Vitreo-retina diseases and surgery, cataract, and general ophthalmology.

Dr. Bhandari is an ophthalmic surgeon at the Gulf Coast Eye Institute who specializes in vitreo-retinal disease, its surgery, and research. The subspecialty, to name a few, includes diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy – common causes of blindness, as well as flashes/floaters, retinal detachments, and inherited retinal diseases. He enjoys caring for patients with diseases of the vitreo-retina, performing cataract surgeries, including complicated cataracts, and helping patients with other eye conditions.

Dr. Bhandari has an accomplished educational and professional background. He received his medical degree from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan, Nepal, and completed his residency in ophthalmology at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu, Nepal. He completed further training in clinical ophthalmology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the United Kingdom. He undertook clinical research training at the University of Sydney in Australia and was awarded a PhD for his research in evaluating treatment outcomes of retinal diseases in routine clinical practice. He specialized in retinal diseases and uveitis at the National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Bhandari is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), EURETINA, and the Nepalese Ophthalmic Society. He has contributed to numerous publications and presented his works at the annual meetings of the AAO, ARVO, EURETINA, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Dr. Bhandari has current affiliations with the Save Sight Institute of the University of Sydney, Australia. He was a faculty member at the internationally renowned Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Nepal. He speaks English, Nepali, and Hindi.

When he isn’t working, Dr. Bhandari takes care of his sons, Sachu and Yash, with his wife, Cherina. He enjoys reading books close to real life.