent in Kannada, English, Hindi, and Marathi, she currently practices at KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC in Belagavi. Dr. Smitha has worked as a Consultant in Corporate Hospitals in Hubli and Belagavi for 2 years and served as an Assistant to a Professor in JNMC for 15 years. Her expertise lies in running a Cerebral Visual Impairment clinic, treating conditions such as paediatric eye disorders, CVI, glaucoma, amblyopia, strabismus, and cataracts. Dr. Smitha performs procedures like trabeculectomy, phacoemulsification, vitreoretinal surgery, squint surgery, glaucoma valve implantation, and Lasik surgery. She is a member of various medical associations and has 28 publications in indexed journals, with half of them being scopus and pubmed indexed.

Past Experiences

• Consultant in Corporate Hospital. Hubli & Belagavi.- 2 years.
• Assistant to Professor in JNMC - 15 years.

Expertise

• Cerebral visual impairment clinic